The Fidesz Government in Hungary: a parliamentary coup d'etat!
Tobi Hanse Fri, 13/01/2012 - 18:32Democracy in Hungary is under attack as the government implements extraordinary new constitutional changes, writes Tobi Hanse
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Egypt: Elections results show sweeping gains for the counterrevolution
Dave Stockton Tue, 10/01/2012 - 13:37Despite a massive wave of mobilisations in Tahrir Square and other city centres in November and important actions continuing into December, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is still maintaining its illegitimate rule in Egypt. Though the focus of the popular upsurge was to force the SCAF to withdraw from power and handover to a genuinely independent civilian government the generals just reshuffled its stooge government and is hoping to carry on as before. Read more...
Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists fight back against repression
Dave Stockton Mon, 09/01/2012 - 14:56In December the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), fresh from unleashing murderous violence against the demonstrators who occupied the street outside the Cabinet Office, near Tahrir Square, moved against a number of liberal and left wing individuals and organizations. They urgently need international solidarity now to halt the witch hunt Read more...
Jamaica: New Prime Minister - new era?
Rachel Brooks Mon, 09/01/2012 - 14:42p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }
Despite having relative independence, it is often forgotten that Jamaica is part of the British Commonwealth. The Queen remains the Jamaican head of state, and the final court of appeal in the country - the judicial committee of the privy council - is a group of judges from the UK’s supreme court. The legacy of colonialism and white domination of Jamaica is still very much in place in the country. Read more...
Failure at Durban as business interests sinks climate talks
Gunnar Westin Sat, 24/12/2011 - 13:40
After the terrible failure of the UN climate meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 there was little belief that this year’s summit in Durban, South Africa, was going to get much further. The pesimists were proven right, once again writes Gunnar Westin
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Human Rights – Rajapakse-style
PD Saranapala Fri, 23/12/2011 - 19:03
December 10th, Human Rights Day, was marked in Jaffna by a rally protesting at the continued oppression and denial of the human rights of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
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Rumours of a military coup grow in Pakistan
Revolutionary Socialist Movement (Pakistan) Fri, 23/12/2011 - 18:25Pakistan has buried 24 troops killed in a NATO cross-border air attack that is now causing a crisis in relations between the United States and its ally in the “War on Terror”. 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.