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
Should mental health be getting back to normal?
RUTH HUNT looks at the problems for those whose mental-health requirements were exacerbated by the pandemic — and as it comes to a close, whether there is a possibility of a better way forward, spearheaded by innovative approaches and a new sense of social solidarity
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
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
WITH the restrictions of lockdown ending, the government’s mantra often includes the phrase “getting back to normal.”
Apart from this being an obviously offensive statement for those whose normal everyday lives are isolated, there are other issues to consider about returning to life as it was before the pandemic.
For example, despite the suffering and loss of life, there has also been an evident sense of social solidarity. With this has been more awareness of inequality and the disparity between incomes.
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