Trump’s escalation against Venezuela is about more than oil, it is about regaining control over the ‘natural’ zone of influence of the United States at a moment where its hegemony is slipping, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
Modern Cuba: economic reform and opening-up meets grassroots democracy
In the second half of his report, ROBERT GRIFFITHS looks at the newly increased role of trade and investment and the enduring socialist character of Cuba’s international relations, social model, attitude to religion, trade unions and elections
Xi Jinping meets Miguel Diaz
Evidence suggests Lammy’s proposals would come at a high cost: reduced fairness, diminished trust and greater racial inequality in the criminal justice system, argue TARA LAI QUINLAN and KATHARINA KARCHER
From the workhouses of the 1840s to today’s market capitalism, A Christmas Carol remains a sharp critique of charity rationed by class, says KEITH FLETT
The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The new plan sets out an uncompromising bid for global dominance, casting even allies as obstacles to be subdued, writes DIANE ABBOTT
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
MY visit to Cuba in November 2022 began with discussions with Juan Carlos Marsan, Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) central committee member and deputy head of the party’s international department, together with Belkys Lay Rodriguez of its European section.
Both were eager to express their appreciation of the solidarity their country receives from dedicated campaigning bodies, trade unions, the Morning Star and the Communist Party in Britain.
They were greatly encouraged on November 3 2022 by the vote of the UN general assembly — for the 30th year in a row — against the “economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the US” on Cuba. Only two countries supported the blockade, the US and Israel, and two abstained: Brazil — led then by Jair Bolsonaro — and Ukraine, that lighthouse for liberty where all opposition parties are banned and trade union rights suppressed.
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