Tag Archives: Demonstration
USA: Wisconsin Unions Preparing a General Strike
After more than a week, demonstrations by public sector workers defending their pay, benefits and their right to union representation continue to grow. The struggle in Wisconsin is rapidly becoming a nation-wide struggle, a kind of American “Tahrir Square,” a … Continue reading
Revolutionary Aftershocks
In nature an earthquake is followed by aftershocks. These can be as catastrophic in their effects as the original explosion. What we are now witnessing is the same phenomenon in terms of society and politics. The revolutionary earthquake in Egypt … Continue reading
Tunisia: One Month from the Overthrow of Ben Ali
Today marks one month since the revolutionary overthrow of the hated dictator Ben Ali in Tunisia on January 14. The last month has been a constant struggle between the ruling class which wants to return to bourgeois normality and workers … Continue reading
Italy: Workers’ Resistance at Turin FIAT Plant
Although we have seen massive general strikes and huge protest demonstrations in Italy in recent years, the overall level of strikes dropped significantly, in some years hitting all time lows. But now we are witnessing a reawakening of working class … Continue reading
Egyptian Revolution Reverberates Throughout Arab World
The Egyptian revolution, following on rapidly from the Tunisian uprising, has sent shockwaves across the whole of the Arab world. All the serious strategists of capital are discussing the “domino effect” of the events unfolding in Egypt. None of them, … Continue reading
Activist Outrage at the UN Climate Conference
World Carbon Trade Organization vs. the people and the planet During protests against the WTO (World Trade Organization) meetings in Cancún, Mexico in September 2003, Lee Kyung Hae, a South Korean farmer and La Via Campesina member, martyred himself by … Continue reading