by Arthur Albert - 26th July 2025 In 24 hours 300k people sign up to “ Your Party” in an unprecedented show of enthusiasm. This is all the more remarkable in that no one yet knows exactly what they are signing up for, even if it is to be a party or a series of umbrellas. For now all that anyone knows for sure is that it will be different and it will aim for change. So hated are the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2025
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – part 7 – A FAKE PROPHET
The seventh part pf our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. Previous chapters can be found HERE. It is one of the most widespread modern fairy-tales that India won independence because Gandhi's campaigns of non-violent civil disobedience somehow "shamed" the British Empire … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA part 6 – The Giant Awakens
The sixth part pf our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. Previous chapters can be found HERE. The role of the Indian working class has been unjustly overshadowed by Congress mythology. Again and again, by their determination the workers transformed the balance of forces in the … [Read more...]
The Rafah Ghetto like the Warsaw Ghetto – Elective affinities of executioners
By Yorgos Mitralias "And now we ask: How can you eat, sleep, live? How guilty will you feel in your hearts if you do not move heaven and earth to come to our aid by the only means available to our people and as soon as possible? (...) For the love of God, do something now, and quickly.“ This desperate cry for help, quoted by Saul Friedländer in his monumental work ”Nazi Germany and the … [Read more...]
IRAN AT WAR: THE ROLE OF THE WORKING CLASS
A WIN discussion, July 2025. Listen to it HERE. Following Israel’s military attack on Iran – the so-called “12-day war” – there is currently a fragile ceasefire in place. And not only the states of Israel and Iran but even Trump claim “victory”. The Middle East is sinking into further chaos. The war in Gaza and the Palestinian territories escalates, oppression in Iran intensifies, and in the … [Read more...]
Just 1.6% of all world’s adults own 48.1% of all the world’s personal wealth
by Michael Roberts Every year, I do a post on the inequality of global wealth using the annual data compiled by economists working for the Swiss bank, Credit Suisse. But Credit Suisse is now no more, swept away by scandal and the banking crisis of 2023. The other major Swiss bank, UBS, took over the assets of CS and now produces its own annual Global Wealth report. It’s not so clear and … [Read more...]
Peoples Struggle Alliance (Sri Lanka) PRESS RELEASE – Israel, Stop the Genocide! Free Palestine!
Capitalism and the oppression of women
By Sue Denham Capitalism, it was once observed, is horror without end. Capitalism is based on the systematic exploitation of the many by the few and that exploitation, which is enforced ultimately with violence, leads to poverty, insecurity, and desperation among the many while it creates opulence and wealth unimaginable in any other era for the few. The capitalist system isn't just … [Read more...]
WHERE IS THE USA GOING?
A WIN discussion, see it HERE. From the brutal ICE raids in Los Angeles to the nationwide demonstrations by five million protesters; from the bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities to the victory of a left candidate in New York’s Democratic primary… the situation in the USA today is highly volatile. The traditional establishment parties have lost credibility, but in the absence of an organised … [Read more...]
PALESTINE – ORIGINS OF THE CURRENT NIGHTMARE
WIN discussion June 2025. See it HERE. After decades of subjugation under military occupation, the Palestinian people today are facing outright genocide. How did this happen? The Oslo agreement, signed 32 years ago, had been heralded as the first step towards a two-state solution, with promises of Palestinian self-governance, economic growth and a pathway to prosperity and sovereignty. In reality … [Read more...]