Witnessing a war of words at a meeting on tackling militarism at The World Transformed, BEN COWLES spoke to a union rep who is organising against war from inside the arms industry itself, to hear about worker-led solutions to ending weapons production
The mini-Budget was an open declaration of class war
The Tories know what their tax cuts for the rich and funding cuts to the welfare state will result in and they are willing to ride the storm – but more and more of us are getting ready to fight back, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
Now at 115,000 members and in some polls level with Labour in terms of public support, CHRIS JARVIS looks at the factors behind the rapid rise of the Greens, internal and external
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ, ROGER D HARRIS and JOHN PERRY contrast Trump’s warships and F-35 fighters threatening Venezuela with the $20bn bailout for Milei’s collapsed economy, all enabled by a highly ideological IMF
KAY GREEN explains how the Middle East and colonialism were explored at at last weekend’s FiLiA conference
ROS SITWELL reports from Europe’s largest feminist conference – hosted this year in Brighton
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives an update on the drive to raise £95,000 to see the people’s paper keep fighting the good fight against the rich and powerful
THE mini-Budget sets out the clear intention of the Tories to further shore up the wealth of the richest in society at the expense of the rest of us.
Tax cuts for big business and the biggest earners, deregulation, attacks on trade union rights and social security have all been tried before.
It has led to a significant level of inequality and a rise in every social ills, including violence, crime, mental illness, addiction and exploitation.
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