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Workers Can Stop The War
When faced with the mass murder carried out by the Israeli regime and its US sponsor in Gaza over the past three weeks, it can leave you with a feeling of helplessness. The average worker looks at this and feels powerless to stop the slaughter even if he or she might wish to do so.…
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Wilko’s
About a month ago Wilkinsons , or “Wilko’s”, closed the last of its shops. It should go without saying that it is sad when workers become unemployed, though positively, many of the shops have been bought by Poundland and other companies, so the premises will find use again. The issue which has been brought up,…
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Our Position on the Existing Trade Union Movement
As it is now just over six months since we launched the project, it was decided by all comrades to review our position on the challenges posed by the continuing capitulations of trade union leaders. When the Class Consciousness Project began, we emphasised that our aim was to respond to a clear need that…
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The American Immigration Crisis
Reposted with thanksThe Revolution Report By Travis Cunha The United States is currently facing a crisis with immigration from the southern border. The media’s role in shaping the narrative around unlawful immigration has sowed confusion about its root cause among Americans across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, the “American Dream” is under ever greater strain due…
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A 34-Year Journey Through Trade Unionism
Jason from the Class Consciousness Project talks about his thirty-four years in the trade union movement, some of the ups and downs and why he decided to leave the movement completely. You can watch the video on YouTube here. You can also listen to the audio version of the livestream here:
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The Crooked ‘E’
On October 2nd 2001, Houston-based energy company Enron declared bankruptcy. It was the biggest corporate failure in history and stands to this day as the biggest collapse through fraud of any company. Over 20,000 people lost their jobs and their pensions as the company imploded in scandal, disgrace and illegality. It also took one of…
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Smoke and Mirrors in Palestine
Workers should reject imperialism in all its forms! As an ardent anti-imperialist, as any working-class man should be, I have been following the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupiers. To understand the truth, you have to move away from the capitalist media (BBC, ITV, CNN Sky News et al). The capitalist media will only take…
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Red Book Fair
Our second outing is approaching! We will be manning a stall at the Red Book Fair on the 18th November. Next month! It’s being held at the famous Scouse socialist bar The Casa on Hope Street, Liverpool. Come down and see us! Have a pint, buy a book and listen to come some Communists talk.…
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Caroline Dineneage and the War on Alt-Media
Dame Caroline Dineneage is the Member of Parliament for Gosport, a safe Conservative seat, and has been for over a decade. She has been a dutiful servant of two successive Prime Ministers, holding a variety of roles including Under-Secretary of State at the Government Equalities Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Education and Department for…
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The Scandal of RAAC
Between 1945 and 1951, the Labour government saw the future of housing policy and the relief of the problems of inner-city areas in terms of a major development in what at the time were called ‘new towns’. This policy was reversed in 1951 when the Conservative government came into office. Instead of new towns being…
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– Harry Braverman
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