Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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PETER FROST says an early ‘Happy Christmas’ and has a seasonal gift for all Morning Star readers
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JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
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Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
OK, so I know it’s still a few days until Christmas and I also know that the bloke they call Jesus was actually born in September or perhaps March.
However the winter solstice has always been immensely important, so it is no wonder early Christians adopted December 25 as their messiah’s birthday.
If by the solstice — the shortest day of the year — ancient people knew they still had stores of food, they had a good chance of surviving until the next spring. That was certainly worth celebrating.
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