MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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NICK WRIGHT reports on the achievements and future publishing plans of the Manifesto Press co-operative
New releases from Mountain, Soul Asylum and Michael McDermott
ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
MANIFESTO PRESS (manifestopress.coop) was founded 12 years ago as a non-profit design, publishing and distribution service to the labour, peace and solidarity movements.
Fifty books have been published, commissioned by Manifesto itself, in collaboration with trade union and solidarity movements and others as a service to organisations and authors who needed production and marketing assistance.
Publishing partners include the RMT, Cuba Solidarity Campaign, NUT, the Venezuelan embassy, Derby Trades Council, the International Brigade Memorial Trust, Rete di Comunisti, Communist Review, Marx Memorial Library, Connolly Association, the Communist Party and its History Group, Socialist Educational Association and the Education for Tomorrow collective.
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