In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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War, imperialism, and the suffering of the people
CAROL STAVRIS delivered the main political report to last weekend’s meeting of the Communist Party executive committee. This is the text of her speech
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
AS THE Morning Star reminded us in its excellent edition for International Women’s Day (March 8), women all over the world want to live without fear of sex-based violence, poverty, internal displacement, forced migration, economic hardship, misogyny and harassment.
One year on from Sarah Everard’s murder and — more recently — that of Sabina Nessa, there is little sign of any real action by government to tackle the violence against women that is endemic in society.
There has been a small victory in the High Court with its ruling that the Metropolitan Police acted illegally in its response to the vigil for Sarah Everard but sexism, misogyny and racism are rooted in the Met and in other forces and will continue to be so unless there is a complete cultural shift.
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