Sovereign Virtues?
In a recent article, Joshua Rahtz has expressed optimism about the new outfit in Germany, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – for Reason and Justice (BSW). A closer look at the character of the BSW. How radical are its policies?
Ten Victories for the Working Class in 2023
Looking for something positive to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? Here are ten inspiring victories of 2023.
Sweden Is Giving Elon Musk a Taste of Union Strength
Over the past several weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been getting a taste of what it’s like to operate a business in a part of the world where unions still have formidable power.
Argentina Is Not for Sale: Unions Respond to Privatization, Regional Solidarity Is Rising
Argentina’s largest trade union confederation (CGT) has warned that it will not accept any rollback of rights or delays in bargaining negotiations. The union also rejected Milei’s threats concerning the paralysis of public works and the privatization of the railways and Aerolíneas Argentinas.
In Democratic India, Why Was Statue of Manu Installed in a Court Before Ambedkar’s?
The architect of the Indian constitution had to wait for 75 years after independence for a statue to be erected in his honour. All this while, a taller statue of Manu – whose teachings are against the basic values of the constitution – was unveiled on the premises of the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan high court way back in 1989.
The UAW Won Big: What Does It Mean for the U.S. Labor Movement?
On October 25, after 41 days on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured a first tentative contract agreement with Ford. Within just four days, GM and Stellantis had followed suit — agreeing to almost identical wage increases, bonuses, and benefit packages — effectively ending what had been one of the most important,…
The Victory of an Untouchable
This article appeared in ‘The Reader’s Digest’, March 1950: After swallowing insults for centuries, India’s 45 million lowly Untouchables – one-eighth of the country’s population are breaking their shackles of economic slavery and social degradation. At their head is handsome, jet-eyed, 56-year-old Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar …
The Historic UAW Strike at the Big Three Automakers – Three Articles
For the first time in the union’s history, UAW workers at each of the Big Three automakers—Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) are striking simultaneously. Also: “This Fight Is Global: Workers Around the World are Standing with Striking U.S. Autoworkers”; and “Record National Strike Wave Swells as 300,000 Hit the Picket Lines”.
The Robbery of Nature
Book Review: “The Robbery of Nature: Capitalism and the Ecological Rift”, by John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark. ‘Robbery of Nature’ clearly and powerfully explains why capitalism must plunder and destroy nature and why for the future of humanity it must be replaced.
Socialism from Below
The broad perspective of socialism from below holds that capitalism, by its very nature, breeds opposition and resistance on a global scale; and as that happens, our highest aspiration is to be among the people when they do, and collaborating to best advance the struggle for revolutionary change.