The internationalists

In Colombia the mining sector is the setting for ever more dramatic events. On the 13th of October at Suarez, a gold mine collapsed, trapping 50 workers 21 were killed, 26 seriously injured. · The plant was ordered to be closed by the government at the beginning of September, declaring it dangerous and a health hazard.

Only the Working Class Can End Capitalism’s Perpetual Wars · What is Behind the US Threat to Iran? · US threats of war against Iran are taking a familiar turn. Citing the Iranian regime’s plans to obtain “weapons of mass destruction”, the Neo-cons in the Bush camp are stirring the embers of conflict.

The protest of 1500 mine workers from Cananea, in Messico, is still ongoing, from the 11th of September, and has been followed by strikes in other mines, in Zacatecas and Taxco. · Thousands of miners have been striking since July to have more decent working conditions, a minimum of security and against the repressive measures the government has taken in the confrontation with the most militant...

To paraphrase Shakespeare, something is rotten in the state of Britain. Of course, this is nothing new, but a number of recent events have brought this rottenness to the fore. As the world economy plummets deeper into crisis, as manifested by the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market and its Northern Rock spin-off in Britain, this is also reflected in growing corruption and repression at...

After decades of submitting to layoffs, speed ups, real wage cuts and a general reduction of the standard of living so that two wages are needed where one almost did before, workers in many regions of the planet but particularly in Europe are saying enough is enough. British workers, after their epic defeats in the 1980s have been particularly slow to recover but they have one lesson for the rest...