A NEW ERA FOR COLOMBIA? A Workers’ International Network meeting 30 MAR 22 - Speaker Ted Zuur - YouTube Latin America is once again rocked by mass protests, and nowhere more so than in Colombia, recently the scene of general strikes and demonstrations of over one million people. Now Colombia is possibly on the verge of electing a left-wing president for the first time in its history. The … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2022
Lev Landau the Revolutionary
by Giorgos Mitralias Almost everyone knows the name of Einstein (1), but that of Lev Landau (2) is familiar only to a few followers of the exact sciences. And yet, both of them share several common features: They occupy first-rank positions in the short list of the greatest geniuses of the past century. They distinguished themselves by their freedom of thought and the non-conformity of their … [Read more...]
The Threat from the Far Right
by Finn Geaney The far Right is gaining a foothold in many countries across the world. In some countries they constitute the government., for example Poland, Hungary, India, and Brazil. While it is important not to exaggerate the influence of the Right, it is vital to not become complacent. The rise of the far-Right is a global phenomenon, and constant vigilance is required. In Hungary the … [Read more...]
THE WAR IN UKRAINE – Two Views
Thirty years ago, the world’s capitalists were rejoicing at the collapse of the USSR, celebrating “the end of history”. Since then, history has given its own riposte, in the shape of the deepest slump since the 1930s, the deadliest pandemic since 1918, the first European wars since 1945 and the closest threat of nuclear armageddon since 1962. There is a direct connection. It was that very same … [Read more...]
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE – 20 MAR 22
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE - 20 MAR 22 - YouTube Discussion introduced by Michael Roberts (Author of The Long Depression: Marxism and the Global Crisis of Capitalism and of the blog The Next Recession). The economic war between the US-led NATO group and Russia is hotting up alongside the real war in Ukraine itself. In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the US … [Read more...]
THE RISE OF FASCISM Youtube
THE RISE OF FASCISM - YouTube Workers' International Network discussion meeting 28 November 2021 … [Read more...]
The Laws of Capitalist Crisis – Discussion
The Laws of Capitalist Crisis - Ed Bober leads off - YouTube WIN Sunday Discussion meeting 9th January 2022 … [Read more...]
The Great Health Heist Youtube – Lead off by Dr Bob Gill NHS
The Great Health Heist - Lead off by Dr Bob Gill - YouTube The current pandemic has sent a shock wave throughout society worldwide, including in countries which had deluded themselves that modern sanitation and antibiotics had relegated such outbreaks to the distant past. So far at least 313 million people have been infected by COVID worldwide, and five and a half million have died. Yet this is … [Read more...]
ART AND SOCIALISM WITH ALLAN BRACK
ART AND SOCIALISM WITH ALLAN BRACK WIN Art and Socialism - YouTube In this discussion we look at the role of the arts in the struggle for socialism, and the huge potential for developing our creative cultural voice in raising awareness and solidarity, and challenging the threat to humanity posed by the evils of late capitalism. Despite the efforts of capitalism to commodify and promote elitism … [Read more...]
SUPPORT THE CLOVER WORKERS – DEFEND WORKERS’ RIGHTS! SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE! Recorded Sunday 30th January 2022
SUPPORT THE CLOVER WORKERS - Sunday 30th January - A Workers’ International Network meeting - YouTube Post-apartheid South Africa has moved from the promise of reform to outright capitalist policies, leading to a precipitous fall in employment and mass misery for the workers. Corporate bodies have ruthlessly exploited the open economy. One graphic example is the Israeli company MILCO, which has … [Read more...]