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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Latin America at the crossroads
Cuba Solidarity Campaign director ROB MILLER looks ahead to this year’s Latin America Conference at Congress House
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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
AT THE end of October, new White House national security adviser John Bolton made a keynote speech setting out the panorama of US policy thinking towards Cuba and Latin America.
The speech was an extraordinary attack on progressive governments in the region, with a focus on his so-called “troika of tyranny” — Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Bolton blamed these three countries for causing “immense” human suffering and regional instability and fostering “communism” in the region. He called the leaders of those countries “clowns” and said the United States “looks forward to watching” their governments fall.
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