In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
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Beyond the shouting: building lasting solidarity against the far right
Pushing back fascists requires more than weekend protests, argues MATT KERR, as he recounts lessons from a year-long campaign to defend refugees in Erskine and calls for sustained community engagement
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech showed that far from being stuck in the past — he’s learning from it, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners co-founder MIKE JACKSON talks to Matt Kerr about the enduring power of Pride, protest and trade unionism
Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
LIKE hundreds of others, I found myself standing in Glasgow’s George Square last weekend for a rally against racism.
Loitering at the back, we struggled to hear or even see the speakers for much of the time, but soon heard a voice from behind on a loudhailer.
“I’m Alastair McConnachie …” he said, walking towards the rally with his grinning chum, holding aloft a placard reading “asylum frauds out.”
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