Faced with the capitalist management of the pandemic and the new offensive of capital, organise the response to the governments and the EU. By IWL-FI European sections that are Pd’AC (Partito di Alternativa Comunista), Italy; Corriente Roja, Spain; Em Luta, Portugal; ISL (International Socialist League), United Kingdom; LCT/CWB (Communist Workers League), Belgium; MezhRP (Internationalist Workers’ […]
Read MoreSome thoughts on the Paris Commune Michel Lenoir, Paris The 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune has given rise to many studies, books, comments and public enthusiasm. Much more than the hundred years of the Russian Revolution. The Commune still in vogue This striking difference is due to a series of factors, at least three. […]
Read MoreOn its 150th anniversary, the Paris Commune inspired many books, articles and conferences, and still inspires many struggles around the world. It claimed to be a universal republic, and the word “socialism” was widely used. But the socialism of the Communards, though rather confused programmatically and debated, bore no resemblance to what later became known […]
Read MoreThe government has introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament, and its second reading was rushed through. Because of widespread protests, the third and final reading has been delayed. The bill will ban protests that block roads around Parliament, and it will introduce a new offence, punishable by up to ten years in […]
Read MoreJohnson’s plan to send in commissioners for three years to deal with the alleged corruption in the City Council has nothing to do with rooting out corruption. The Labour Council antics and, above all, their pro-business and implementation of austerity since 2010 has opened the door. Secretary of State Robert Jenrick said on 24 March, […]
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Introduction: The month of March started with yet another country saying loud and clear: this world capitalist crisis, its consequences and the pandemic are unbearable. Workers, young people and poor people took to the streets of Senegal to say enough. The mainstream press says it is because of the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. […]
Read MoreSince March 5th, thousands have had enough of Mario Abdo Benítez and the Colorado Party’s corruption and inaction regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and have taken to the streets. Since March 5th, thousands have had enough of Mario Abdo Benítez and the Colorado Party’s corruption and inaction regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and have taken to the […]
Read MoreInternational Socialist League Women’s Committee Just days after 8th March, and the sexism and misogyny that define our society has shown itself in the most extreme of cases. The murder of Sarah Everard has sickened the country, and the talk that is dominating the streets, social media and mainstream media has shifted to the focus […]
Read MoreThe 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 and disabled people, precarious workers and the poor. COVID-19 paralysed Johnson and the rest of […]
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year International Women’s Day will once again be marked by the COVID-19 crisis. With the biggest recession in history in the UK and the worst still to come, women are disproportionately bearing the costs of the rotten system. Be it due to working in unsafe conditions, earning less, or being made […]
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