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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Venezuela: marked progress after years of instability
Despite the West’s economic sanctions and brazen attempts to enact a coup, Maduro has stuck to ‘Chavismo’ and focused resources on people – and now the world is catching up, writes FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
A woman in the shirt of the ruling PSUV party protests over US attempts to isolate allies of Venezuela’s government with economic sanctions, Caracas 2019
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
WITH house 4,400,000 handed over on December 29 to another happy family, President Nicolas Maduro gave tangible confirmation that 2022 was a positive year for Bolivarian Venezuela.
Between 1999 and 2010 Venezuela’s government built 593,198 homes and for the 2011-15 period 701,250 more, making a total of 1,294,448 new houses for the poor.
This means 3,105,552 houses were built between 2015-22, double the amount built in the preceding 1999-2015 period in half the number of years.
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