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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New light shed on Northern Ireland ‘dirty war’
Evidence directly implicates the British state in murder, but as the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday approaches, the government is seeking an amnesty for its armed forces, writes JENNY FARRELL
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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
IN A report released on January 13, Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Marie Anderson said there was evidence of “collusive behaviour” by some British officers in the murder of 19 people and the attempted murder of two others over a four-year period by unionist terror groups.
“Operation Greenwich,” led by Anderson, dealt with the activities of the unionist death squads in two counties between 1989 and 1993.
As to the precise nature of the covert collaboration, the report cites the following facts, among others:
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