ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
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On VE Day we celebrate victory over fascism – and the victories that followed
Film director KEN LOACH speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko as we mark 75 years since the surrender of Germany
The obfuscation of Nazism’s capitalist roots has seen imperialism redeploy fascism again and again — from the killing fields of Guatemala to the war in Ukraine, writes PAWEL WARGAN
From Workers’ Memorial Day to May Day rallies, TOM MORRISON examines the real challenges facing the labour movement as Reform UK’s glossy literature exploits legitimate grievances in traditional left strongholds
Calls have been made for the return to Venezuela of a two-year-old girl currently being held in the US, after being separated from her family by immigration officials, reports SUSAN GREY
In the first of two articles, DANIEL POWELL investigates the causal aspects of the Russo-Ukrainian war as Britain commemorates 80 years since VE Day
FOR Ken Loach, the real meaning of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day will be buried in official channels.
“For the Establishment it’s all about waving the flag, running Churchill speeches on replay,” he says.
“They care less that this was the day of our victory over fascism — after all, the Establishment was quite happy to co-operate with fascism in Spain.
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