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Cape Fever – review

Gerry Hart — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Nadia Davids’ gothic tale evokes the suffocation of domestic service as a psychological duel unfolds between madam and maid, writes Fifi Bat-hef

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Key Words: Peoples’ Tribunals

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Yasmin Gunaratnam explores a tradition of ordinary people holding governments, employers and institutions to account

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My Country: Africa – review

Gerry Hart — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Andrée Blouin's autobiography, whilst messy at points, charts a clear history of resistance to colonial oppression, writes Olivia Umuerwa Rutazibwa

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Unions for Gaza

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:09:23 +0000

Palestine is a live issue in the trade union movement, writes Bernard Regan, with eighteen unions are affiliated to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Here’s how they're taking action – and you can support them

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Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

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From newsrooms to exile in Central America

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:58:15 +0000

Donald Trump has emboldened Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele in his onslaught against critical voices, including the independent press. Roman Gressier reports

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Iran ’53: The coup that changed the Middle East

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:56:12 +0000

When Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossaddegh tried to nationalise oil, Britain and the US helped overthrow him. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi traces how covert interventions continue to shape the region

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In pictures: West Bank lives

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:52:36 +0000

With global attention on Gaza, an already grave situation in the Palestinian West Bank has intensified. A Solidus Collective photographer documents two years of change

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Jude awakening

Siobhan McGuirk — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:46:47 +0000

Juliet Jaques celebrates the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, whose incisive social commentary prioritises laughter, substance and style

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Militarisation makes us all less secure

Siobhan McGuirk — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

As wars escalate and military spending booms, Karen Bell surveys alternatives to militarisation and explains the real meaning of security for workers and communities

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