In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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The US and ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan
Was the ‘fight against terrorism’ really Washington’s goal – or was the invasion in fact a smokescreen for other purposes, writes ASADULLAH KESHTMAND, a former member of the central committee of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Afghans walk through a security barrier as they enter Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
THESE days almost everyone speaks of the US’s defeat in Afghanistan, but there is no single definition of failure.
In my opinion, although the defeat can be considered in merely military terms, this is not enough.
It seems to me that failure must be defined by whether or not the stated objectives were achieved.
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