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Leon Trotsky
The social revolution is entirely based upon the growth of proletarian consciousness and on the faith of the proletariat in its own strength and in the party which is leading it.
James P Cannon
The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when they rise.
Eurozone crisis will get worse in 2012
Despite the best efforts of the French and German leaders, the Eurozone crisis is not going away, writes Andy Yorke…
New Year’s message from the L5I
2011 was an incredible year of mass protest movements, strikes, uprisings, and revolutions.…
The Eurozone deal must be stopped!
The fiscal union in Europe is potentially a turning point which would see years of austerity and poverty across Europe – it must be resisted and stopped. A statement by…
99% vs 1%: struggling against social inequality.
Inspired by the growth and dynamism of the occupy movement and its general message, the issue of social inequality and its consequences has once again become a near ubiquitous topic…
Epic Fail: the bi-partisan super-committee’s ignominious collapse
Back in early August when the United States’ debt-ceiling crisis threatened the specter of default, a last-minute deal between Democrats and Republicans was supposed to limit the amount of newly-accumulating…
The G20 didn’t stop the economic crisis: what comes next?
No matter what they try, nothing seems to work… The world leaders have gathered at the G20, and European leaders are having regular summits, but the economy is just getting…
US debt deal: Obama betrays his electorate
The debt deal being passed by may have saved the US government from shut down, but it will destroy the lives of millions of Americans, writes Simon Hardy.…
Obama moves right as debt-ceiling talks hit deadlock
Jeff Albertson reports on the political deadlock in the USA over the debt ceiling. With the deadline of August 2 fast approaching, whether Obama reaches a deal or not it…
Pawlenty tax plan a gift to the rich
To describe the budget plan outlined by former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, one of the field of declared Republican candidates running for president in 2012, in one phrase, it would…
Corporations and rich dodge taxes while demanding steep budget cuts
This year dozens of corporations made billions in profits while paying nothing in income taxes, yet the working class is made to pay down the massive debt of the government.…
Millions mobilize in “National Day of Actions”; dockworkers in Oakland shut down port
Facing attacks in almost every state, unions and communities mobilized on April 4 for a day of actions in solidarity with the struggles in Madison, Columbus, across the mid-west, and…