It is 3 years since the tragic deaths of 72 people at Grenfell Towers. This video Justice for Grenfell was produced by Edinburgh Trade Union Council, the FBU, UNITE and the Living Rent campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiYXW4cT8vM&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0JsCRIt7pVOzUjEYcqZQkEYjLWiyoRrVvxuoFDZLg2UZVuQmcjn8H5RD0 also see:- DEMOCRACY BURNS DOWN
ONE MAN’S TERRORIST
Connor Beaton reviews One Man’s Terrorist by Dan Finn. This first appeared in Red Pepper. ONE MAN’S TERRORIST – A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE IRA When the Irish government announced plans earlier this year to host a special commemorative event for members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) who were killed in the…
RACISM, CAPITALISM AND CLASS STRUGGLE
Thus article, written by Josefina L. Martinez, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, was first posted by Left Voice in the USA. RACISM, CAPITALISM AND CLASS STRUGGLE The anti-racist uprising in the United States over the brutal murder of George Floyd reopens a strategic question: How do we link the…
FANTASY FOOTBALL – THE IRISH LEFT AND FORMING A ‘LEFT GOVERNMENT’
This article, originally posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) looks at the attempts by People before Profit and RISE to form a ‘Left government’ in Ireland with Sinn Fein. FANTASY FOOTBALL – THE IRISH LEFT AND FORMING A ‘LEFT GOVERNMENT’ Recently People before Profit reopened talks with Sinn Fein about building an alternative…
CRISIS AND THE NEED FOR CONFLICT
Mike Macnair makes the case for seeing current political developments in the world as a move from neo-liberalism proper to nationalist rivalry. This is similar to the case Allan Armstrong has made on this blog about the switch from neo–liberal hegemony to Right populist ascendancy. CRISIS AND THE NEED FOR CONFLICT What we…
FIGHTING COVID19 – FROM A NURSE IN NEW YORK CITY
This article is about workers on the frontline of the Covid19 pandemic in the USA. It was written by Jillian Primiano, a New York City nurse. and was first posted by Left Voice. FROM ONE ESSENTIAL WORKER TO ANOTHER: DEMANDING SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS COULD SAVE MY LIFE The walk-outs, die-ins, and strikes…
BREXIT HASN’T GONE AWAY – THE VIEW FROM IRELAND
This article first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) highlights the continuing relevance of Brexit to the British ruling class national populist strategy to attack the working class, and to continued inability of the the British Labour leadership now under Sir Keith Starmer to counter this. BREXIT HASN’T GONE AWAY – A pandemic of repression is…
JOE BIDEN – RACIST AND SEXIST
We are posting these two articles which challenge those following Bernie Sanders in giving their support to Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate. The first article, by Daniel Lazare, takes up Biden’s appalling record of racism; the second by Tatiana Cozzarelli, his record of sexism. 1. THE BIDEN DISASTER – Daniel Lazare (https://daniellazare.com/about/) 2.…
THE DEFEAT OF THE SANDERS CAMPAIGN
This article explaining the politics and consequences of the defeat of Bernie Sanders’ bid to become the Democratic Party US presidential candidate was posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland). ________________ THE DEFEAT OF THE SANDERS CAMPAIGN The claim about history repeating itself is often thrown around loosely but in the case of Bernie…
CAPITALISM IS A VIRUS – VALUE CHAINS
Following our earlier posting, Capitalism and Health – Plus Ca Change, we are posting this edited article from Left Voice in the USA. CAPITALISM IS A VIRUS – VALUE CHAINS Belokamenka is a rural community in the Russian arctic with a permanent population of just 85 people. The locality is hundreds of miles…