SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
Marxism is at the core of today’s political debate
As capitalism increasingly paints itself into a corner the once-derided ideas of Karl Marx acquire a contemporary relevance, writes MEIRIAN JUMP
Karl Marx’s bust by Laurence Bradshaw
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Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE says Trump’s ceaseless belligerence is a desperate effort to prevent the emergence of a multilateral world
Don’t dismiss Lebanon as a side theatre of this war, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN — there are signs Israel has expansion in mind, and it has demonstrated its willingness to expel and kill whole populations
The media present Starmer as staying out of Trump’s war — but we’re already deeply involved in a conflict that sees the US and Israel kill civilians on a huge scale, argues IAN SINCLAIR
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports on this week’s conference unveiling the findings of the Gaza Tribunal established by Jeremy Corbyn
CHRISTOPHE IMMER of the Morning Star’s German sister paper Junge Welt reports on a Berlin conference on the politics of art and the legacy of Marxist critic Hans Hess
TOMORROW, an atmosphere of celebration will infuse the annual Oration at Karl Marx’s grave. 2018 marks 200 years since the birth of the revolutionary philosopher.
The bust by sculptor Laurence Bradshaw at Highgate Cemetery has been the site of a yearly assembly for over 70 years. Organisers expect large numbers at the ceremony this bicentenary year.
The Cuban ambassador, Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, will deliver the oration. She will examine the diverse ways Marxism has impacted both thought and action in recent history, with particular reference to Latin America.
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