Author Archives: Independent Socialist Group

Black History Month

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Who was Malcolm X? "By any means necessary" – Malcolm X’s expression of militant civil rights – is known worldwide by young people fighting against racism. In the 1950s and 60s, black workers in the US southern states roseContinue reading “Black History Month”

Algeria: War of independence 1954-1962

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Colonialism, national liberation and revolutionary struggle Fifty years ago, in 1962, the ‘Algerian war’, one of the longest and bloodiest anti-colonial conflicts, ended with the victory of the Algerian fighters against French imperialism. Algeria had been under French colonialContinue reading “Algeria: War of independence 1954-1962”

Chile: Anniversary of “the other 9/11”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Contradictions of history being unravelled amid mass struggles of today Today is the 39th anniversary of “the other 9/11” – the brutal coup in Chile led by Augosto Pinochet, backed by US imperialism which overturned the democratically elected governmentContinue reading “Chile: Anniversary of “the other 9/11””

UN: Arms Trade Treaty negotiations expose hypocrisy of industry

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. After a month of negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations in New York, the discussions came to an ignominious end last Friday when, first the United States and then Russia and China, pulled the plugContinue reading “UN: Arms Trade Treaty negotiations expose hypocrisy of industry”

World economy: £13 trillion hidden from tax by super-rich

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Take the wealth off the 1%! A sum of money the size of the US and Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) together is being held in offshore tax havens. This enormous hoard could immediately pay off most of theContinue reading “World economy: £13 trillion hidden from tax by super-rich”

Paris commune 1871: When workers “stormed heaven”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Heroic few weeks when working class took power Today is the anniversary of the start of the Paris Commune. Below, we reproduce an article written last year by Niall Mulholland, to celebrate its 140th anniversary. The mass struggles againstContinue reading “Paris commune 1871: When workers “stormed heaven””

Bangladesh: The birth of Bangladesh

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Forty years ago, Bangladesh became an independent state, breaking away from Pakistan. This followed years of repression at the hands of the political and military elite in power since Pakistan’s independence from British colonial rule in 1947. KHALID BHATTIContinue reading “Bangladesh: The birth of Bangladesh”

Cuts and crisis: There is an alternative

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Fight for socialism The following two articles will be published in the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) on the back and centre page. Socialistworld.net Capitalism is crisis The titanic strike of 30 November willContinue reading “Cuts and crisis: There is an alternative”

World Economy: Just 147 companies control 40% of global wealth

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Study finds 1% of corporations control world economy The sovereign debt and eurozone crises, the Great Recession, etc, have all focussed attention on the failings of the banking sector and the greedy giant capitalist corporations. But exactly how powerfulContinue reading “World Economy: Just 147 companies control 40% of global wealth”