Clara Zetkin (left) and Rosa Luxemburg
Charles Lubselski pays tribute to a lifelong communist and supporter of the Daily Worker and Morning Star
Ten days after right-wing destabilisation attempts, Mexico’s leadership has emerged strengthened, securing historic labour and wage agreements, while opposition-backed protests have crumbled under scrutiny, says DAVID RABY
Fuelled by economic abandonment and a collapsing faith in politics, Farage’s party is transforming grievance into momentum north of the border, warns COLL McCAIL
A searing scrutiny hearing has uncovered thousands of undelivered appointments, vanishing data and a system in chaos – galvanising councillors, patients and activists to demand urgent reform and an NHS dentist for all, writes SIMON BRIGNELL
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) has become a corporate event reflecting the now mainstream ideology of “corporate feminism.”
This year its theme is #BalanceforBetter. The anonymous organisers of IWD events assert that “balance” is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue and thus their “flagship events are backed by significant corporate and/or government sponsorship.”
Sponsors include Amazon, Rio Tinto, McDonald’s, Vodafone and a host of other robber barons.
Sisters came together last weekend for the landmark launch of a new women’s group. ROS SITWELL reports
ROS SITWELL reports from the Morning Star conference on ‘Race, Sex and Class Liberation’ last weekend
