LOUISE RAW talks to Sabby Dhalu, Kevin Courtney and Steve Wright about why we should all join next weekend’s march against the far right in London
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Democracy in danger
As Brazilians go to the polls, the possibility of a win for Bolsonaro casts a nightmarish shadow over the continent and beyond. Support for the progressive sectors becomes now not just a necessity but an internationalist duty, says KEN LIVINGSTONE
AT THE CROSSROADS: A campaign rally for the Workers’ Party Fernando Haddad, in Sao Paulo, this Wednesday
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
Eyes around the world will be on elections in Brazil, tomorrow, between Jair Bolsonaro of the far right and Fernando Haddad who is the left-wing Workers’ Party (PT) candidate.
Bolsonaro had a commanding lead of more than 16 per cent in the first round.
Alarm bells rang around the world this week when Bolsonaro chillingly said that if he was elected “leftists will have to... leave the country or go to jail,” adding “it will be a clean up, the likes of which has never been seen in Brazilian history,” and that “reds will be banished from the homeland.”
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