Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
The Chilean left shows the way
The election of Gabriel Boric is a great source for optimism, but far-right reactionary forces have started their strategic mobilisation, warns BHABANI SHANKAR NAYAK
Supporters of Gabriel Boric, of the ‘I approve Dignity’ coalition, gather at his election day headquarters after the presidential vote
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
IN THE age of a rising tide of neoliberal authoritarianism and populist reactionary religious politics, the electoral victory of the left brings smiles to all progressive forces beyond Chile.
The people of Chile defeated Jose Antonio Kast — a committed follower of the country’s former dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, who established neoliberal authoritarianism in Chile before it spread worldwide.
The decisive victory of Gabriel Boric is a celebration of people’s power beyond the borders of the Andean nation.
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