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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Open-air prisoners: A Palestinian girl plays with her little brother in the Gaza Strip
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
THIS past May, the United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the government’s “zero tolerance” policy at US border crossings.
It was a matter of weeks before the new policy began yielding tragic outcomes. Those attempting to unlawfully cross into the US were subject to federal criminal prosecution, while their children were taken away by federal authorities, which placed them in cage-like facilities.
Expectedly, the policy caused outrage and was eventually reversed. However, many of those who have chastised the administration of President Donald Trump seem wilfully ignorant of the fact that Israel has been carrying out far worse practices against Palestinians.
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