The Arab Spring ten years on
Its lessons and legacy.
Rigged elections reflect imperialist consensus
The election of the Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi should have provoked international outrage. Marcus Halaby explains why the great
Strikes show Egypt’s revolution lives on
By Marcus Halaby A strike wave has forced the resignation of Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi and his cabinet,
Egypt: Counterrevolution consolidated?
By Tobias Hansen, Gruppe Arbeitermacht Three years after the fall of Mubarak, even the bourgeois media are asking whether anything
Revolution and Counterrevolution in the Arab world
In the first part of a two part article, Marcus Halaby examines the regional and international context of the Arab
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Egyptian coup demonstrates the need for a workers’ party
The mass movement that erupted onto the streets of Egypt’s cities on 30 June 2013 against the Muslim Brotherhood-led government
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Egypt after the military coup
The July 3 military coup in Egypt, launched by Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, seems to be faltering in
After Morsi: no support for generals and their stooges
The fireworks celebrating the “cold” military coup that overthrew elected President Mohamed Morsi, however understandable, will prove shortsighted – and
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The Arab Spring two years on
Marcus Halaby analyses the great – and as yet uncompleted – Arab revolutions of 2011, debunking a number of myths
Egypt: elections open road to counter-revolution
By Marcus Halaby The principal demand of the February 2011 protests that marked the beginning of Egypt’s revolution was for
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Why socialists shouldn't vote for the Muslim Brotherhood
After a heavily contested first round, the Egyptian presidential election came down to a run-off between two candidates, representing two
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The Arab Left: Paying the price for Stalinism
The Arab Spring of 2011 inspired millions around the world through its acts of heroism. But now the revolutions have
Egypt: counter-revolution in heartland of the Arab Spring poses new challenges
The victory of the Islamists in the parliamentary elections is a dangerous sign, warns Simon Hardy
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Egypt: The threat of counter-revolution grows as Islamists make gains
The magnificent Egyptian revolution is in danger of defeat, warns Dave Stockton
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Egyptian workers fight for their rights
Since the fall of Mubarak, workers have taken their chance to launch strikes and protests over both political issues and
Military trials and constitutional principles
The Egyptian army’s attack on unarmed Coptic demonstrators has not occurred in a vacuum. It takes place in the run-up
Egypt after the Maspero massacre
Violence against Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, about one-twentieth of its population, is not a new phenomenon. Hosni Mubarak’s regime, and
Protesters storm the Israeli embassy
Protests have mushroomed since Israel’s killing of five Egyptian soldiers in mid-August, when Israeli security forces breached Egyptian territory in
Mass strikes in Egypt can reignite the revolution
Massive strikes by workers have broken out across Egypt, reports Marcus Halaby. This opens up a new phase of the
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The Egyptian Revolution’s new upsurge
Marcus Halaby looks at how the growing strike wave, mass demonstrations in Tahrir square and Israeli embassy protests herald a