Friday, 29 March , 2024

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The Liberation of the Slaves

Donald Trump’s electoral victory unleashed pent-up tectonic energies on the unprecedented scale. The world has been changed, much more than could be expected from any election of a US president. Just a short time has passed since election day, but it appears that the New World Order has received a shattering blow. There is a great feeling of freedom in the air, as if the vote broke the chains of a generation, and we suddenly found ourselves free.

Global Left paying tribute to Fidel Castro

On Saturday, left-leaning politicians across the world remembered Fidel Castro and citizens paid tribute to one of the revolutionary icons of the 20th century.

Castro was ‘champion of social justice’ despite flaws, says Corbyn

On Saturday at the annual Latin America conference, which took place at the TUC’s Congress House, a minute’s silence was observed. The former Respect MP George Galloway spoke of Castro’s legacy after tweeting a picture of himself with the late Cuban leader and declaring: “You were the greatest man I ever met Comandante Fidel. You were the man of the century. Hasta la Victoria Siempre. Orden. RIP.”

The Cataclysm: Notes on Election Day and the Politics of Hubris

Βy Jeffrey St. Clair +It’s 6 am. The sun has risen on this strange election day, illuminating a nation that has finally made up its mind. Strike...

Corbyn’s economic policies

According to OECD data, in the UK, the average income of the richest 10% is almost 10 times higher than the income of the poorest 10%. Especially during the years 2005-2011 the gap has widened. The level of income inequality in the UK has been well above the OECD average. Although the UK economy managed to create jobs since the recession, productivity

The Death of Neoliberalism

The western financial crisis of 2007-8 was the worst since 1931, yet its immediate repercussions were surprisingly modest. The crisis challenged the foundation stones of the long-dominant neoliberal ideology but it seemed to emerge largely unscathed. The banks were bailed out; hardly any bankers on either side of the Atlantic were prosecuted for their

A MODEST PROPOSAL FOLLOWING THE JEREMY CORBYN VICTORY

Jeremy Corbyn’s victory has unleashed a new dynamic in Britain’s Labour Party but, as pointed out in Defend Democracy Press’s lead article of 24th September, “the idea that the right wing are going to roll over and accept this leftward shift is fantasy.” The split is not just one between “right” and “left”. It is a split between the Labour Party in

Corbyn proposes corporate tax rise

CORPORATION tax could be hiked above its current 20 per cent rate under Labour plans to help abolish tuition fees, Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday. The Labour leader promised to reverse the planned cuts to the levy, which are due to fall to 17 per cent by 2020, and indicated that it could actually rise even further.

Leon Trotsky and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party

I joined the Labour Party in 1963. I was eighteen-years-old and did not have a very good understanding of politics. Politics and West Ham United were the main subjects discussed in the lunch-time break in the Barking factory where I worked. Football was no problem but I struggled when it came to political issues. The man who seemed to know most about

Corbyn Elected – A Great Victory for British and European Left!

Ecstatic screams and cheers broke out across the country as the news came through that Jeremy Corbyn has again won a decisive victory to become Labour leader, with an even bigger mandate than last September. 313,209 members voted for him, 61.8% of the vote, compared to 59.5% last year. His challenger