Treasure troves of ideas Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Features | Thursday 03rd Apr 2025 Trump ends union rights for nearly one million in an openly political attack
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 Eyes Left An opportunity for left advance? ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 The mental toll on those targeted by Labour Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
Wednesday 02nd Apr 2025 The private rented sector is ‘fundamentally broken’ JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
Tuesday 01st Apr 2025 A century since the general strike General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
Tuesday 01st Apr 2025 Opinion The tragedy of Syria: ‘multipolarity’ fails to substitute for anti-imperialism The transformation of a stable secular state into a fractured ruin largely ruled by Western-backed fundamentalists exposes the hollow nature of ‘multipolarity’ and the absence of principled anti-imperialism today, writes ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
Tuesday 01st Apr 2025 Will Chinese pandas be next for deportation? Bizarrely, Trump’s latest attacks now include the National Zoo, but his real and racist agenda is to strip everything black from the country’s cultural institutions, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Tuesday 01st Apr 2025 On the streets in Argentina, the rebellion grows After brutal police crackdowns on pensioners and the forced approval of secret IMF deals, trade unions are finally responding to grassroots pressure and fighting back against savage neoliberal reforms, reports BERT SCHOUWENBURG
Monday 31st Mar 2025 Iran: pressure mounts from outside and within As tensions rise in the Middle East, the role of Iran in the region’s political balance becomes ever more significant. STEVE BISHOP assesses the current situation
Monday 31st Mar 2025 When Labour chose austerity: the 1976 IMF crisis Facing economic turmoil, Jim Callaghan’s government rejected Tony Benn’s alternative economic strategy in favour of cuts that paved the way for Thatcherism — and the cuts-loving Labour of the present era, writes KEITH FLETT
Monday 31st Mar 2025 False economies in Labour’s Budget The economic value of disability benefits far outweighs their cost, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
