Month: August 2013

No to imperialist intervention!

Report from the Trade Union commission

"The movie’s meant to be an allegory for class warfare." – Neill Blomkamp, director

But fails to explain widespread conspiracy of silence

On August 16, the anniversary of the police massacre of striking workers at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, over 5000 mineworkers gathered on ‘the mountain’ where their comrades had been shot down one year […]

Further burden on working class and young people

In an unprecedented move, the 30,000 strong Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Minnesota State Council endorsed Socialist Alternative candidate Ty Moore for Minneapolis City Council.

Abolish the Prawer-Begin plan! Stop racist discrimination

35%, over 44,000 votes – Kshama Sawant’s stunning result in Seattle primary

On 21 August 1940 Leon Trotsky, the Marxist thinker and fighter, and co-leader of the Russian Revolution, along with Lenin, was murdered by one of Stalin’s agents.

Need to build an independent workers’ movement to confront terror, sectarianism and poverty

For a tiny few at the top Britain is really booming…

Increasing sectarianism threatens revolution’s future – Workers’ independent action urgently needed

Both capitalists and working class prepare for unforeseen turmoil

Without the Israeli government being willing to grant this basic right of self-determination, the talks will remain a charade.

Rajoy and Cameron governments distract attention from domestic crisis with new flaring up of tensions over Gibraltar

United Socialist Party makes election challenge

Socialist campaign is gaining support and momentum over Democrat’s challengers

Trade unions need to actively combat sectarian threats and attacks, in the workplaces and in the communities

Fragile governments will be rocked by mass movements of workers and poor

Seattle Gives Green Light to Oust Richard Conlin from City Hall

Workers, Communities and trade unionists unify their struggle

An independent, working class leadership needed. It is two and a half years ago when the ‘Arab Spring’ began – a series of events which have radically transformed the Middle East, reported Serge Jordan introducing the […]

The UGTT and the Popular Front must provide a strategy to finish with capitalism – no agreement with forces of the old regime! Towards a revolutionary socialist government of the workers, the youth, the unemployed […]

Labor’s revival is as a rejection of both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, not a welcome embrace of Kevin Rudd

… but capitalism sets the agenda

For mass struggle from below, major protests, strike action, marches on checkpoints – “This is what I think is absolutely needed now.”

Ed Miliband’s decision to rush through the end of trade union bloc affiliation to the Labour Party at a special conference next spring has all the symbolism of Tony Blair’s ’Clause Four moment’ in 1995.

2013 has seen a continuation unrelenting assault on women’s rights

Anti-foreclosure group Stand Against Foreclosures and Evictions (SAFE), Seattle Socialist Alternative, City Council candidate Kshama Sawant, and other allies gathered to peacefully resist an eviction.

The socialist alternative to a continent in crisis

“A strong SAV strengthens the left in DIE LINKE”

Interests of energy giant ENI over-ride democracy and party policies