We argued in an editorial two weeks ago that only militant trade union action would save the 800 jobs after P&O ferries illegally sacked the
Year: 2022
40 years ago today, on 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands known in that country as the Malvinas. We re-publish here an article
By Michael Roberts Last summer when the US fled Afghanistan, I wrote a post on the history of US dollar dominance. I argued then that
By Keren Shavit, Data Coordinator of B’Tselem The following is the text of a circular e-mail from the respected Israeli human rights organisation, B’Tselem. It
By Andy Ford, NHS worker The BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are, featuring the Welsh comedian Ruth Jones (from Fat Friends, Gavin and
Nearly seventy-four years ago, the NHS was created by a Labour government that was more radical than any Labour government since. The service has remained
The new, young, left-wing President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, formally took office on 11th March. His election last December was a very welcome piece of
By Peter Lucas, for portside website Three years after a one-day strike, Sacramento teachers are back on the picket line — this time for however
By Michael Roberts The Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds agonisingly on with more dying and displaced and with further destruction of Ukrainian cities, farms and
By Richard Mellor in California I know workers in other countries are interested in what is happening here in the US, in particular the growth
