This article appears in Democratiya (number 14). Russia, it was said, was still reeling from the loss of its empire. It had formally accepted the right of countries like Ukraine to self-determination. But among its…
This article was published in the most recent issue of Solidarity. The latest issue of Solidarity contains two articles about the American presidential elections, offering two different perspectives with the aim of stimulating debate. That’s…
Apparently, another cowardly British ISP has shut down a political website for fear that it might be sued for libel. Harry’s Place – formerly here — made the mistake of writing about a Sheffield based…
As a democratic socialist, I have to say that I am very concerned by reports that Russian tanks have entered Georgia. You might think — what an odd topic to comment on? After all, I…
This article is my regular monthly column in Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World. As anyone who has done any kind of global solidarity work will tell you, the number…
This is my regular monthly column for Labour Research. Unions are increasingly looking for ways to get beyond the traditional email-based online protest campaign. One innovative solution was the TUC’s initiative in June 2008 to…
I spent only two days in Melbourne – far too little time. This was my fifth visit to the city.
I was in Australia last week as the guest of the New South Wales Teachers Federation, which was holding its annual conference. I saw a lot and learned a lot and over the next few…
When unions take the plunge and use social networking websites they shouldn’t limit themselves to Facebook. With most large websites taking on aspects of social networking, there are many sites where unions could reach out…
Those of us trying to use email as a campaigning tool are running into some serious problems these days. Getting heard over all the background noise is becoming more difficult. Inboxes are filling up rapidly….