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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Labour can transform the lives of millions for the better
Developments at conference show it’s time for the left to unite and focus on our positive policy alternatives, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Diane Abbott speaks at conference
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
IN A sign of Labour’s clear commitment to expand universalism in public services, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth announced at the weekend that the next Labour government will abolish prescription charges in England.
Richard Burgon meanwhile used his speech to pledge that within the first 100 days of a Jeremy Corbyn-led government, Labour will reverse all the Conservative cuts to legal aid-funded Early Legal Help.
Additionally, Labour will launch a brand new £20 million fund to create a golden era of law centres, Burgon said.
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