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ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Morning Star AGMs on hold due to coronavirus
A message to readers from People’s Press Printing Society chair BOB ORAM
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
STRANGE as it may seem, I was really looking forward to travelling round the country with the Morning Star’s editor, business manager and circulation manager – Ben Chacko, Jimmy Macintyre and Bernie Keaveney – in a car, over four hectic days attending the paper’s sectional AGMs.
It is always an honour to meet our readers and hear their thoughts, complaints and praise, but what is always inspiring is their belief in their paper that has defied the odds for 90 years in a struggle for peace and socialism.
We had lots to talk about and it would as well have been a fantastic celebration, but it is not to be.
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BERNADETTE KEAVENEY announces a simplified and streamlined way to get your paper delivered daily, and a big push for new readers that we can all help make into a success
Our roving AGM from this Thursday through Sunday and our upcoming Morning Star Conference 2025 on June 14 in London are great opportunities to meet the team and help plan the way forward, says editor BEN CHACKO
