Ireland was the first colony of imperialist Britain. 100 years ago this week, several thousand Irish men and women rose up, arms in hand, to oppose British colonialism. There are many lessons […]
100 Years Ago This Week: Ireland’s “Easter Rebellion”
Netanyahu: Who Really Collaborated With the Nazis?
According to official figures (Wall St. Journal, 10/22/2015), Israeli forces have killed 50 Palestinians in recent days, only 19 of whom are even accused of having attacked Israelis. In order to justify […]
The Greek Crisis, Past and Present
Note: The mounting crisis in Greece threatens to destabilize the entire European Union and, therefore, world capitalism. It will, therefore, have an effect even here in the US. And the struggle there is […]
Debating With Defenders of Israel
Kshama Sawant was on the radio the other evening arguing for her position on Israel/Palestine and the massacre in Gaza. Unfortunately, she allowed herself to be put on the defensive for most […]
Indians elect a communalist: some background
by Roger Silverman Introduction: The Bharita Janaya Party (BJP) recently won the national elections in India, putting its candidate, Narendra Modi, as Prime Minister. The BJP is a Hindu nationalist party with […]
Holiday Greetings
What better way to commemorate this holiday season that to recall this day 99 years ago, when British and German troops used Christmas to declare a truce. If just one or two […]
The New Apartheid: The rise of Zionism and the founding of the Israeli State
Now updated pictures: left – victims of Deir Yassin massacre; right – Vladimir Jabotinsky, pro-fascist Zionist leader “Today, Zionism is a major force amongst the world’s Jews. Probably the great majority within […]
Murder in Greece
Two members of the Greek fascist group “Golden Dawn” have been shot dead on the street. There should be no mistake about who Golden Dawn is. We do not use the term […]
Thoughts on the struggles in Northern Ireland
Sean O’Torrain is a long-time socialist originally from Northern Ireland. While there, he was an active participant in the struggle against the special oppression of the Irish catholics. Here is a posting […]
More on March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Here is a link to another piece on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The main point is that the official media and politicians make such events and individuals like […]