Issues
Brazil: Neo-fascist Bolsonaro on the verge of victory
Redflagonline Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:34The massive political and trade union movements of Brazil’s industrial workers, landless farmers and poor in the shantytowns, (favelas) face a deadly danger; the election of a semi-fascist, Jair Bolso Read more...
Britain: A Workers' Answer to Brexit
Editorial Board of Red Flag Tue, 02/10/2018 - 10:12THE starting point for any socialist looking to determine their stance on Brexit is to ascertain whether it is in the interests of the working class. Read more...
Britain: An Open Letter to Labour Party Conference delegates
Editorial, Red Flag No 22 Thu, 20/09/2018 - 11:13This year's conference is the third under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership but much of the legacy of the Blair and Brown years is still with us. Read more...
Zimbabwe elections: Mnangagwa wins, violence follows
Jeremy Dewar Thu, 06/09/2018 - 12:38Emmanuel Mnangagwa managed to gain just enough votes, 50.8 percent, to win Zimbabwe's presidential election and secure the post he gained by force in the military coup to oust Robert Mugabe in Novembe Read more...
Russia: Protests against pension cuts show potential for resistance
Svenja Spunck, Infomail 1016, Berlin, 27 August 2018 Wed, 05/09/2018 - 18:30In June, the Russian government announced a far-reaching pension "reform". The main change is to raise the retirement age for women from 55 to 63 and for men from 60 to 65. Read more...
Germany: Right-wing marches in Chemnitz - how can they be stopped?
Svenja Spunck, Berlin, 28.08.18 Thu, 30/08/2018 - 15:27About 5000 right-wingers rampaged through Chemnitz on Monday, August 27. Read more...
The split in the European Left Party: Between reformism and populism
Tobi Hansen, Neue Internationale, 231, September 2018 Wed, 29/08/2018 - 14:17Clashes in the European Left Party, ELP, led to a split at the beginning of July. Read more...
Turkey: Economy at the cliff edge
Markus Lehner, Neue Internationale 231, September 2018 Mon, 27/08/2018 - 09:07Writing in the Guardian at the beginning of June, Kenneth Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard, posed an important question: "Are the brewing exchange rate and debt crises in Argentina and Turk Read more...