STEPHEN ARNELL on how US power politics is seeping into British broadcasting
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‘Free love’ or ‘family values’ — is there a Marxist view?
Behind the smoke clouds over Beirut lies a radical vision of a “Greater Israel.” The tactics from Gaza are now being deployed to depopulate south Lebanon, clearing the way for a permanent occupation and the reshaping of the Middle East, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Italians reject controversial judiciary reforms in a referendum that boosts the left, reports NICK WRIGHT
At this year’s TUC Young Workers Conference, delegates shared strategies, launched new initiatives and strengthened networks—laying the groundwork for a revitalised and more inclusive union movement, says FRASER McGUIRE
RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO analyse how the US has consistently negotiated in bad faith to secure the element of surprise in military attack
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
The short answer is — there isn’t one.
Socialists have been known to argue at length about “the family” as well as every other social institution.
But Marxists don’t have a collective “position” on people’s personal relationships or domestic arrangements, as long as they are entered into freely, don’t involve violence, coercion, corruption, exploitation or greed, and don’t damage anyone else.
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ROS SITWELL reports from the Morning Star conference on ‘Race, Sex and Class Liberation’ last weekend