The British capitalist class is facing a crisis: The possibility of an independent Scotland. How should socialists and working class fighters see this issue? In our view, we have to start with […]
Which Way for British Labour Party?
One of the major differences between the workers movement in the US and in the European countries is that we have never had a mass workers’ party in the US (which, incidentally, […]
Perspectives for British Labour Party
(Note: The Workers’ International Network (WIN), with which this blog site is associated, maintains an online socialist discussion list. One discussion going on on that list is about the new movements rising up […]
Anti Fracking Protests in Romania
Global oil depletion meet environmental protesters. New supplies of the “low hanging fruit” – that is, the easy-to-reach and pump oil – is more or less gone, so capitalism is having to develop […]
Odessa, again: “What Really Happened”
This site has published a couple of reports on the slaughter in Odessa. The first one saying that it was basically a fascist attack on protesters. There was another report which sharply criticized both […]
Ukraine: Another View
We are not anarchists and usually see things very differently from them. However, when trying to figure out what is happening in Ukraine – especially what did happen in Odessa – we […]
Report from Odessa
People will have read about the massacre of some 40 people in Odessa, Ukraine. What the US media more or less covered up is that this was done by fascist forces who […]
Ukraine: Can West Get Situation Under Control?
Here is a phone call between theUkrainian former Prime Minister Tymoshenko and former Defense Minister Nestor Sufrych. Whether it was Russia or the West that intercepted this phone call is not clear. […]
Ukraine, Syria and Power Politics
map of gas pipelines running through Ukraine Update from July, 2026: We have recently been searching through out old posts and discovered this one. It is entirely mistaken and we apologize for […]
Ukraine: “The sins of the fathers…” and beyond
by John Reimann “The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons.” You don’t have to believe in the Christian Bible to see this at work in the current crisis […]