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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The deadly double standards of the West
A fraction of the money poured into devastating wars would alleviate the ongoing suffering of people affected by Agent Orange, writes JOHN GREEN
US helicopters spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam
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
WHILE the media rages over the alleged use of poison gas by the Syrian government, they are not in the slightest bit concerned about the poisoned individuals who provide emotive front page images, but are soon forgotten.
The media is only interested in the use it can make of such photos in order to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
If they were really concerned about the real humanitarian repercussions they would also be devoting attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis unleashed by the US in Vietnam from 1961-71.
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