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As the state fragments, Lula’s assertions of national sovereignty have exposed the limits of his government’s power, writes Juliano Fiori.

Around the world, workers use the general strike as a strategy to win their demands and tip the balance of power in their favour.

Britain’s rail unions reflect on the legacy of 1926.

Josefina Salomón and Patricio A Cabezas report on the workers resisting Javier Milei’s anti-labour agenda – from occupying factories to bringing the country to a standstill.

Minnesota’s victory over ICE shows how people are reclaiming and redefining the general strike for a new era, says Kim Kelly.

Labour lawyer Franck Magennis talks to Decca Muldowney about the legacy of strike-breaking legislation.

The general strike of 1926 is often told through the voices of those who opposed it. Less known are the rich and diverse experiences of the working-class people who leapt to the defence of striking miners around the country: downing tools, setting up strike commitees and soup kitchens.

As millions of British workers downed tools in 1926, solidarity for the locked-out miners spread across the globe. Edd Mustill explores the forgotten international story that shaped the struggle.

1926; State of the union; Walk out!; Workers under attack.

From 1926 to 2026. A century on, Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney examine Britain’s only general strike, a walk out with a scale and impact that remains unprecedented in the country’s history. What can movements learn from it today?

Words by Subi Shah.

A new study of transgender experiences finds both diversity and common ground. By Jennie Kermode.

Tilaye’s Saxophone With The Dahlak Band; Nuevos Ríos.

The Stranger; The Secret Agent.

Why Christian should be Leftists; Landscape with Landscape; Big Kiss, Bye-Bye; Notes From a Lost Country.