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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Assange – a thorn in the side of the British ruling class
The decision not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder is cause to celebrate, but it was entirely cynical on the part of the Establishment, writes HELEN MERCER
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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
THE decision to refuse the extradition of Julian Assange by magistrate Vanessa Baraitser is a triumph for British justice: within the tradition of elites getting themselves out of sticky situations.
Julian Assange was saved from extradition yesterday (barring the outcome of an appeal), but only on the back of rejecting 95 per cent of the case for his defence.
Judge Baraitser’s verdict leaves the British government free to extradite anyone else that the US cares to finger for reporting war crimes, human rights abuses, corporate corruption and CIA surveillance.
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