The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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A bold stance is needed to counter the far right
TONY CONWAY argues that fighting fascistic developments sparked off by the controversy over immigration can only be done when supported by a clear set of progressive political demands put forward by the labour movement
Anti-fascists from Cornwall Resists, stand outside the Beresford Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, which houses refugees, as protesters from the far-right group Patriotic Alternative mount their own protest opposite
Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
GIVEN the recent developments both in Parliament and on the streets, we should recall what Georgi Dimitrov said1935.
Fascism was not something “over and above” capitalism — even though that was its claim. Nor was it primarily an expression of the despair of the lower middle class — even though this composed part of its base.
It was: “The open terrorist dictatorship of the most reactionary, most chauvinistic and most imperialist elements of finance capital.”
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