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
World feminism in crisis: Palestine and the betrayal of solidarity
Palestinian women have been failed by the feminist movement overall, argues MARYAM ALDOSSARI, calling for a return to principled solidarity instead of selective outrage and dehumanising narratives
SIDING WITH PALESTINE:
A woman protester spells it
out on a march in London,
October 28 2023
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
FOR over a year now, the world has been inundated with the narrative that Israel has the “right to self-defence,” a claim used to shield and legitimise the relentless violence inflicted upon Palestinians — violence that has reached unimaginable levels.
Women and children bear the brunt of a brutal occupation that erases their humanity while subjecting them to relentless military aggression. In Gaza, the most densely populated strip on Earth, the siege tightens daily, depriving over two million people of the basic essentials of life.
In the West Bank, settler violence, condoned and facilitated by the Israeli state, has escalated to unprecedented levels. Palestinians are not only at the mercy of an occupying force but also trapped in a narrative that dehumanises them and normalises their suffering.
Historically, feminism has been a force for justice, taking on patriarchy, inequality, and colonial violence in its quest to liberate women. During the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, women played a pivotal role in resisting both racial and gender oppression, demonstrating feminism’s potential to confront intersecting systems of injustice.
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