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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Attacks on women, minorities and Muslims under the cover of Covid
Ethnic minority women have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic due to institutional racism and Islamophobic politicians, argues SABBY DHALU
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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
THIS year’s International Women’s Day strikes a more sombre tone due the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences on women, with women in black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) communities especially left worse off than others.
The Covid crisis has thrown backwards the position of women and Bame communities and underlines the importance and intersection of the struggle for women’s liberation and the fight against racism.
The year-long crisis has been a choice of the governments of major Western economies, as they prioritise profits of the 1 per cent above the majority of people, and represents a qualitative sharpening of the attack on the working class, with women and Bame communities hit hardest.
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