But the beneath the racism and misogyny of the far right lies a shared grievance with the left — Starmer’s complete betrayal of working people, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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The impacts of crises are rarely gender-neutral
The Covid crisis shows we need an organised, united, and relevant trade union movement that places equality and women at its core, says STUC leader ROZ FOYER
Climate justice and workers’ rights movements are uniting to make the rich pay for our transition to a green economy, writes assistant general secretary of PCS JOHN MOLONEY, ahead of a major demonstration on September 20
Lucy Powell may not exactly be the left’s choice, but her bid for the deputy leadership is certainly not the Labour right’s choice — and if she wins, that could mean the ascendancy of Andy Burnham and the end of Keir Starmer, writes VINCE MILLS
Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO reports on TUC Congress discussions on how to confront the far right and rebuild the left’s appeal to workers
Argentina's president vowed to accelerate reforms after the opposition beat his party in a province holding 40% of the population. Meanwhile, the $56 billion debt threatening a financial crisis casts a shadow over his rule, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG
Ben-Gvir’s threat to treat the flotilla as terrorists shows how seriously Israel takes the danger of growing solidarity activism from civil society to its standing on the international stage, writes RAMZY BAROUD
WE SHOULD never forget that the seeds of International Women’s Day grew out of our labour movement.
The origins of IWD emerged from thousands of working women marching through the streets of New York to demand a shorter working week, better pay and the right to vote.
This year’s IWD theme of #ChooseToChallenge is not a new concept for trade union women.
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Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy
Congress can chart a bold course that will force meaningful transformation for the people of Scotland
Police Scotland has admitted institutional racism as an inquiry tries to uncover the truth over the death of the 31-year-old unarmed black man killed in 2015, and bring closure for his family, writes ROZ FOYER
There’s no avoiding the reality that decent public services need to be properly funded – and that means a progressive system of taxation, argues STUC leader ROZ FOYER
