FELICITY DOWLING explains how the oppression of women is central to capitalism Across the globe, women are organising for their rights, for justice and a better life. Some campaigns are enormous, some smaller but still important. These campaigns are in every continent and culture. The trade union women of Pakistan and the protesting feminists of Chile, the revolutionary women of Sudan and the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
Editorial: On the Brink Spring 2020
This is no time for glib slogans. December’s election result is a serious setback. It clears the way for the most brutal Tory attacks yet seen on our living standards and our democratic rights, destroying the last remaining vestiges of the welfare state and plunging into despair a generation of youth desperate for the chance of a future. It also puts at risk the advances made in the last four … [Read more...]
2020: A WORLD IN REVOLT
DAVID HEMSON reviews the uprisings sweeping the world today Something new is growing worldwide; protest movements and demonstrations are emerging day after day in country after country in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. While protests often run their course and exhaust themselves, the current movements are continuing as the issues they fight for are unresolved. There is a new mood … [Read more...]
THE UPRISING IN HONG KONG
Article by Ed Bober When Britain ceded sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997, it was on the agreement that there would be “one country, two systems”. Now it is more a case of “two systems, one problem”. 1.7 million people involved in protests against the Hong Kong government; a general strike; roads blockaded; government buildings occupied; police driven out of certain areas. Hong … [Read more...]