Issues
General strike and giant demonstrations rock Myanmar’s military
Dave Stockton Tue, 23/02/2021 - 17:27Vast crowds have packed the streets of the cities of Myanmar (Burma) in the largest day of protests thus far against the February 1 takeover by the corrupt and brutal Tatmadaw, the country’s armed for Read more...
Russia: The Navalny case and the Putin regime
Robert Teller Mon, 22/02/2021 - 16:42On 20 February, the latest act in the legal farce surrounding Alexei Navalny, the figurehead of the bourgeois Russian opposition, came to a close. Read more...
USA: Biden promises to "build back better"
Dave Stockton, Red Flag No 38, February, 2021 Sun, 14/02/2021 - 09:49Most of the world’s political leaders are rejoicing over the replacement of Donald Trump by Joe Biden. Read more...
The military coup in Myanmar – from resistance to revolution
International Secretariat, League for the Fifth International Tue, 09/02/2021 - 14:29For several days now, demonstrations numbering hundreds of thousands have filled the streets of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, its second city, Mandalay, the capital, Naypyidaw, and many other cities Read more...
The house always wins: what we can learn from the Gamestop stock war
Rob Schofield, redflagonline Fri, 05/02/2021 - 12:00The financial world has been thrown into disarray at the start of 2021 as the stock price for GameStop, a US based brick-and-mortar video game retailer, skyrocketed by 8000%, hitting a peak of $469 pe Read more...
Austria: Corona demonstrations: Fascist marches or harmless confusion?
Alex Zora Thu, 04/02/2021 - 12:37In recent weeks, Austria has seen an upswing in the mobilization of “Corona-sceptics”. Read more...
Down with Bolsonaro! Motorcades across the country demand impeachment
Carlos Uchoa Magrini, Assyria Conti Tue, 02/02/2021 - 15:18The dissatisfaction of the Brazilian population with the Bolsonaro government has been growing ever since its inauguration. Read more...
India: Workers' and Farmers' Unity can halt Modi’s neoliberal onslaught
Bernie McAdam Mon, 01/02/2021 - 21:49Indian farmers and farm labourers are engaged in a massive struggle to repeal three agricultural laws, passed by parliament in September, that will deregulate and further privatise the rural economy. Read more...