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Money myths that make most poorer
CHRIS MENON challenges some of the popular misconceptions which disguise how the economy is run in the interests of a tiny minority
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
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
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
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
THERE are many money myths that are used as intellectual cover to maintain a financial system that benefits an elite at the expense of the majority.
These orthodoxies are repeated ad nauseam in most mainstream media and are rarely questioned in public discourse. Here are three:
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