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French battle over pensions becomes struggle for democracy

General strike is the solution!

Down with Macron and the antidemocratic Fifth Republic! Read more...

Pakistan in the grip of economic crisis and the IMF

Pakistan is in the grip of the worst economic crisis in its history. Read more...

Dictatorship and defiance, two sides of today's China

The last week has seen two sides of today's China; the fake parliamentary facade of the CCP's dictatorship and the eloquent defiance of that dictatorship by the Hong Kong democracy activist, Chow Hang Read more...

中国:清零政策的终结

中国迅速放松疫情封控的直接原因是震撼全国的大规模抗议(白纸运动)。抗议活动也纠正了外人对中国的刻板印象,即认为中国人是永远只会服从共产党和没有思考能力的奴隶。

不过,党国最开始的反应是试图镇压抗议活动。出动训练有素和装备精良的防暴警察清楚地表明,该政权早就为对付这种抗议做好了准备。它知道维持统治需要镇压。 Read more...

Battle over the pensions in France : Trade Unions are the key

After six days of strike action and demonstrations in France the confrontation between workers and the government over the issue of the pension “reform” is reaching a decisive moment. Read more...

Fight the racists and bigots

Far right populist and fascist groups are mounting a widespread offensive across the UK and in the Republic of Ireland, using anti-immigrant racism and anti-trans bigotry as their calling cards. Read more...

The first year of the Ukraine war

February 24 is the first anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine War, when 190,000 Russian armed forces launched a massive attack on the country. Read more...

France: millions march against pensions robbery

The numbers speak for themselves. More than two million workers marched on 19 January against President Emmanuel Macron’s latest attempt to reform the pension system. Read more...

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