The following article is a review of the 2022 achievements of the Social Movement (sotsialniy rukh) in the struggle for a free and just Ukraine. It was posted by Anti-Capitalist Resistance. SOCIAL MOVEMENT (UKRAINE) – LOOKING BACK AT 2002 The year 2022 opened a new tragic page in the history of Ukraine and the world.…
Ukraine: Voices of Resistance and Solidarity
UKRAINE: VOICES OF RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY Lighthouse Books, 43-5 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB Saturday, 21st January, 7.00 – 8.00 pm. Speakers – Chris Ford, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign and co-editor of the book Taras Fedirko, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, Edinburgh https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/ukraine-voices-of-resistance-and-solidarity The world is becoming an ever more violent and oppressive place. Competing imperialisms, some…
Turkey is bombing Kobanê
The following article, written by Sarah Glynn, first posted by bella caledonia, continues her reporting of Turkish state brutality towards the Kurds. The Kurds’ plight is ignored by all the main imperial contenders, as they hypocritically and opportunistically opt to back those nations and peoples oppressed by their adversaries. At the same time they try…
Are circumstances now aligned for possible war in the Middle East?
We are posting the following article by Paul Rogers which was posted by openDemocracy. It examines the possibility of a new war breaking out in the Middle East, adding further to the inter-imperial tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan. ARE CIRCUMSTANCES NOW ALIGNED FOR POSSIBLE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST? With instability in Iran, a right-wing…
Turkey and chemical weapons: the accusation no one wants to investigate
This article by Sarah Glynn was first posted on bella caledonia. It describes the use of chemical weapons on Kurds living in northern Iraq by Erdogan’s repressive Turkish regime. The Russian imperial invasion of Ukraine is being used by the USA to cover up its imperial crimes and those of its allies, Israel in Palestine…
Edinburgh marches against COP27
The following article on the COP27 Coalition march, organised to coincide withe world wide protest against the COP27 leaders and corporate capitals’s continued attempts to greenwash their activities, was written by Stephen Topple and first posted by The Canary. EDINBURGH MARCHES AGAINST COP27 Several thousand people marched through Edinburgh on Saturday 12 November. This was…
The US is no ally of the Left – in Ukraine or anywhere
Nearly all wars lead to sections of the Left retreating and sacrificing basic principles. We have seen this with Paul Mason and now Anthony Barnett, in giving their support to NATO. Yanis Varoufakis, who fully supports Ukrainian resistance against Putin’s Russian imperialism, replies to Barnett. This letter was first posted by openDemocracy. THE US…
EL&SD coverage of republicanism
The Republican Communist Network and the Republican Communist Forum have been at the centre of the campaign to build support for republicanism in Scotland. This has involved upholding republicanism as the sovereignty of the people against the UK’s sovereignty of the Crown-in-Westminster. We have criticised those who limit republicanism to anti-monarchism, which can provide cover…
Ukrainian coal miners defy national protest ban to go on strike
The following article, written by Kateryna Semchuk and Thomas Rowley, highlight’s Ukrainian coalminers continued preparedness to organise in defiance of the Ukrainian state. This was first posted by openDemocracy. Miners and management at a state-owned coal operation in western Ukraine have called a strike over what they say is an attempt to seize control of…
Protests throughout the Global South signal international opposition to austerity
The following article written by Sam Carliner outlined the growing worldwide resistance to austerity. It was first posted by Left Voice (USA). Sri Lanka It has now been two months since tens of thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace and toppled the country’s president in a powerful rejection of price hikes on food and fuel.…