No coup – many plots?
Fri, 13/04/2012 - 06:47On March 19, China awoke to widespread rumours of a coup in Beijing. The internet was alive with tales of troop movements, artillery fire in the capital and splits in the ruling Communist Party. Read more...
Blood on your Apple?
Fri, 13/04/2012 - 06:40A report by the Fair Labor Association into working conditions at three plants in China that supply Apple with iPads and iPhones has confirmed gross violations of Chinese labour law and unacceptable m Read more...
Putin’s re-election masks growing divisions in Russia
Andy Yorke Thu, 29/03/2012 - 09:21Putin’s electoral victory will lead to be social resistance in the coming years, writes Andy Yorke Read more...
Baba Amr falls to Syrian regime
Marcus Halaby Thu, 29/03/2012 - 09:17The Syrian regime is scoring some important victories, but the revolution is not defeated yet, writes Marcus Halaby Read more...
iPhone workers go on strike in China
Sean Ambler Thu, 29/03/2012 - 09:16Hundreds of workers who make iPhones at the Foxconn factory in Shanxi Province, China have gone on strike demanding better pay and conditions. Read more...
Egypt: counter-revolution in heartland of the Arab Spring poses new challenges
Simon Hardy Thu, 29/03/2012 - 09:14The victory of the Islamists in the parliamentary elections is a dangerous sign, warns Simon Hardy Read more...
Uprising in Afghanistan after Korans burnt by US soldiers
Simon Hardy Mon, 27/02/2012 - 11:35Mass protests against the occupation and the puppet government have broken out as Afghan people are outrage over another insult by foreign troops Read more...
The Indian Trade-Union Movement – a short overview
Uslan Yentik Thu, 23/02/2012 - 11:44Uslan Yentik provides a history of the various trade union federations in India and the work of the New Trade Union Initiative Read more...
1917 in Russia - two revolutions and a turning point in history - the first workers state. First published in 1987 this is an updated version using re-edited material serialised in Workers Power in 2007.
First published by Workers Power in 2000.