After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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The shadowy think tanks that run the world
JOHN GREEN shines a light on the powerful neoliberal groups pushing the global free market agenda
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
IN THE establishment media it is invariably communists and international socialists who are accused of being part of an international conspiracy.
Whereas the real conspiracies set up by the right-wing capitalist elite are kept well-camouflaged by academic and media collusion.
You may perhaps have heard of the Bilderberg Group, but do you know about the Mont Pelerin Society? If you don’t, you should, because it is one of the most powerful and influential semi-covert right-wing organisations in the world today.
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