USA: the midterms, Kavanaugh, and the fight for socialism
John Peterson from Socialist Revolution in the USA examines the upcoming midterm elections and the battle that has taken place over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Nurses rage against union leadership
Grassroots members of the Royal College of Nursing have voiced their anger against their leaders, delivering them a vote of no confidence for their scandalous actions.
For a fighting union leadership: interview with PCS President Janice Godrich
Rob Sewell interviews Janice Godrich, the long-standing president of the civil servants’ union PCS, who discusses how to transform the unions into weapons against austerity.
Red wave sweeps the universities
The Marxist Student Federation reports from universities across the country, where new students have been joining the revolution in larger numbers than ever before.
Organising the ‘unorganisable’: militant strike shows the way forward
The co-ordinated strike action by workers at three major restaurant chains last week shows how to go about organising those in precarious industries.
The movement for a Catalan republic – one year on
A year on from the dramatic events surrounding the referendum for Catalan independence, Jorge Martin analyses the lessons of the struggle for the Catalan Republic.
Fear and loathing at Tory Party conference
The Prime Minister’s desperate defence of capitalism in her Tory conference speech reveals the terror amongst the ruling class about the prospect of a radical Corbyn government.
Support striking hospitality workers: voices from the inside
We publish here reports from those involved in tomorrow’s historic strike of workers from across the notoriously exploitative and precarious food service industry.
Labour4Clause4 campaign finds an echo at Labour conference
Socialist Appeal supporters report from this week’s Labour4Clause4 fringe meeting in Liverpool, where there was strong support for the demand to bring back Clause 4.
Labour conference 2018: Grassroots emboldened
The Blairites were in full retreat in Liverpool this week. By contrast, the confidence of the Corbyn movement was on display throughout: in the motions passed and in the militant speeches of left-wing MPs.
Tees health workers stop privatisation attempts
NHS workers in the north-east have been fighting against changes that would see creeping privatisation and attacks on staff conditions. We spoke to one of the workers who led the struggle.
Argentina, Turkey and the debt bomb under the world economy
Recent events in Turkey and Argentina have highlighted the fragility of the so-called “emerging” economies. But, in reality, the whole world economic system is a house of cards waiting to collapse.