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Franz von Stuck: SisyphusThe great social achievements of the post-war generation have been systematically attacked and eroded. Historian Neil Faulkner explains why – and outlines how we can shape history in a different direction

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Jane McAlevey’s Raising Expectations, an account of the problems and possibilities of trade union activism in the US, is full of wit and wisdom, finds Season Butler

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The People's Assembly is not merely a nice idea or a worthwhile event, but the main basis for co-ordinating resistance to cuts for some time to come

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As rigidly neoliberal rules on spending and monetary policy push ordinary Bulgarians to despair, the Left needs to offer a coherent, credible alternative writes Dancho Medarov

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Neil FaulknerFrom the dawn of humanity to the greatest crisis to confront the human race, Neil Faulkner introduces his new book. Video by Fourmanfilms

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Thomas RainsboroughSunday May 12 sees the unveiling of a memorial to Thomas Rainsborough, Leveller leader in the English Civil War, a revolution the Tory right would rather forget

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A huge, glossy, photographic history of the Bahrain uprising presents a misleading narrative that seeks to whitewash the regime, finds Dominic Kavakeb

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It is highly likely that the US will have been notified about these attacks in advance and they are part of a growing campaign of intervention in the civil war in Syria

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Nigel FarageIn the wake of this week's local elections, where Ukip took nearly a quarter of all votes, Alex Snowdon looks at what they represent and how the left should respond

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Nuclear power is championed by some environmentalists as an answer to global warming, Mad Science provides evidence that it remains far too dangerous

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GrafittiIn the first of a regular series, Elle Gierre's letter from Italy reports on a left struggling to get a grip on a country in crisis

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Len McCluskeyMcClusky's victory is an endorsement of the strategy for a fighting union by Unite activists, but the 15% turnout shows the need to win this strategy with the wider membership

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GoveMichael Gove's determination to demoralise and destroy public sector education appears to be boundless

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The alliance of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Jordan and the western powers has in its sights the taking out of Syria as a key ally of Iran, and with it Hezbollah in Lebanon

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The threat monopoly media ownership poses to democratic politics is laid bare in a compelling new study of Rupert Murdoch’s use of his corporate power, argues Paul Hartley

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In the latest edition of Strike! magazine Chris Nineham remembers the power of protest

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Ed MilibandLabour activists are an important part of the anti-cuts movement in many areas. Reuben Bard-Rosenberg argues for a united anti-cuts movement involving those inside and outside the Labour Party

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John Bellamy Foster and Robert McChesney’s new book on the economic crisis, explaining the tendency to stagnation of the era of monopoly-finance capitalism, is clear and compelling, argues Peter Stauber

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mushroom cloudAs tensions rise on the Korean peninsula its worth remembering that the US spends more than the next 42 countries combined on waging war

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Katherine Connelly explains why attempts to claim Thatcher as the heir to the suffragettes are a gross distortion of history and an attack on our struggles today

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The great advantage of drones for western governments is they can be used without domestic casualties and therefore, they hope, without the risk of popular opposition or protest

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31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival

In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross

With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...

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Saturday 22 June 2013

9:30am – 5pm

Central Hall Westminster

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