This article also appears on Harry’s Place, Howie’s Corner, Solidarity (Workers’ Liberty) and Shiraz Socialist. I have just come back from attending a large demonstration in central London protesting the rise of anti-Semitism in the…
This article appeared in Solidarity. After Labour’s abysmal showing in the Newark by-election, which closely followed on its poor showing in the European elections, it is becoming increasingly clear that the party faces defeat yet…
In recent weeks, I’ve gotten a few requests for information about a survey LabourStart did a couple of years ago. It’s odd because we’ve not done anything to publicize this. So I asked one of…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. At the end of March, the International Labour Organisation’s Bureau for Workers Activities (known as ILO-ACTRAV) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) signed a…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity and is a response to this article by Camilla Bassi. Camilla Bassi’s “basic socialist demands” regarding male circumcision have no foundation in Marxist tradition, give legitimacy…
I was in Istanbul for three days last week to attend the opening of the trial of Turkish trade union leaders. My articles on what I saw have begun appearing in a number of places:…
The downfall of Chang Song-thaek, once considered the second most powerful person in North Korea, is a lesson in history for a new generation – and not only in Korea. The parallels to Soviet history…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. Thom Hartmann is a prominent left-wing radio broadcaster from the USA. I first came across him when he interviewed me at a conference in Washington and…
This article appeared this week in Solidarity. Over the course of two days earlier this month, a drama played on the Georgian railways that showed the labour movement at its best. This has not always…
This article appears in Solidarity – please post any comments there. This summer marks the hundredth anniversary of the drafting of a letter which revealed one of history’s greatest secrets. Or maybe not. The…