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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From Obama to Kamala, ‘diversity’ without progress is pointless
Having black capitalist politicians in leadership positions shows that capitalism is able to accommodate racial diversity, writes ROGER McKENZIE — but if the world still starves and burns, so what?
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis.
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
DOES diversity matter? Most of the talk that surrounds the apparent imminent nomination of Kamala Harris to be the US Democratic Party presidential nominee appears to centre on a few narrow issues.
The first is that she is not “Genocide Joe” Biden. The second is that she is not what many regard as the racist, misogynist and now convicted felon, former president Donald Trump.
But also she is talked of as the first woman of colour standing on behalf of one of the main parties for what the US, in its usual over-the-top way, refers to as the most powerful position on Earth.
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