The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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‘The mood in the country has changed. Something has to give’
There’s a new spirit of resistance in the air, with strikes breaking out and new campaign organisations springing up. LOUISE RAW talked with workers on the RMT picket line at Watford Junction
RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch speaks at a rally outside Kings Cross station, London
Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
WHEN the police turned up to Watford Junction station’s RMT picket line, they couldn’t help but notice it exceeded the statutory six people. By about 50.
The officers duly ordered that only six official pickets could remain, these six obediently took a few steps away; but everyone else stayed where they were.
What were they playing at, asked the boys and girls in blue? “But we’re just observers, officers!” was the innocent rejoinder.
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