Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
Land reform in Scotland is possible and necessary
MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP looks at the Scottish government’s proposed Land Reform Act and argues that it fails to properly address this entrenched inequality that is obstructing housing and environmental reform
Your Party can become an antidote to Reform UK – but only by rooting itself in communities up and down the country, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Decisions about mandatory testing for prostate cancer have proved controversial. Can too much knowledge be a bad thing?
Looking back to Engels’s reflections on the ILP’s emergence in the 1890s offers a revealing lens on the forces shaping a new working-class politics in 2025, says KEITH FLETT
Your Party can become an antidote to Reform UK – but only by rooting itself in communities up and down the country, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Claiming to be under arrest, president Embalo has left the country while his opponents remain in custody after a military coup a day ahead of the announcement of the final results, argues PAVAN KULKARNI
A teaching delegation to Cuba offered IAN DUCKETT a powerful glimpse into a schooling system defined by care, creativity and the legacy of the island’s remarkable 1961 literacy campaign
I WANT to start by wishing all Morning Star readers a happy new year — and I also want to thank you for your support over the last year, particularly in helping to secure a significant political concession from the Scottish government on a rent freeze for Scotland’s tenants.
It is through the power of the labour movement, inside and outside of Parliament, that we can deliver further such wins for workers across Scotland.
With the beginning of a new year, we should take stock of where we are and what issues remain untackled in Scotland.
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