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Resisting racism is more vital than ever
With governments around the world stirring up race hate to distract from coronavirus blunders, Stand Up to Racism’s conference this weekend could not come at a more crucial time, says SABBY DHALU
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
WITH the coronavirus global pandemic raging exponentially wordwide, the 2020 US presidential election less than three weeks away will undoubtedly be one of the most decisive and fiercely contested in modern history.
Donald Trump is certainly the most overtly racist, Islamophobic and Sinophobic US president in the last century.
He has stirred up racism to distract from his abject failures in the Covid-19 and economic crises.
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As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
May elections will soon be upon us and SABBY DHALU calls for a maximum mobilisation, across Britain, to defeat Reform UK and the right at the ballot box
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY