CONTENTS

THE BIG STORY

GENERAL STRIKE!

15 From 1926 to 2026

Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney unpack the history of Britain's only general strike, and why it still matters today.

18 General Strike - THE FACTS

19 'The meek shall inherit the earth'

Edd Mustill re-examines the 1926 strike through an international lens.

23 Voices from the nine days of wonder Forgotten voices from the 1926 strike.

26 What stands between us and a general strike? Decca Muldowney talks to labour lawyer Franck Magennis about the restrictions on the right to strike in Britain today.

28 A general strike by any other name

Kim Kelly examines the Minneapolis shutdown that forced back ICE operations, asking what it means to call it a general strike - and how the tactic is evolving today.

31 Reclaiming the collective

Argentinian president Javier Milei has launched a wholesale attack on workers. Josefina Salomón and Patricio A Cabezas report on the fight back.

34 Off the tracks

Britain's railway unions look back at their role in the 1926 strike, and the lessons for union members today.

37 Strikes that shook the world

Dispatches from the frontlines of mass strikes.

CURRENTS

Stories making the news

10 Migrant workers in Lebanon face bombardment

11 Fallout of Iran war reaches Jordan Internet apartheid emerges in Iran

12 Cyprus says no to Britain's bases

13 Vulture funds sue Ethiopia Plus: Open Window Plus: Reasons to be Cheerful

14 Solidarity flotilla delivers aid to Cuba

15 Introducing: Greenland's resistance Plus: Seriously?

GENERAL STRIKE PHOTOGRAPH GS071. IMAGE COURTESY OF PEOPLE'S HISTORY MUSEUM

REGULARS

6 Letters Plus: Why I...

7 Letter from Ramallah

Growing homelessness in the West Bank reflects something deeper than poverty, Mariam Barghouti writes.

40 Southern Exposure

Pham Văn Ty captures a stunning shot of children leaping into the Lap An lagoon, Vietnam.

42 Country Profile: Colombia

44 The Interview

Environmental activist Lisa Mean speaks to Magdaléna Rojo about the young people taking on Cambodia's most powerful.

71 Temperature Check

Danny Chivers on how cities are saying no to fossil-fuel advertising.

SERGIO CUERVO/AMAZING AERIAL/ALAMY

24 HOURS WILL THE DELAY TROOPS ALL.RAILWAY FIRE WORKERS ON THEMINERS STOPICHT MAY TO MORROW