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Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists fight back against repression

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), fresh from unleashing murderous violence against the demonstrators who occupied the street outside the Cabinet Office near Tahrir Square, moved against a…

The right to protest and freedom under capitalism

The bedrock of liberal-democracy rests on the right, among other things, to freedom of expression. The ability of people to voice their grievances against the state or any other institution…

Reinvigorated Egyptian revolution confronts military junta

The Egyptian revolution is fighting back against the military government as fierce battles rage again in Tahrir square.…

“New York’s finest” storm Freedom Square

The New York Police attacked Occupy Wall Street, clearing the park and arresting many protesters in a clampdown aimed at destroying the Occupy movement, writes Dave Stockton At one o’clock…

Police declare war against occupy movement

If there was ever a doubt in the mind about whether the police are on our side, whether they are part of the 99%, it is absolutely clear now –…

With the working-class youth of London against the police

A statement from Workers Power (UK)…

US Supreme Court gives sexual discrimination a free pass

Ten years after a lawsuit was filed against Walmart for discriminating against female workers on a massive scale, the Supreme Court decided to side with the massive big-box retailer and…

From New York to California: fight to legalize gay marriage now!

This past Friday New York became the 7th state to allow gay people to legally marry. It is a tremendous victory for homosexuals, equal-rights groups, and progressive forces both in…

Free Bradley Manning

UNTRIED AND unconvicted, 24-year-old US army private Bradley Manning has been imprisoned for almost 300 days, held in cruel, inhuman, and degrading conditions under a “prevention of injury” order at the…

International Women’s Day Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary

Born at a time of great social turbulence and crisis, when the imperialist nations were gearing up for world war, International Women's Day comes from a tradition of radicalism and…

Wikileaks under fire

The USA, its intelligence services, and Right-wing media outlets – such as Fox and Sky – are waging a brutal worldwide campaign against Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. …

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