Category Archives: History & Theory

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. New book on 1960/61 general strike published by CWI in Belgium Below we publish an article by Nicolas Croes, based on the new book “La grève générale insurrectionnelle et révolutionnaire de l’hiver 1960/61” by Gustave Dache. See also anContinue reading “History: 50 years since “strike of the century” in Belgium”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Important tool of the working class All across Europe workers and young people face the austerity axe. And all across Europe there is a fight to defend jobs and services against governments who are determined to do the biddingContinue reading “Theory: The general strike”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. September marks the 90th anniversary of a mass movement of factory occupations in Italy which put the continuation of capitalism in question. Yet the September movement failed to overthrow the capitalists’ rule and its demise paved the way forContinue reading “Italy 1920: When workers seized the factories”

This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Aren’t people motivated by money? Wouldn’t socialism stifle hard work and innovation? The world is a mess. War, poverty, and oppression are now part of the daily lives of billions round the globe. Even during the last boom 80%Continue reading “Theory: Is “human nature” a barrier to socialism?”