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The Chinese Red Army’s arduous journey 90 years ago offers a powerful reminder that collective resolve can overcome even the most daunting obstacles, says OLIVER VARGAS
BEN WOODWARD surveys the underlying causes of the mass turmoil rocking European countries and the role of the younger generation of activists who have come into mass mobilisations
Leading Brazilian communist FABIO PALACIO DE AZEVDEO talks to Ben Chacko about the high stakes in the country’s electoral battle characterised by unprecedented levels of social media manipulation and US meddling
MARK SEDDON visits the last major deep coal mine in Britain which produces smokeless fuel and has diversified into even greener sectors
BRIAN McDAID, general secretary of the finance union Aegis, outlines a strategy to grow union power across all financial services
ALEX GORDON, former RMT president, calls on trade unionists to join the Stop the War international speaking tour, which kicks off today in Birmingham
Dan Carrier speaks to historian of British-south Asian relations, TAJ ALI
DENNIS BROE recommends a stunning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s sprawling historical novel: a demonstration of how US capitalism lays waste the country as a whole and its individuals
SIMON PARSONS applauds a strikingly imaginative production of a unique book
GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes a controversial book that claims to find a neofascist prejudice within the postcolonial cult of ethnic victimhood
The birthday bard celebrates his 69th, which date collides with Aberfan and the birth of punk
ANDY HEDGECOCK highly recommends an outstanding documentary about a community at risk of destruction from capitalist eco-cide
