Features
An imperial adventure set to continue
The growing intervention in Syrian internal affairs demonstrates the West's blatant attempt to rally reactionary Arab forces in support of its continued domination of the region, says George Galloway
Martin Rowson
Friday 20 January 2012
Editorial
Abbott tells it like it is
Thursday 05 January 2012
Politicians must always be ready to apologise for comments that give offence, but the furore whipped up over Diane Abbott's "white people love playing divide and rule" tweet is beyond belief.
The scourge of racism
Wednesday 04 January 2012
The sentencing of Gary Dobson and David Norris for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence nearly 19 years ago is a tribute to the tenacity of his parents to obtain belated justice for their son.
Beveridge distorted
Tuesday 03 January 2012
Liam Byrne's insistence on Labour overseeing a "radical" rethink of the welfare state for the 21st century indicates that new Labour retains a grip on the parliamentary Labour party.
First foot forward for 2012
Friday 30 December 2011
New Year greetings to all Morning Star readers for 2012, with the hope that united working-class resistance will derail the government attack on our living standards.
The nightwear can stay sealed
Friday 30 December 2011
Ed Miliband's had a bumpy ride since his election - with union backing - as Labour leader ahead of his waspish Blairite brother David.
Castor oil and rhubarb
Tuesday 27 December 2011
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) prediction that Britain risks returning to recession in 2012 is, if anything, unduly cautious.
No meddling with the North
Sunday 25 December 2011
The death of Kim Jong-Il, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has brought forth sneers and jeers from all the usual quarters.
The march to another war
Thursday 22 December 2011
Is our war-addicted government craving another hit already? Barely two months after Muammar Gadaffi's bloodied corpse was paraded on the internet and mere days after the Iraq war was declared over - officially, at least - our ministers are banging the drum for another round of bombing.
The Lib Dem irrelevance
Wednesday 21 December 2011
Ed Balls ought to set his political sights a little higher than hoping that the Liberal Democrats will tire of bearing the brunt of public hatred and sign up into a Labour-led coalition.