USA: chaos in Iowa – support for Bernie shows potential for socialist ideas!
The rotten nature of American capitalist democracy was exposed at the Iowa caucus this week. This charade shows, once again, the need for a workers’ party in the US.
BBC job cuts reveal Tory agenda
The BBC is set to chop hundreds of jobs in response to decreased funding. Those at the top, however, will continue to enjoy their perks and bulging pay packets. The unions must take action against these attacks.
HS2: costs mount as profiteering construction firms plunder the public purse
Boris Johnson is set to make a decision on the haphazard HS2 project in the coming days. Whatever the outcome, it will be a win for construction bosses, who have their snouts firmly in the trough.
Crisis at the BBC: Why we need a workers’ media
The BBC is coming under fire from all angles: from the Tory government with its proposed funding shake-up; and from left-wingers angry at blatant bias. All of this highlights the need for a media that represents the voice of the working class.
Newcastle United takeover: the system is rotten
Newcastle United may be bought by Mohammed Bin Salman, architect of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. As long as clubs remain a commodity for their owners to profit from, they will always be owned by these gangsters.
Review: ‘Uncut Gems’ – revealing the Ponzi scheme of capitalism
Uncut Gems features Adam Sandler as Manhatten jeweler and gambling addict Howard Ratner, a character who embodies capitalism. The film acts as an indictment of the short-sightedness of capitalism.
Which way forward for Israel-Palestine?
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Fred Weston (editor of www.marxist.com) discusses the crisis in Israel-Palestine, which is back on the agenda thanks to Trump’s proposed ‘peace plan’.
Boris’ love affair with the US: Always the bridesmaid, never the bride
Only weeks into his new government, Boris Johnson’s plan to sail the seas forging deals and strengthening ties on the other side of the Atlantic has already come unstuck. Britain has been starkly revealed as the third-rate world power that it is.
Northern Rail renationalised…by the Tories!
The failing Northern Rail franchise has been taken into public ownership after years of poor service. This is a damning indictment of privatisation and the whole market system. We say: nationalise the lot!
Chinese masses caught between disease & dictatorship
The Coronavirus outbreak in China has caused widespread fear across the country. A perfect storm of bureaucratic blunders and the drive for profit has resulted in a growing crisis, heightening social tensions in China.
France: Militant general strike continues to spread
French workers have demonstrated staggering resolve to continue their general strike against Macron’s pension ‘reforms’. New layers continue to enter the fight. Only a break with the system can provide a way forward.
Exhausted: London bus drivers balloted for industrial action
Bus drivers in London have been driven to their limits, with a report showing that 17% have reported falling asleep whilst driving as a result of exhaustion. Unite the Union is to begin a consultative ballot for industrial action.