Friday, March 07, 2014

People's Inquiry into 'Our future beyond capitalism'

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The Ukraine-Russia crisis is just one expression of dramatic changes that are taking diverse forms in different countries. Nevertheless, th...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

Get fracking - corporate plans for Ukraine's future

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An independent, modern, prosperous Ukraine was the vision of the young people that took to the streets to get rid of the Yanukovych regime ...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Welsh co-ops report points the way forward

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Parallel announcements of  job cuts across the UK underline the price of the so-called “recovery” as it affects the lives of the majority o...
Monday, March 03, 2014

Defend Ukraine's right to self-determination

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Russia’s occupation of Crimea and the threat to invade other parts of Ukraine on a trumped up pretext, is a reactionary response to a popul...
Friday, February 28, 2014

How Miliband called McCluskey's bluff

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If Len McCluskey were an investment banker, he surely would have been fired a long time ago. Instead, his position as general secretary of ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Standard Life threat shows where power really lies

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Standard Life's statement that in the event of a “Yes" vote in the Scottish referendum they would leave Edinburgh, forcing 5,000 e...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Vultures circle Ukraine as economy collapses

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The formation of an acceptable new government in Ukraine reflecting the multi-dimensional aspirations of the popular uprising that saw off ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

In case you missed it, here's hot news from the TUC

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As tumultuous world events like the uprising in Ukraine, the direct democracy movement sweeping Bosnia, the Syrian civil war etc etc grab y...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Penguin capitulates to book banning in India

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Penguin India is now in the business of banning books, in an action that has shocked writers and free speech campaigners inside and outside...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Ukrainians die for themselves, not East or West

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The portrayal of the uprising against Ukraine’s government in Kiev and other cites as simply an East-West tug-of-war is a superficial viewp...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Co-op has totally lost its way

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Admitting that it has lost touch with “its customers and members and with the communities in which it operates”, the Co-op is at a crossroa...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Housing misery built into the system

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Soaring house prices, a frenzied housing market, unaffordable rents and massive overcrowding. Welcome to ConDem Britain 2014, where only th...
Monday, February 17, 2014

'Death to nationalism' is message of Bosnia uprising

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A feature of revolutionary times is when people’s movements decide to take matters into their own hands and throw up new forms of democracy...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Response to flooding shows the system isn't working

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The current weather crisis has shown up the illegitimacy of politicians in charge of a system that is unable and unwilling to act for the c...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

New banking crisis looms as credit crunch returns

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Around the world’s biggest economies, gears are being thrown into reverse as credit, liquidity, broad money, leverage – whatever name you g...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Miliband's praise for Thatcher says it all

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Following Ed Miliband’s speeches is a thankless task for a number of reasons. They are more often than not vague and full of phrases devoid...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Palestinian kids given electric shock torture

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You have to hand it to US secretary of state John Kerry. In his dream of entering the history books, he has taken on mission impossible. He...
Friday, February 07, 2014

It's kick-off time in Brazil

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When protesters seize a transport hub in a protest against fare increases, allowing passengers to travel free for a short time, you can und...