Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
THERE are some universal truisms which appear to pertain wherever you may happen to be in the world. Sadly.
Politicians lie through their teeth, the rich will always do their damnedest to stay that way at the expense of others and “police contact” often proves fatal if you’re a young black man.
Events in Ferguson, Missouri, in recent days after cops gunned down unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown as he held his hands up in surrender have graphically borne this out.
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