In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
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Remember sanctuary-seeking women on Lesbian Visibility Day
It’s nothing short of monstrous that women come to Britain hoping for safety and dignity, only to be treated like second-class citizens by the state, writes CLAIRE L HEUCHAN
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners co-founder MIKE JACKSON talks to Matt Kerr about the enduring power of Pride, protest and trade unionism
Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
ANOTHER Lesbian Visibility Day is upon us. And — at risk of having my L-card revoked — I have to confess that my feelings about this day, this week, are mixed.
On one hand it’s encouraging that lesbian visibility is being explicitly championed. For centuries we’ve been erased from history, the romantic connections between women denied by institutions and suppressed by embarrassed family members.
For example, Emily Dickinson once wrote: “Susie… come home … and be my own again, and kiss me as you used to … I hope for you so much, and feel so eager for you … that the expectation makes me feel hot and feverish, and my heart beats so fast.” And historians tried to tell us that the poet was merely friends with Susan Gilbert. Just two gals being totally straight pals.
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