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As the world churns... and burns

Irish reunification in the age of the EU

Internationalism and democracy

Feminists against dictatorship of the dollar

Europe’s left movements and parties are facing tougher challenges

Spotlight on Cuba, Brazil under Lula, women in struggle

A week of mass upsurge and states in transition

Yes, this Communist politician in Graz, Austria, wants to redistribute wealth, but a focus on housing, her own modest lifestyle and a hard childhood have helped her popularity.

Long takes on Iran and Haiti, and the drive for popular democracy in Africa

250 years after his birth, Beethoven’s music still has an exhilarating, subversive power. His revolution of artistic form was intimately linked to his sympathy for the political revolutions of his time.