[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 16th May the Workers’ International Network (WIN) hosted a very successful meeting on The Chinese revolution: a critical perspective from the left, introduced by Gregor Benton, the foremost expert on the history of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Trotskyist opposition[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
The Pandemic, Crisis and the Economy
Read the introduction to the online discussion from Roger Silverman Welcome. This meeting has been organised by the Workers’ International Network, and we’re happy to see comrades present from Britain, the USA, France, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and maybe more countries too, all prominent activists in the labour movement. Internationalism has never been more essential than … [Read more...]
The Pandemic, Capitalism and Africa,
A Presentation by Michael Roberts, to South African activists This well researched and focused presentation analysed the catastrophe facing South Africa and Africa. The virus will cost sub-Saharan Africa $37 billion to $79 billion in output losses this year. Despite an ANC government in power for 26 years, South Africa the wealthiest 10% still own more than 90% of the wealth while 80% own … [Read more...]