Stand with Ukraine: TUC backs their right to resist Russian aggression

The following article was written by Fred Leplat and was first posted by anti* capitalist resistance. This article explores the debates around the TUC’s resolution and argues for an independent working-class anti-war movement. STAND WITH UKRAINE: TUC BACKS THEIR RIGHT TO RESIST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION The TUC congress on 12 September adopted overwhelmingly a motion in solidarity with…

A Palestinian view of Ukraine

The following interview between Fred Leplat and  Adeeb Shaheen, a Palestinian who worked in Ukraine at the time of Putin’s invasion was first posted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance.As someone who has experienced life under military occupation, he draws parallels between Israel’s actions in Palestine and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking to the suffering of civilians under…

EU imports of Russian gas soar 40% since invasion of Ukraine

The following article by Hannah Sharland was first posted by  The Canary. It highlights the EU’s hypocrisy in claiming to fully support Ukraine in the war against Russian imperialism. EU IMPORTS OF RUSSIAN GAS SOAR 40% SINCE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE New research has revealed that the European Union (EU) has raised its imports of Russian liquified…

Life imprisonment from the age of 14 – a Turkish show trial

The following article, written by Sarah Glynn, was first posted by bella caledonia. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FROM THE AGE OF 14 – A TURKISH SHOW TRIAL Nobody seriously doubts Mazlum İçli’s innocence. He was 140 km away when the murders took place, as has been proved through many different forms of evidence. But the state needed…

James Connolly and Ukraine

The following article by Conor Costick was first posted by Ukraine Solidarity (Europe). It provides a critique of a section of the Irish  Left organised by the Socialist Workers Movement through their front organisation  People before Profit. They distort Connolly’s attitude towards winning wider support for Irish self-determination  in the lead-up to and during the…

The unbearable manicheanism of the “anti-imperialist” left

This article, written by Willam I. Robinson was first posted by anti*capitalist  resistance. It critically examines the contradictory logic and regressive politics of the contemporary “anti-imperialist” left that opposes capitalist exploitation by the West but turns a blind eye to repression by non-Western states opposed to Washington. Manicheanism is  an ancient philosophy that interprets the…

Coup in Niger shows France’s imperialist decline

This article by Claudia Cinatti, first posted by Left Voice (USA) looks at recent political developments in Niger, and criticises those who take a campist approach. COUP IN NIGER SHOWS FRANCE’S IMPERIALIST DECLINE The coup d’état in Niger has opened an explosive situation in Africa with international ramifications. On July 26, a few days before…

Ban cluster bombs – Ukraine is no exception

The following article by Fed Leplat was first posted by of anti-capitalist resistance. It argues for the need of the Ukraine Solidarity  Campaign to oppose Biden’s and Zelensky’s support for the use of cluster bombs agains Putin’s Russian imperial occupying forces in Ukraine, with the potential humanitarian risks posed by these internationally condemned weapons.. BAN…

Ukrainian Rail Union (VPZU) backs ASLEF strike

We are reposting this article, first published by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, in which the Ukrainian Rail Union  (VPZU) offers solidarity to ASLEF workers. UKRAINIAN RAIL UNION (VPZU) BACKS ASLEF STRIKE VPZU states we are ready for solidarity actions in support of your courageous fight! The Free Trade Union of Railway Workers of Ukraine (VPZU) has…

From Ukraine to Palestine: the poisons of denialism

The following article, written by David Finkel, an editor of Against the Current and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace – Detroit chapter and the Ukraine Solidarity Network. It was was first posted by Against the Current. The article makes a powerful case against the politics of Campism. FROM PALESTINE TO UKRAINE  – THE POISONS OF DENIALISM…