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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Support those resisting the right wing in Honduras
We must stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras 10 years on from the coup writes COLIN BURGON
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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
IN recent weeks and months, Hondurans have swept onto the streets once again to call for the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH.)
Protests particularly intensified after the New York Federal Court found his brother, Tony Hernandez, guilty on charges of drug trafficking, use of weapons and lying to authorities.
During the court case, shocking new allegations had been made against the Honduran president that he personally took bribes from several Mexican drug traffickers, including US$1 million personally delivered by the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
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