by Yorgos Mitralias Is Trump a fascist? Obviously, say half (49%) of Americans, many of his ex-collaborators, and the overwhelming majority of his opponents, experts in fascism, and the US and international media. In short, the same people who, only yesterday, found this question shocking or inappropriate, and branded as simplistic those who dared to answer in the affirmative. We … [Read more...]
USA Trade Union Movement, What Next?
A WIN Discussion, September 2024. Seen as a trend in many countries around the world, the resurgence of a strike wave among workers and youth in the USA has seen a growing movement calling for a new voice for the working class. Yet there is no lead being given by the trade union leadership. Despite the conflict we hear so much about, the two main US parties are no more than rival capitalist … [Read more...]
Seymour Hersh: NETANYAHU’S ASSASSINATION SPREE
Killings by Israel in Lebanon and Iran risk dragging the US and the Middle East into a regional war POSTED BY RICHARD MELLOR Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a meeting in the vice president’s ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on July 25. / Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images. The … [Read more...]
Biden Withdrew Because He Was Forced to. It’s as Simple as That
Blog from Richard Mellor, Afscme Local 444, retired HEO/GED - USA Facing intense pressure from donors and big wigs in the Democratic Party, Joe Biden has finally withdrawn from the U.S. presidential race. “While it has been my intention to seek re-election,...” he wrote, “…I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my … [Read more...]
The New Trade War
A WIN discussion, June 2024. Last week, the trade and technology war between the US and its allies and China took another ratchet up when US President Biden imposed another range of tariffs on Chinese imports. What is the purpose of these tariffs and other restrictions on Chinese goods and companies that began under Trump presidency in 2019? What will be the impact on the world economy and where … [Read more...]
US Motor workers, UAW, strike: Stand up and Fight!
US MOTOR WORKERS, UAW, STRIKE: STAND UP AND FIGHT! - YouTube The 2023 United Auto Workers strike in the USA has excited the interest of unionists internationally. After decades in which wages have slumped and union membership declined suddenly the American workers were striking, gaining 20% increases and workers are returning to trade unions again. What has caused this sudden upsurge in US … [Read more...]
WIN Conference 9th/10th September 2023 London and on Zoom
WIN’s recent conference was attended both physically and online by a total of 60 comrades from 20 countries. WIN CONFERENCE 2023 - SESSION 1 - Near War and Class war - the United States and China - YouTube WIN CONFERENCE 2023 - SESSION 2 - THE UKRAINE WAR: AN INTERNATIONALIST APPROACH - Part 1 of 2 - YouTube WIN CONFERENCE 2023 - SESSION 3 - THE UKRAINE WAR: AN INTERNATIONALIST APPROACH … [Read more...]
THE USA AND CHINA – Is there a danger of a new world war?
A Workers’ International Network meeting - May 2023 THE USA AND CHINA Is there a danger of a new world war? - YouTube The United States of America is by far the most powerful country in the world, economically, politically and militarily; but it is in terminal decline. China still has nowhere near the power of the USA, but its economy has grown at an unprecedented rate over the last … [Read more...]
THE BLACK PANTHERS: THEIR LIVING HERITAGE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM
A WIN Zoom Discussion · (18) THE BLACK PANTHERS: THEIR LIVING HERITAGE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM - YouTube Black self-defence against the police! Community programmes! Class action! These were the foundations of the Black Panther Party, a movement which inspired millions in the USA in the late 1960s. The FBI declared the Panthers “the most … [Read more...]
THE REAWAKENING OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS
THE REAWAKENING OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS - YouTube WIN Discussion September 2022, focusing on the resurgence of working-class militancy in the USA. Listen to on the spot reports from veteran trade union activists Jack Gerson (Teachers' Union) and Richard Mellor, editor of the famous blog Facts For Working People. Last June we discussed the growing crisis in US society: … [Read more...]