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Tony Benn: 1925-2014
A giant of socialism dies peacefully at home
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
Tony Benn was a lion-hearted activist in the front ranks of Britain's labour and progressive movement.
He was loved and revered by millions of working people, despite vicious Establishment attempts to ridicule and destroy him.
His name will live on in history as one of Britain's greatest campaigners for socialism and democracy.
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