The Employment Rights Act marks a major victory for workers, but without stronger enforcement and collective organisation, its promises may fall short, says ALICE BOWMAN
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Following the furore surrounding US and British global espionage, PADDY MCGUFFIN turns the spotlight on the decades-long activities of the US spy base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire
The ghosts of Custer’s doomed campaign haunt a modern America still devoted to waging imperialist war, says STEPHEN ARNELL
Trump’s drive for ‘regime change’ in Cuba has deepened the crisis across the island – while Venezuela has reaffirmed its commitment to Bolivarian solidarity, says FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
The 1797 slaughter of protesters and bystanders in Tranent exposed the brutality of the British state during a period of democratic repression, says KENNY MacASKILL
Unity and solidarity remain the key to defending workers, strengthening democracy and shaping a fairer Wales, write JULIE COOK and LINSEY IMMS
DAVE CALFE, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes exclusively for the Morning Star as the union’s five-day annual conference opens in Birmingham
Recent disclosures regarding the extent of US and British surveillance and monitoring of the public's phone calls and emails have alarmed many and been branded a grotesque invasion of privacy.
The activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and its British counterpart GCHQ have come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of leaks by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
World leaders have reacted with outrage to reports and allegations that their telecommunications have been monitored without their knowledge.
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