A landmark UN resolution led by Ghana declares the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity — but Western opposition and abstentions reveal enduring resistance to historical accountability, write ISAAC SANEY and JAMES COUNTS EARLY
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The coronavirus pandemic has shown us there is a clear lesson for generations to come
The cornerstone of a civilised society in the 21st century has to be a publicly available health service free and accessible at the point of need, says human rights advocacy group LIBERATION
A healthcare worker attends to a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit (ICU) at the General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
The new BBC director-general now faces a test of public scrutiny, with his record at McKinsey and lack of newsroom experience under the spotlight, says STEPHEN ARNELL
From Vietnam to Iran, US leaders repeat a failed strategy of terror bombing – one that history shows cannot break a determined, resilient society, says DYLAN MURPHY
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?
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
The Morning Star publishes the speech by writer and editor JULIA BARD of the Jewish Socialists’ Group given at the paper’s annual conference at the weekend
THE world is currently in the midst of an unprecedented struggle to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
The deadly Covid-19 has reached all continents and, as well as its devastating death toll and assault on public health, it has wrought sudden havoc on our normal everyday way of life.
Europe and North America have been badly hit, and a challenging struggle to stop the spread of the disease continues there.
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