With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass that spoke out against inequality, discrimination, war, and climate destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
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2020 was a bad year for the left. Where do we go from here?
Socialists must fight to stop supporters abandoning politics and try to build a more coherent and united movement, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
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Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
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We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
CHE GUEVARA’S maxim that “the revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall” has been vindicated over the last few years.
Years in which the capitalist system and its institutions have lurched from disaster to disaster, blatantly incapable of mastering the social, economic, environmental and now health emergencies it has created.
Years in which the ruling class has been confronted, in Britain, the United States, France, Spain, Greece and other countries, with serious challenges from the socialist left. But it has unfortunately so far proved capable of mastering them.
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