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”
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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”
US: “Sound before the fury of the oppressed”!
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. 40th anniversary of Attica Prison Uprising “We are MEN! We are not beasts and do not intend to be beaten or driven as such. The entire prison populace has set forth to change forever the ruthless brutalisation and disregardContinue reading “US: “Sound before the fury of the oppressed”!”
The consequences of 9/11: A world turned upside down
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The bloody terrorist outrages of 11 September 2001 in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington were one of the defining moments in recent history. We publish this article some days before the actual anniversary of 9/11 as a contribution toContinue reading “The consequences of 9/11: A world turned upside down”
US: 75th anniversary of 1936 auto sit down strikes
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. When workers shut down GM This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 44-day GM sit-down strike. This organized the largest automaker in the world and established the United Auto Workers (UAW) as one of the most powerful unionsContinue reading “US: 75th anniversary of 1936 auto sit down strikes”
Science: Quantum mechanics and dialectical materialism
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Marxism, materialism and particle physics The following article is based on a talk given by Pete Mason during the 2010 CWI Summer School, held in Belgium, last July. In a personal contribution, Pete looks at quantum mechanics and itsContinue reading “Science: Quantum mechanics and dialectical materialism”
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. 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”
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