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As we mark May Day, we must turn 2020 from a year of international tragedy to one of international solidarity and international action to defeat injustice, says civil rights advocacy group LIBERATION
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BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THERE can be no doubt that May Day 2020 will be unlike any other in living memory.
The entire world is locked in a struggle with the coronavirus and social distancing will prevent the mass gatherings we would normally associate with this day of celebration and commemoration.
May Day this year will be much more focused upon commemorating the many thousands of ordinary people across the world who have fallen victim to this deadly virus.
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