A section of the Berlin Wall, February 2023 © James Rodgers IN HIS IMPRESSIVE NEW HISTORY of this ‘confrontation–the greatest that the world has seen so far’, Vladislav Zubok show…

Why did the Cold War erupt so soon after the Second World War? How did it escalate so rapidly, spanning five continents over six decades? And what led to the spectacular collapse of the Soviet Union? ...

Eighty years ago today, Europe celebrated the defeat of fascism after a titanic struggle. Yet as historian Enzo Traverso points out, the latest anniversary of VE Day comes at a moment when the far right is stronger than at any point since 1945.

The cost-sharing requirements on beneficiaries above the federal poverty line is the most notable item in a menu of Medi

Join Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices co-editors to launch the new Rethinking Schools book. Palestine has long been one of the great silences in the official curriculum. Teaching Palestine...

Earlier this month, Paul Nowak visited the occupied West Bank, where he met with Palestinian trade unionists, Israeli and Palestinian human rights campaigners, and local politicians. Here are his refl...

The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the interface for trade unions with the Organisation and its members.

The ITUC is using this year's International Workers' Memorial Day, 28 April, to call for urgent action to safeguard workers' lives and rights in the age of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (...

This May Day 2025, the global trade union movement is taking this message to the streets: There is an alternative to the billionaire vision of the world. As inequality deepens and democracy is undermi...

Mexican president says she told Donald Trump that Mexico ‘will never accept the presence of US army in our territory’.

May 1st marks International Workers' Day, a festival of working-class self-organization stretching back over 135 years. We're celebrating with a sitewide sale: take up to 50% off all Verso titles thro...

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on T...