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Review of ‘The Black Jacobins’ by C.L.R. James (published 1938) Most schools teach pupils that the Atlantic slave trade went against European ‘enlightenment’ principles …
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This article was first published by Socialist Action’s co-thinkers in the United States, Socialist Alternative. Jacob Blake: unarmed, Black, father, and paralyzed from …
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One hundred years ago, Italy was shaken by the Biennio Rosso (“Two Red Years”), a revolutionary period in which armed workers took over the …
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“Nothing will fundamentally change.” This promise made by Joe Biden to rich donors months ago has now been fully confirmed by the Democratic National …
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The wave of protests and demonstrations in Thailand is growing. On Sunday 16 August, more than 10,000 gathered to demand the resignation of the …
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With the beautiful ironic humour that usually accompanies mass uprisings and revolutions, a video has appeared of Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko – the man …
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“Before the Lebanese were angry because they had no money and no electricity. Now they have no windows and many do not have homes. …
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Government uses new Covid-19 outbreak as pretext to cancel Legco elections The passage of the draconian Hong Kong National Security Law means the counter-revolutionary …
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A new stage of hostility has opened in the strained relationship between the Australian and Chinese governments. At a time when international cooperation is …
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This article was published by Socialist Action’s sister organisation in the U.S. While it focuses on the specifics of the racist, violent history of …
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Nine out of ten nurses are women. They also make up more than two thirds of fast food workers and supermarket workers. On top …
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The Great Depression created a palpable crisis throughout Australia. Gross Domestic Production declined by 10% between 1929 and 1931 and one in three people …
