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Whither Hezbollah?
Internationally Hezbollah allies itself with anti-imperialist movements for progressive change, but in Lebanon it defends the confessional status quo, argues Assaf Kfoury...
Whatever happened to the leisure society?
According to a new report, society would benefit if the working week was reduced to 21 hours, writes Eddie Ford. Unsurprisingly, not everyone agrees...
Shays’ Rebellion and the American Revolution
American Revolution shook up the entire world. The thirteen British colonies that would become the United States of America, fought and won against the most powerful imperial power on the planet. ...
Honesty and narcissism
James Turley looks at Tony Blair’s performance before the Chilcot enquiry and the futile search for a smoking gun. Britain’s alliance with the United States is the real culpri...
Turkey-Tekel struggle – “a school of brotherhood”
Interview with Diyarbakir Tekel workers by CWI reporters in Ankara...
The Green movement and responsibilities that Lies Ahead
Following the November 4th demonstrations —particularly the protests on the Day of Ashura by the Green Movement in Tehran— it has become clear that the bulk of this opposition are ardent opponents of the theocratic rule....
Obama in power- One year on...
ONE YEAR ago, on 20 January 2009, the largest gathering of people in US history witnessed the inauguration in Washington DC of Barack Obama as president of the United States....
Iran- ‘Reformists’ fear revolution
The attempt by the two wings of the Iranian regime to shelve their differences is unlikely to defuse the mass movement....
The Relevance of Marxism Today
By Adam Booth. Student at Cambridge University. The following article has been published in a Cambridge student magazine outlining the position of the Cambridge Marxist Diccussion Group - we are reproducing it here for the interest of our readers...
Iraq: "There is a political system which is a reality...
Iraq: "There is a political system which is a reality... but very crisis-stricken" Muayad Ahmed, a leading member of the Worker-communist Party of Iraq, spoke to ...
Chávez in Copenhagen: We need a world revolution
Hugo ChávezChávez stressed the need for a worldwide revolution and repeated his proposal for the Fifth International to be an instrument for this purpose. He ...
The nightmare in Afghanistan worsens
With the news this week of the100th death this year of a British soldier in Afghanistan, this imperialist adventure will once again dominate the news. In a article published in the current issue of Socialist Appeal published at the end of November, Rob Sewell looks at the latest situation and its background. ...
Bye, Bye, Dubai?
The world of international finance has been shaken by the default in Dubai. Shares have taken a tumble all over the world....
The revolutionary ideas of Antonio Gramsci
Peter Thomas is a Marxist writer and author of The Gramscian Moment. He gave a presentation about his research into the thought of Antonio Gramsci at Workers' Liberty's Ideas for Freedom winter event, 28-29 November 2009....
Indonesia: Eyewitness report from Tamil refugee boat
Anthony Main from the committe for workers international, recently visited the 254 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees currently moored at the port in Merak, Indonesia. Below he reports on the discussions that took place during his visit and on the conditions faced on board the ship....19 killed in Turkish underground methane gas explosion
A methane gas explosion collapsed an underground chamber of a Turkish coal mine on Thursday night, killing 19 workers. Labour Minister Omer Dincer reported that ...
Human Rights Day
By Nyaz Kirkuki December 10, 2009 is Human Rights Day, For millions of people globally, the struggle to extract themselves from situations of discrimination at almost ...
Iran-Workers gain new courage
Iranian demonstrations have given a real boost to working class opponents of the regime, writes Yassamine Mather...
Working life in a car factory
Steve Bell of Aylesbury the socialist recently interviewed a car worker at the BMW plant in Oxford- England. ...
USSR 1989 - the collapse of Stalinism- an eye wintness
How the movements to end bureaucratic rule eventually resulted in capitalist restoration...