Following the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, Macron is assured an absolute majority in the National Assembly. But this is an illusory victory. In reality, there was a record level of abstentions. Despite the propaganda of the capitalist press, the new French President’s popularity is already precarious.

The recent terrorist outrages in Manchester and London sent a wave of shock and revulsion through society. Who or what is behind these terrorist attacks? Alan Woods discusses the rise of jihadi terrorism and what this reveals about the chaos and instability that capitalism and imperialism have brought upon society.

110 years ago, in 1907, a strike in Belfast over wages by dockworkers, coal labourers and others united both catholics and protestants against the ruthless bosses. Although ultimately defeated, the strike remains an important historical demonstration of the power of the working class when united.