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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

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