Everywhere, from around the water cooler to the nightly news, the shrill and sober voices of pundits and policymakers echo alike the word “recovery.” Phil Dickinson investigates its impact on the working class and the unemployed.
Read MoreNew attacks on abortion rights are happening throughout the United States. Opponents of abortion have targeted insurance plans subsidized by the recent health-insurance bill as the latest in a series of assaults on female reproductive rights.
Read MoreA statement by Workers Power (US) amidst a growing backlash to the building of the Park51 Islamic Community Center in New York City.
Read MoreThe United States and South Korea recently concluded a four day-long series of joint naval exercises referred to as “Invincible Spirit” in the Sea of Japan. It comprised some 20 warships, including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – the U.S.S. George Washington – more than 200 warplanes, and approximately 8,000 troops.
Read MoreMarcus Halaby examines the main content of the documents and argues that they demonstrate Western imperialism's - especially that of the United States - attempt to conceal strategically key political and military developments within Afghanistan from public view as support for the occupation in the U.S. and around the world continues to wane considerably.
Read MoreDelegates from the sections of the League for the Fifth international gathered in Turkey in June to discuss the international work of our organisation and adopt the documents and resolutions that will guide our work over the coming years.
Read MoreOn a small roundabout in the middle of Lahore, a group of workers sits on a rug. They and others have been there for over two months, keeping a constant protest outside the Punjabi government building. They are the sacked University Health Sciences workers whose sacking has created such outrage across the city.
Read MoreIsrael’s murderous assault on the aid convoy, the Freedom Flotilla, on 31 May must be condemned by the world’s working-class movement. A statement from the International Secretariat of the League for the Fifth International
Read MoreSenators John Kerry (D, MA) and Joe Lieberman (I, CT) recently presented their bipartisan bill to the Senate addressing the future advancement of implementing clean, sustainable U.S. energy production standards. Jamie Traska examines the contents of the bill and discovers it does less to promote environmental sustainability than it does the profitability of the energy corporations and Wall St. speculators.
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The current program of the League for the Fifth International, adopted at the sixth congress and published in 2003. This program is essential reading for revolutionaries across the world in the fight for socialism
U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition: The Failure of Reform from Above, the Promise of Revival from Below by Kim Moody, Verso 2007. Reviewed by Andy Yorke.
What caused the credit crunch? Some said lenders got “too greedy." Others blamed the regulators. Yet more denied it was even happening. The Credit Crunch – A Marxist Analysis offers a radically different explanation.
