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Steve Eason spoke to Laura Stringhetti from the One Day Without Us campaign about the migrant solidarity day of action on 20 February
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I have been very quiet online since the attack on the...
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The dilemma facing France: neoliberalism or neofascism?
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Always anti-fascist, always anti-sexist
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Unite halves affiliation to Labour
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Ian Allinson and Amy Gilligan report:
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revolutionary reflections | Notes on Capital and the State: part 2
In the second of a three part series Colin Barker continues his investigation into the relationship between capital and the state.
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