The Ohio train disaster is on Biden’s hands

This article on the Ohio train disaster was written by B.A. Daurelle and Lee Palmer and was first posted by Left Voice (USA). It addresses the kind of environmental disasters which are inevitable when workers voices’ are suppressed and ‘health and safety’ are left  to the corporations backed by their state, in this case Norfolk…

Is Russia Irredeemable?

This posting consists of two articles. The first is written by Ukrainian-Canadian socialist, John-Paul Himka, argues that there are still possibilities for democratic development in Russia. This article was first posted by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. The second by Peter Arkell describes a Russian emigre organised demonstration in London in support of Ukraine. It was…

The unprecedented attack on trans rights

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…

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…

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…