Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
THIS has been a devastating year in so many ways, exposing the failures of government, deep-seated inequalities in our society, the failure of austerity politics and the impact of decades of deliberate undermining, privatisation and outsourcing for profit of our NHS and public services.
It’s exposed just how precariously people are living, with some of the highest levels of homelessness, personal and household debt of any developed nation.
Shamefully, millions are reliant on foodbanks to feed their families while the rich grow richer by the hour.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
The wealth of the super-rich grows by £35 million daily while our NHS and schools collapse — that’s why thousands of us will be gathering in London demanding that the billionaires foot the bill for the many crises they have caused, writes TYRONE SCOTT
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20


