The following article by Olivia Wood and Reba Landers was first posted by Left Voice (USA). It outlines the a massive attack on the rights of trans people, especially trans youth in the USA THE UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON TRANS RIGHTS Over the past few years, lawmakers across the United States have proposed, and passed, swaths of bills…
Israelis enact more illegal collective punishment against Palestinians
The following two articles deal with the situation in Nablus and Huwara following attempts by Israeli settlers, backed by the Israeli Army and the Hard Right Israeli government to continue the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. The first written by Steve Topple was posted by The Canary. The second by the Dundee Nablus Twinning Association follows…
For a republican all-islands coalition (update)
In March 2022, Allan Armstrong announced the intention to write three reviews of books written in Ireland addressing the current political situation Socialists face there. The purpose in doing this has been to build the case for an all-islands, republican internationalist coalition to challenge the UK state and its imperial allies. These have now been…
Berlin’s repeat elections: racist campaign pushes the city to the Right
The following article written by Nathaniel Flakin was first posted by of Left Voice (USA). Last Sunday, the conservative party won the most votes in Berlin’s local elections. It remains unclear who will be the city’s next mayor. It outlines the reasons why Berlin moved Right in the local elections, and also explaine the role of…
Declarations of Love: review by Mary McGregor
Mary McGregor reviews Declarations of Love, poems of Jim Aitken, with drawings by Martin Gollan. Thos book is published by Culture Matters. DECLARATIONS OF LOVE Jim Aitken is truly a people’s poet. No allusions so obscure that you need volumes of classical texts to decipher. No pretensions of language so convoluted that you need a…
The strange rebirth of Stalinism
The following article by Colm Breathnach was first posted by the Irish Independent Left. It draws our attention to the strange revival of Stalinism and how it can act as a conduit to the Hard Right. THE STRANGE REBIRTH OF STALINISM If you were suddenly transported from the aftermath of the fall of ‘communism’ in…
Earthquake in Turkey: the state versus the people
The following article by Sarah Glynn first appeared in bella caledonia. It ends with a financial appeal to an organisation which can get aid through to the people, despite the Turkish government’s attempt to use the earthquake to crush the opposition. EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY: THE STATE VERSUS THE PEOPLE What do you do when you…
Scrap plans to give cops more power, say women as David Carrick jailed for life
The following article written by Anita Mureithi was firs posted by openDemocracy. A Met officer has been locked up for dozens of rapes. Yet Suella Braverman’s priority is clamping down on protesters SCRAP PLANS TO GIVE COPS MORE POWER, SAY WOMEN AS DAVID CARICK IS JAILED FOR LIFE “Mark Rowley [the Metropolitan Police commissioner] is…
Revealed: Russian oligarch dodged sanctions over Mayfair mansion
Boris Johnson making a big noise about supporting Ukraine, in its struggle against the Russian imperial invasion, provides a useful cover for the Tories’ and City of London’s continued links with corrupt Russian oligarchs, with strong links to the Putin regime. Indeed not a few on the Hard and Far Right admire Putin’s regime. The…
The rise of the proto-fascist Right highlights the crisis of the whole system
The following article written by Ezra Brain was first first posted by Left Voice (USA). It shows that the recent fight over Kevin McCarthy’s becoming Speaker of the House reveals how divided and polarized the Republican Party is. Out of this crisis, a proto-fascist wing of the Republican Party has emerged, strengthened and empowered after…