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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Climate crisis hits the West: 36 wildfires now blaze across the US
As the Washington wildfire continues to spread, endangering animals, crops and renewable energy farms, the bitter harvest of oil addiction is becoming clear to US politicians, reports CRISTEN HEMINGWAY JAYNES
Flames consume brush along Gilman Springs Road during the Rabbit Fire late Friday, July 14, 2023, in Moreno Valley, Calif.
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
A WILDFIRE that started in Klickitat County, Washington, on July 21 destroyed more than 30,000 acres in less than a day and continues to grow as it feeds on brush, grass and forest vegetation.
Fire crews are working to extinguish the Newell Road Wildfire near Bickleton, which has resulted in the evacuation of residents in the rural area, and is threatening farms, livestock, homes, and wind and solar farms, reported KOMO News.
“It’s very difficult terrain to fight a fire,” said Allen Lebovitz, a spokesperson for the state’s Department of Natural Resources, as Reuters reported.
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