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USA

Biden bans railroad strike

As railworkers in Britain face Tory threats to make their strikes ineffective by ‘minimum service’ laws, 115,000 US freight railworkers have just had their strike vote for decent working conditions ‘s Read more...

US: Midterms show need for an independent Workers' Party

The November 8 US midterm elections proved a shock to the commentators who predicted disaster for Biden and the Democrats. Read more...

Biden's visit to two pariah states

Joe Biden has ended his four day trip to the Middle East with little to show for it except a further soiled reputation as a champion of human rights. Read more...

US Supreme Court strikes heaviest blow in generations to women's rights

Finally, they have done it. On June 24, after fifty years of a limited constitutional right to abortion, American women were robbed of that right. Read more...

Amazon Staten Island – a victory for rank-and-file organizing

April 1, 2022, witnessed one of the most striking victories for US Labor in quite a time. Read more...

USA: The Leak – What It Means for Abortion Rights

The recent leak of a “first draft” of a majority opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), repealing the Roe v Wade judgment that legalized abortion rights throughout the United St Read more...

USA: Despite the Pandemic – The Working Class Awakens

Something is happening with the US working class despite the resurgence of the pandemic with the Omicron wave. They are awakening to militancy. Read more...

USA: A tale of two shootings

Massive controversy has followed the 19 November acquittal of rightwing vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse in the US. Read more...

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