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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The legal fight to keep Donald Trump off the ballot
Three states are trying to stop Trump from running next year by holding him responsible for an 'insurrection against the state' — which would run contrary to the US constitution, reports MARK GRUENBERG
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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
WHEN he was president, Donald Trump stacked the Supreme Court and the federal courts with right-wing lawyers screened and put forward by the extreme-right Federalist Society.
That approach, top Trump operatives have decided, is not going to be enough to satisfy Trumpites if their master wins the 2024 election.
The press has reported that exchanges between Stephen Miller, who designed the programme that ripped apart immigrant families, and other top Trump movers and shakers stipulate that in a second Trump administration, right-wing lawyers alone will not do the trick. What they need is lawyers willing to toss out the US constitution entirely.
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