An Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming Israel Palestinian trade unions call on workers everywhere: Stop arming Israel and end all complicity! Palestinian trade unions issue an urgent global call to action, calling on workers everywhere to halt the sale and funding of arms to Israel — and related military […]
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There are many tributes to Comrade Peter Windeler from the International Socialist League and his union and activist friends With great sadness and pride, I write Peter Windeler’s obituary. We send our condolences to Peter’s wife, son, grandchildren, his two sisters and brother. By Martin Ralph – International Socialist League It was shocking to receive […]
Read MoreFor a unified Ukraine free from Russian oppression! Ukraine out from the clutches of the USA, NATO and the European Union from! Statement by IWL-FI After signing his decree recognising the self-styled republics of Lugansk and Donetsk as independent states, alien to Ukraine, Putin deploys his troops. The massacre of the Ukrainian people is underway. […]
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December 12, 2021 The experience of the Paris Commune, the first instance of proletarian revolution, brought Marx and Engels to a transformative conclusion regarding their understanding of the State. Unlike prior revolutionary processes, the conquest of political power by the revolutionary proletariat should not result in the adoption and application of the state apparatus, but […]
Read MoreBy Martín Hernández Originally published in Spanish in the magazine Correo Internacional no. 17, May 2017, 44-47 Translated from in Spanish by Dolores Underwood from this article When the masses overthrew Stalinist regimes, the bourgeoisie made a simplistic and crude analysis: “the masses defeated socialism, and capitalism has proven itself superior.” However, not even Stalinism was enough to […]
Read MoreWhen the dissolution of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was declared in December 1991, a debate began that has continued until today about the causes of the collapse and the historical and political significance of this event. By Alejandro Iturbe Translated from Spanish by Rita Brown There are four generally accepted interpretations of […]
Read MoreBuild a national strike movement against Johnson! Bring Johnson and the Tory government down! Peter Windeler – International Socialist League After the Liberal Democrats victory in December in the North Staffordshire by-election, The Observer described the Liberal Democrats as “political gadflies”. As readers probably know, gadflies are the annoying bloodsucking insects that sometimes attack you. However, the […]
Read MoreIn a recent article in Syrian Observer, 4 August Analyst: Russian Officer Expelled Syrian Defence Minister from Daraa the author gives an explanation why the incursion forces acted as they did. (I) Hamza al-Hourani, Syrian refugee does not completely agree with the article by Mr. Ahmed Rahal concerning his view of why Russian military used the tactics they did […]
Read MoreTory ‘democracy’ defends statues – not us!Kill the bill – not the right to protest! The Government has introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament, but the third and final reading has been delayed because of widespread protests.The proposals include:• Allowing the police to impose a start and finish time and set […]
Read MoreNo return to work without full safety measures Workers will not pay for economic crisis The ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare the fault lines that run through British society. Over 4 million people have tested positive, and over 120,000 people have died with the highest death rates amongst frontline workers, black, elderly […]
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