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national strike after racist offensive in italy – by Marina Falbo

pcs ballot 300,000 for strike action – by Steve Ryan

‘right to work’ conference report – by Mark Harrison

strike victory in north devon nhs – by Mark Harper

british airways staff to vote again on strike – by Gregor Gall

what the tv doesn’t tell us about haiti – by Claudio Testa

action on unemployment – by Brian Rylance

two ‘stars’ of british nationalism – by David Broder

solidarity with workers in haiti! – appeal by Batay Ouvriye

haiti, western intervention and the left – by Rob Kirby

ubs: cleaners’ fight for justice continues – by Alberto Durango

no let-up in french migrants’ strike – by Antoine Boulangé

reports from the global commune – pieces by Mary McGregor, Allan Armstrong and Chris Ford

what is a city? cycles, structures, strategy – by Sean Bonney

beyond the party-state, beyond the big bang – by Nathan Coombs

thou shalt vote labour: an 11th commandment? – by Clifford Biddulph

the continuing assault on the unions – by Bill Butlin

what ‘went wrong’ with the winter of discontent? – by Sheila Cohen

obituary of howard zinn: a people’s historian – by Mark Harrison