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
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Coronavirus crisis is giving a boost to crony capitalism
Outsourcing giants like Serco shouldn’t get another penny of public money, says RICHARD BURGON MP
Activists at the Department of Health in London protesting over Serco’s handling of the test, track and trace system
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
When gas company bosses gorged on assets, the GMB union fought back with the help of a 20-stone saddleback sow. MAT COWARD tells the story
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
ROGER McKENZIE highlights how health workers in DRC are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in a region already suffering conflict, aid cuts and a legacy of imperialist degradation
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
FOR decades now, outsourcing and privatisation have been used across government to drive up private profits while driving down standards.
But perhaps never before have they been so recklessly employed and with such devastating consequences as they have through the coronavirus crisis.
The government’s decision to privatise the test-and-trace operation — outsourcing our most important weapon in the fight against the virus — not only puts lives in danger but undermines our chances of escaping from a severe economic downturn.
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