MARY DAVIS says the centrality of the Jewish community and the Communist Party to anti-fascism in the 1930s is too often overlooked on the left
American horror story of the 21st century: US immigration detention centres
The inhumane treatment at migrant camps is systemic and has been decades in the making. But behind the human misery lies the drive for profit, writes CHAUNCEY K ROBINSON
Dawn Wooten (left) a nurse at Irwin County Detention Centre in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail
A 1936 confrontation with Mosley’s BUF became part of a wider international struggle, with local activists later joining the fight against fascism in the Spanish civil war. TONY FOX tells the story ahead of a 90th anniversary commemoration event
GEORGE WHITE explains why Unite’s Lancashire area activists committee believes co-ordinated recruitment in an area defined by particular kinds of employment and linked by a major transport artery could provide a model for organising the unorganised
Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY
Calls for a Universal Basic Income are a red herring, argues the Full Marx editorial team — socialists should fight for Universal Basic Services
SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that Germany’s military resurgence and revival of old hostilities towards Russia have dangerous implications for Europe and beyond
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Damning reports and allegations have come out detailing the nightmarish conditions at immigration detention camps in the United States.
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