History & Anniversaries
History: Lessons from the anti-Vietnam war movement
Thirty years ago in Vietnam, the US government was defeated for the first time in a major war.
Articles by Tony Wilsdon and Philip Locker, US
New Zealand
New Zealand: False Left hope: The rise and fall of the Alliance
The New Zealand general elections in July 2002 saw many unprecedented changes in voting patterns. The Labour Party was, with a small rise in support, able to remain in power by forming a new coalition […]
USA
US: Impending war on Iraq. Will Bush launch a war on Iraq?
A THOUSAND people polled by The History Channel named the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon a year ago on 11 September as "the most memorable event in world history". This is […]
USA
US: Stop the Bush war machine
WILL THE United States go to war against Iraq? Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld appear determined to bring about a ‘regime change’ through a pre-emptive strike. They undoubtedly have the military power to destroy Saddam’s regime. […]
South Africa
South Africa: Powell’s humiliation closes Earth Summit Fiasco
The last day of the Earth Summit completed the humiliation of the ANC government in what it had hoped would be its finest hour. ‘Civil society’ delegates walked out in disgust, Colin Powell was shouted down […]
South Africa
South Africa: Johannesburg Earth Summit
ANC government harassment and sabotage cannot stop 30,000 marching. On Saturday 31 August, anti-globalisation activists were joined by thousands of workers, the unemployed and landless, who marched from the poor township of Alexandra outside Johannesburg […]
History & Anniversaries
History: James Connolly voted onto 100 “Greatest” people
James Connolly (1868-1916), the Irish socialist revolutionary, Marxist thinker and working class martyr, has been included amongst ’100 Greatest Britons’ in a BBC online poll, the results of which were published recently.
Theory & Marxism
Theory: Socialism – the alternative
Our society has an obscene gulf between rich and poor. The private assets of the 200 richest people are more than the combined incomes of the poorest 2.4 billion people – almost half the world’s […]
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Trade Union leader in jail
Four activists from the Karaganda Confederation of Free Trade Unions in Kazakhstan are currently under arrest and are facing serious charges. This is a continuation of the type of repression doled out to worker activists […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Historic visit to Jaffna
From August 14-19, a delegation of comrades from the United Socialist Party (USP) of Sri Lanka made an historic visit to Jaffna via Vavuniya. This follows a recent ceasefire between LTTE (Tamil Tigers) forces, fighting […]