Is this the long-overdue Iraqi Spring?
Iraq is once again the scene of massive protests. In the capital and in southern cities thousands-strong demonstrations have been […]
Democratic contest heats up
Millions of Americans hoping to evict Donald Trump from the White House have turned to the Democratic Party’s contest to
Workers step up resistance to Macron, but left continues to stagnate
Paris – a prolonged strike in Accident and Emergency departments throughout the country, a successful strike on the Paris metro on September 13, with an indefinite stoppage forecast for December, a national day of action on 24 September by the CGT: this accumulation of actions shows that there is a growing polarisation in French society and that the working class is again taking the road of resistance against the attacks of President Emmanuel Macron
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Haitians step up protests against corruption and poverty
After 18 months of on-off protests against president Jovenal Moise, tens of thousands of Haitians have stepped up the movement calling on him to step down, with weekly protests, barricades and clashes with government forces that have left dozens killed and wounded hundreds more
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Haiti’s Black Jacobins
On 1 January 1804, Jean-Jaques Dessalines declared the independence and sovereignty of Haiti as the second republic in the Americas and the first country to abolish slavery.
CLR James: From Trotskyism to Pan-Africanism
Over 80 years ago, CLR James’ remarkable work, The Black Jacobins was published in London. Its author openly intended his
US imperialism abandons Kurdish allies to Turkish invasion
Donald Trump has just signaled a dramatic shift in US policy in northern Syria, betraying his erstwhile allies the Syrian
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Labour: the fight for free movement starts now
At Labour Party conference in Brighton, the internationalist Left scored a significant victory on conference floor with the passage of
Israeli election shatters illusion of two-state solution
Benjamin Netanyahu called the 17 September Knesset election in the hope that it would give him the majority he needed
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Postal workers declare war on Royal Mail bosses
Company being restructured to destroy the public service and jobs
GM strike: permanent contracts for all!
Car workers in the US are entering their fourth week of all-out strike action as we go to press. The
Review: Superior The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini
Tom Sherwood reviews Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini
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The global war on migrants
With the Brexit deadline looming and the debate around free movement of European Union nationals reaching its xenophobic zenith, the
Tens of thousands join Jammu Kashmir Liberation front march
Since October 3, more than 30,000 people have joined the Azadi (Freedom) March in Kashmir. The protest is organised by
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Why are postal bosses picking this fight?
Rico Back is pushing a five-year plan called “Journey 2024”, to build Royal Mail Group into a multinational parcel giant.
Approaching the Brexit endgame
As we go to press, the Punch and Judy show of Boris Johnson’s Brexit negotiations is moving into its final
Domestic violence is the biggest killer of women
The United Nations has reported that domestic violence is the biggest killer of women across the world. The report looks at data from 2017, during which time 87,000 women were murdered and 58% of them by their partner or a family member.
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F is for Fascism
In all its forms there is only one answer to fascism. Mass working class action, at the earliest opportunity, to physically and morally smash the fascist organisations.