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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Old, female and up for the fight
We must not concede to an ideology that belittles older women and makes us invisible in public places, argues JULIA BARD
The Hackney Pensioners press team
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
ALL through the 1990s I worked with a group of old people who produced a campaigning newspaper called Hackney Pensioners Press.
I have dithered about using the word “old” in that first sentence. It is such a powerfully pejorative term that I almost censored myself, afraid that it would deter people from reading on.
But that was what the editorial group called themselves, because that was what they were. They would not allow the word “old” to be used to downgrade and discredit them.
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