City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Friday 12th Jul 2024 Liverpool’s elite Athenaeum asked to confront its slave trade past Behind a progressive historical facade, this prestigious institution is partly built on the wealth of slave traders, writes LAURENCE WESTGAPH, calling for the private members club to engage with its history honestly
Friday 12th Jul 2024 French left surges as Macron’s neoliberal centre crumbles The Melenchon-led NFP coalition now holds most Assembly seats, challenging the president’s anti-worker agenda — the far-right threat remains, but the path to progressive government is now open, writes DENNIS BROE
Friday 12th Jul 2024 A century of cultural exchange: SCRSS marks 100 years From EM Forster to the Soviet War Memorial, the society has fostered British-Russian understanding through turbulent times. Its legacy remains vital today, writes JANE ROSEN
Friday 12th Jul 2024 Starmer’s housing pipe dream: a gift to fat-cat developers Taylor Wimpey’s eye-watering profits expose Labour’s ‘affordable homes’ plan as a joke. Cushy incentives for private sharks won’t build houses – just bigger exec bonuses, warns SOLOMON HUGHES
Thursday 11th Jul 2024 A troubled land: Britain and the 2024 election PETER KENWORTHY on the Tory wipeout, Labour landslide and the changing character of British politics
Friday 12th Jul 2024 ‘By God, we need Labour to deliver’: ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to the Morning Star on Gala day The Durham Miners' Association leader speaks to Ben Chacko about the election result and the far-right menace that can only be defeated by fixing broken Britain
Thursday 11th Jul 2024 Farewell to a generation of Caribbean pioneers As the last of his family’s Windrush elders pass away, ROGER McKENZIE reflects on migration, courage and the ongoing struggle against racism in Britain, from the Rwanda plan to ‘stop the boats’
Thursday 11th Jul 2024 Jane McAlevey, union firebrand and organising visionary, dies at 59 Through her writing and teaching, her relentless focus on workers' power and high participation strategies transformed labour movements worldwide, write JON HEGERTY, JANE HOLGATE and JOHN PAGE
Thursday 11th Jul 2024 The reality of Iran’s sham election As a new president takes office amid a suspiciously low turnout, the regime’s grip on power grows ever more tenuous as the crises and rebellions become more regular, writes JAMSHID AHMADI
Thursday 11th Jul 2024 Labour’s hollow triumph and Britain’s democratic decay As Starmer claims Downing Street with a whimper, not a roar, his party’s dwindling membership and anaemic vote share lay bare the crisis of representation, writes PETER KENWORTHY in the last of his four-part series on the election
