Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
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The US military is the world’s most carbon-intensive institution — and yet its budget just keeps growing, writes ALLIYAH LUSUEGRO
CHARLEY ALLAN reports from Clacton on Farage’s fears his by-election stunt has backfired
JEREMY CORBYN says we should never forget the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, or cease our efforts to rid the planet of them entirely
The new TUC Cymru general secretary speaks to Morning Star Wales reporter David Nicholson about her trade union background and ambitions for the movement
Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
NOT long ago, I couldn’t step outside my home without pulling on my KN95 mask.
As smoke from wildfires in Canada swept in waves across the US, tens of millions of Americans from the east coast to the midwest found themselves living under severe air quality advisories. Phones buzzed with warnings as wildfire haze clouded our skylines and concerts and baseball games were cancelled or postponed.
A few weeks ago was the first time I experienced a Code Purple or Code Maroon — and the first time I understood what an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 300 truly means as my eyes stung from the charred air. It’s unlikely to be the last.
With the wildfire season still going strong, heatwaves rolling across the country, and hurricane season looming, we haven’t seen the last disruption to our lives this year. And it’s becoming abundantly clear that we simply aren’t prepared for climate disasters.
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