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This article was published in Solidarity. A century and a half ago, workers’ leaders from a number of European countries met in St. Martin’s Hall in London under a banner proclaiming “All men are brothers.”…
This article was published in Solidarity. A century and a half ago, workers’ leaders from a number of European countries met in St. Martin’s Hall in London under a banner proclaiming “All men are brothers.”…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. John Edwards was once the shining hope of American progressives; today, he’s a disgraced former politician. Last week, his trial in federal court ended with an…
This article appears in Solidarity this week. As PCS convenes this week in Brighton for their annual conference, delegates will be be expected to vote on a wide range of issues, including some international ones….
This article appears in this week’s issue of Solidarity. The week leading up to May Day is commemorated each year around the world as “North Korea Freedom Week”, though you’d hardly know that if you…
This article appeared in Solidarity. Mass murderers, and especially those who execute children at point-blank range, are not normally objects of one’s sympathy. It is possible, I imagine, for Nazis to “understand” the motives of…
This March marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bayard Rustin, the American civil rights leader who passed away in 1987. Rustin is remembered as the organiser of the great 1963 March on Washington…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. The opening scene of Michel Hazanavicius’ new film, “The Artist”, is a movie within a movie. It’s the final moments of a fictional 1927 silent film….
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. I bought tickets back in November for the “Building the revolution” show at the Royal Academy and was given a 10:00 AM admission time. When I…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. In an interview this week for an Australian newspaper, the leader of the world’s trade union movement made an interesting observation. “Have progressive parties lost the narrative…
Last week’s LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference in Istanbul was meant to be an extraordinary event. Activists from the newly-independent unions of the “Arab Spring” countries were due to meet with colleagues from established unions from…