The John Maclean Centenary Concert

The following article was written by Jim Aitken and was first posted by Culture Matters. It spotlights the exceptional concert held as part of Celtic Connections in Glasgow’s Concert  Hall. THE JOHN MACLEAN CENTENARY CONCERT Celtic Connections put on a wonderful concert recently, in memory of Scotland’s great Marxist revolutionary, John Maclean (1879 -1923). Glasgow’s magnificent…

To breathe the air of peace – review of Gerda Stevenson’s ‘Tomorrow’s Feast’

Jim Aitken has written this review of Tomorrow’s Feast by Gerda Stevenson which was first posted by Culture Matters. Tomorrow’s Feast is Gerda’s most recent book of poetry, written in English, Lallans and a short item in Gaelic. TO BREATHE THE AIR OF PEACE Tomorrow’s Feast by Gerda Stevenson is her third poetry collection. It is…

Anti-imperialist politics must be consistent, from Gaza to Taiwan

The following article by Gerry Hassan was first posted on his blog and then reposted by the National. We were unable to get through to Gerry, so we asked Laura Webster, the editor of the National, who gave her permission for us to repost. Gerry’s article makes a significant contribution to challenging the Campist politics…

This van provides a lifeline service to Ukrainians. Could it be under threat?

This article by Kataryna Farbar was first posted by openDemocracy. Kataryna argues that Ukraine’s mobile postal service braves shelling to deliver packages and pensions. But privatisation could be afoot. THIS VAN PROVIDES A LIFELINE SERVICE TO UKRAINIANS. COULD IT BE UNDER THREAT?   As soon as the Ukrposhta van stops in the centre of Kryva…

Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people

The following letter of solidarity from the Ukrainian people to the Palestinian people was first published in the Ukrainian socialist journal, commons. Its arguments reinforces the view that there can be no solution to the oppressed peoples through imperialist deals UKRAINIAN LETTER OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE We, Ukrainian researchers, artists, political and trade…

EL&SD Coverage – Looking at the world through non-campist lenses

Many on the Left still view the world through lenses dating from when the US was the all-dominant global power. Countering this was the USSR, which assisted many national liberation struggles (although some could abandoned if it better fitted USSR state needs).  The USSR  was viewed to be superior to the USA because of its…

Why Ukrainians should support Palestinians

The following article by Dara Saburova was first posted by openDemocracy. It argues against those Campists  who try to align movements for self-determination with one imperialist power or another. What is required is an internationalism from below approach which supports the peoples of Palestine and Ukraine, willing both to challenge imperialist attempts to subordinate these…

Turkey is trying to bomb Rojava out of existence

This article by Sarah Glynn was first posted by bella caledonia. It shows how Erdogan’s Turkish supremacist state  is attacking liberated Rojava in Syrian Kurdistan. Meanwhile  Israel, like many other repressive states, has its planned its own brutal clampdown in the West Bank, contributing to Hamas escalated response  in Gaza and. Israel has also  provided…

Nagorno-Karabakh: Israeli weapons industry’s bottom line, ethnic cleansing

Taking advantage of Putin’s Russian imperialist attack on Ukraine, Azerbaijan has ethnically cleansed the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. As this article from the liberal Israeli paper Haaretz shows, Isreal has provided much of the arms to Azerbaijan to launch this attack. There is little likelihood of the Israeli government taking up Hareertz’s demands to provide…

Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Scotland) and solidarity with GMB workers at Beith

The following article was first posted by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Scotland). UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN (SCOTLAND) AND SOLIDARITY WITH GMB WORKERS AT BEITH On Monday, September 18th, the UCS(S) supported a rally called by the GMB union at the DS Munitions Beith in North Ayrshire in support of the 70 GMB workers on strike against…