The ARS on the Kherson Revolt

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IBRP Introduction · We are very pleased to have received this translation (made by the comrades themselves) from the Alliance of Revolutionary Socialists (SRS) from Russia. Although we have some political differences the method of presentation of this description and analysis of the significant Kherson Revolt in February in the Ukraine is very similar to our own.

Time to Turn "the Spectre" into Reality

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“A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism ...” (The Communist Manifesto, 1848) · With even The Daily Telegraph titillating its conservative readers with the prospects of “rage on the streets” this summer, there have been a plethora of journalistic warnings that financial meltdown will be followed by social meltdown.

Unite - or Divide? The Aftermath of the Lindsey Oil Refinery Strike

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Nationalism and the Unions · In the aftermath of the Lindsey oil refinery strike, the Unite General Secretary (for the ex-Amicus bit), Derek Simpson was pictured (between two models) on the front page of the reactionary Daily Star holding a Union Jack with the “British Jobs for British Workers” on it.

The List that Did Exist

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As the famous saying goes · “Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” · Despite a mountain of anecdotal evidence, and decades of Government and industry denial, earlier this year it was officially confirmed what many workers (especially in the building trade) have known for years: blacklists do exist.

The Problem is Global Capitalism!

The Solution Lies in the Hands of the International Working Class · (Statement of the International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party February 2009: .)

The Imperialist Massacre in Gaza

(Image - Pho­­s­pho­­rus­ hitting­ a Unite­d Natio­­ns­ s­c­ho­­o­­l in G­aza) · The recent so-called “war” in Gaza was not really a war in the general sense of the term. Since it was unleashed by an occupying power on a largely defenceless civilian population in occupied territory it was historically comparable to the campaigns of collective punishment carried out by other occupying powers,...

Thirty Years of Islamic Iran - A Warning from History

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The Strikes Against the Shah · It is now thirty years since the triumph of Khomeini’s so-called “Islamic Revolution” in Iran. We say so-called because for us the replacement of one brutal regime (that of the Shah) by another (that of the mullahs) doesn’t constitute a real revolution. If revolution means anything for Marxists it means a genuine political transformation which transfers power from...

The End of the Paper Economy and Some Possible Consequences

Introduction · The economic pundits are no longer talking about whether the financial crisis will affect the “real economy”. With world trade falling and unemployment rising reality has already answered that. So The Independent ran an article by an HSBC boss entitled, “Marx was Right” whilst The Financial Times has now started a series on “The Future of Capitalism”.

The Clash for Gas - Europeans Shivered while Ukraine and Russia Haggled

If any more proof were needed that capitalism is a less than useful way to provide for social needs the latest clash between Russia and Ukraine over payment for gas was it. · In a repeat of the gas war between the two states in the winter of 2006 Russia’s Gazprom, the world’s largest gas company, cut supplies to Ukraine on 1st January whilst disingenuously maintaining that exports to the rest of...

Darwin and the Scientific Understanding of Humanity - A Revolution in Science

With the publication of the Origin of the Species 150 years ago, Darwin described what happened in the hundreds of millions of years given to the Earth’s age by geologists such as Charles Lyell. Without this enormous timespan (which, in fact, grossly underestimates the current view that the Earth is about 4.

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