The internationalists

Another May Day surrounded by conflict - imperialist wars between capitalist rivals, and class war, with the world's rulers united against the working class, and the poorest people on the planet. · Peace, prosperity and freedom - heavy sacrifices are demanded for these objectives in the form of blood, sweat, and a reduced quality of life.

A long-time correspondent recently wrote to us asking us if we intended to send any delegates to a meeting in London at the end of June organised by the "Campaign for a New Workers Party". We had received no invitation to the meeting but we have been aware for some time of this initiative. One of the great needs of our time is for workers to create a political instrument which can give...

(Image - Malnutrition is already endemic across the world, without further food price increases) · At a time when global food prices are rising anyway, due to the short-term effects of freak weather conditions1 in key crop-growing areas like Australia, Canada and the Ukraine, and the long-term effects of the increased demand for meat and dairy products (which require far more grain for animal...

Persepolis is the film version of Marjane Satrapi's graphic autobiographical novel (i.e. comic book) of the same name. It tells the story of Marjane and her middle class leftist family, from the overthrow of the Shah, through the heady days of the “February Revolution” of 1979 (1) and the creation of the Islamic Republic, to the Iran-Iraq war, and Marjane's subsequent self-imposed exile...

(We are publishing here, as received, a communiqué from our Italian comrades calling for support for workers at the FIAT factory of Pomigliano (NA). Workers at FIAT are experiencing the same attacks that workers in the auto industry worldwide are facing. An attack initiated by capitalists in the US will find its malevolent reflection as the auto industry itself scrambles to similarly shed itself...