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SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED TRADE UNION LEADERS IN BELARUS – (ON THE BRINK, APRIL 2022)

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by Hanna Danilovich, international representative of the Belarusian Trade Union of Workers of Radio and Electronic Industry (REP) and David The Belarusian alliance with Putin and support of the invasion of Ukraine has led to an all-out attack on independent unions. External aggression has been followed by ferocious internal repression. Independent unions have made their … [Read more...]

Lev Landau the Revolutionary

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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

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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

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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...]

GREETINGS FROM WIN TO THE 2022 40th Pakistan Congress of ‘THE STRUGGLE’ – as it marches forward

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SEE FULL CONFERENCE REPORT HERE - Asian Marxist Review Comrades, lal salaam! Greetings from the Workers’ International Network. Greetings from Roger Silverman on behalf of WIN to the congress of 'The Struggle' Pakistan - YouTube Some of you may remember when three decades ago, following the collapse of the USSR in 1991, one capitalist commentator crowed: “This is the end of history”! I … [Read more...]

Editorial: On the Brink Spring 2020

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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...]