The recent atrocity in Afghanistan is just the latest in a long list of crimes, reports Sally Turner
Marc Lasalle and Dave Stockton reports on the crisis in the NPA as it heads for the presidential elections
Sussex University AROUND 80 people came to a meeting organised by the New Left Initiative at Sussex university in early March to discuss he threat of war with Iran. Kamran Matin a lecturer in Middle Eastern studies spoke about how any threat of war or an actual conflict would only strengthen the regime and help […]
Martin Suchanek reports on the recent meeting of League members in South Asia OVER THE last decade the Asian continent has moved into the centre of world politics and economies. We witness not only continuous wars and barbaric imperialist occupations like in Afghanistan, we also saw the emergence of new imperialist power – China. It is […]
MARK FISHER in Capitalist Realism accuses the left and the unions today of limiting themselves to opposing Tory “change” rather than themselves posing a positive alternative. In the case of the NHS most people regard it as already socialist, as not in need of any alternative. In the enemy camp the Adam Smith Institute calls […]
The NHS is staring into the abyss of privatisation, writes Mark Booth. Now we need a national campaign to save it
Dan Edwards and KD Tait from Revolution investigate the facts behind the popular Kony2012 campaign and find a sinister organisation with questionable goals
International women’s day needs to be put back on the map as a rallying point for women’s liberation around the world, writes Joana Ramiro
Electricians across the country are celebrating their victory against the corrupt bosses of Balfour Beatty. The company was trying to force its workers to sign up to new contracts (BESNA) where they’d get less pay and worse conditions. But electricians and building workers weren’t going to take it lying down. After months of protests, occupations, and […]
After what can only be described as a Twitter tornado, Tesco has said that the Job Centre Plus advert for an unpaid job at one of their supermarkets was an “IT error”. The storm kicked off shortly afterwards as social media users barraged the company’s Facebook page and Twitter hashtag with angry comments. Several users […]
On 25 January 28 activists from different campaigns and leftwing groups met in Leeds and after discussions agreed to set up an anti-capitalist alternative. Activists from Leeds Against the Cuts, Keep Our NHS Public, Occupy Leeds, Coalition of Resistance, Workers Power, and the youth organisation Revolution were present along with independents. There was a good […]
Do we need a new anticapitalist left? How can we link ideas to action – what can of tactics and strategy do we need to move beyond capitalism? Around 40 students at Sussex University came together on Wednesday 1 February to discuss these questions and to launch a new project. The meeting was called as […]
Mark Booth student nurse at Kings asks why, in the face of massive opposition, more is not being done to stop the government’s privatisation of the NHS?
Joy Macready reports on the recent government set backs and how we can get more of them
AN ISRAELI military strike against Iran in 2012 are now considered more and more certain by international commentators. Israel war drums beat louder by the day. And in an election year neither US party is likely to exert any restraint against their closest ally.
2011 was a remarkable year for protest movements, mass uprisings, general strikes – and revolutions.Millions of young people and workers across the world have taken to the streets and workers have taken strike action in the fight for more control over their lives. No wonder Time magazine made ‘the protester’ its Person of the Year […]
Ed Ball’s announcement, rapidly endorsed by Ed Miliband, that a future Labour government would not promise to reverse a single cut and supports a pay freeze on public sector workers has caused outrage amongst Labour’s working class base.
The Labour left will find it very hard to beat back the right wing turn, argues Simon Hardy THE LABOUR Left, aka John McDonnell MP, was outraged by the new turn. The left union leaders from non–Labour affiliated unions; Bob Crow and Mark Serwotka,have denounced Balls and Miliband in even sharper terms. But, again, there is no political […]
The move to the right is shaking the link between Labour and the unions, argues
The electricians dispute is continuing, writes Joy Macready, and the sparks have Balfour Beatty in their sights
THE UK is facing a double dip recession, the first since 1975, according to recent economic data, writes Simon Hardy
Marcus Halaby reports on the latest developments in the Syrian revolution as international monitors send back their reports
Dave Stockton DESPITE MASSIVE mobilisations in Tahrir Square and other city centres in November and December, Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) still maintains its illegitimate rule. The focus of the popular upsurge was to force SCAF to withdraw from power and hand over to a genuinely independent civilian government. The generals, however, […]
Millions of people in Nigeria took action against the government’s cut in fuel subsidies, writes Dave Stockton, but the union leaders have betrayed them
After nearly 20 years two murderers have been convicted of a racist killing. Why did justice take so long, and have things really changed?
Ron Paul, standing to the be the Republicans presidential candidate, has some support on the left because he is antiwar and anti–bank bailout. Mike Wilhelm examines his actual political message
Mass protests have broken out in Hungary against antidemocratic laws, writes Tobi Hanse Late at night on 2 January, tens of thousands demonstrated against Hungary’s new constitution in front of the Budapest Opera, where prime minister Victor Orban and his cabinet was celebrating its coming into force. With its two-thirds majority, the ruling Fidesz party […]
Martin Suchanek reports on the latest attack on Italian workers by the new government
JANUARY HAS seen days of mass militant action against the government, as thousands of people took to the streets across Romania to protest against austerity and corruption. Clashes in many cities have seen police attack protesters with tear gas and batons.
AN ‘INTERNET blackout’ on 18 January by industry giants including Wikipedia and Google succeeded in blocking attempts to pass new laws against ‘internet piracy’ through the US congress.