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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Sunset on Sanders — do older people reject socialism?
Bernie’s prospects now look bleak, mostly from Establishment sabotage — but also due to a puzzling lack of support among men his own age. LINDA PENTZ GUNTER asks why
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders departs Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, after the US Senate passed a second coronavirus response bill
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
AS THE coronavirus pandemic begins to take serious hold here in the US we are also, it would appear, in the waning days of the Bernie Sanders 2020 run. Although on Wednesday his team shot down reports that the Vermonter was suspending his presidential campaign, it was undeniable that he had had another rough night of primary results.
After resuscitating its faltering anointed son, Joe Biden, the Establishment Democratic Party ran a successful scare campaign against the Sanders brand of socialism and is now suggesting he end his run, lest his candidacy further damage the party’s chances in the next presidential election.
Sanders is ever the villain, damned for entering the race and now damned for not quitting it soon enough.
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