Stop the War demo, London, January 25, 2023. More pictures here. Two short pieces appeared today, both about Ukraine. The first is by a Ukrainian, Max Goldarb, chair of his country’s Union of Left Forces. His title is simple, his … Read More »
Many of Labour’s Socialist Campaign Group (SCG), a rump of around 30 MPs, openly support the shovelling of military weapons by the NATO powers to Kiev to fight the war against Russia to the last Ukrainian soldier. Among these are former … Read More »
If you haven’t done so I urge you to read the exchanges in the comments section below my post of three days ago on February 17, Stop the War NOW! In particular I urge you to read my exchange with … Read More »
I have my differences with those who, while sharing my view that blame for the Ukraine War lies with Washington, say the Kremlin is also culpable. For reasons given many times before and after February 24, 2022 – here for … Read More »
[ezcol_2third][/ezcol_2third] [ezcol_1third_end][/ezcol_1third_end] The West having de-industrialised, its ruling classes are dependent on super profits from the exploitation of cheap labour in the global south and from their highly financialised domestic economies. Both are threatened by a renascent China and Russia; … Read More »
Anyone following these scribblings, including the previous four “Ukraine takes”, knows my views on: what trigged the Ukraine War Decades of NATO provocation, from the betrayals of pledges to Gorbachev, through the stepping up of hostilities when the drunken pliancy … Read More »
A rich celebrity who makes millions of dollars a year in a fun, easy and egoically gratifying job is not going to be spotlighting all the lives who are being destroyed by the status quo systems which elevated them … … Read More »
I’m convinced that many of my friends and peers believe – though the more media savvy know better than to come right out and say so, even to themselves – that the Guardian and Observer are a cut above the … Read More »
I hate people saying “I hope we do nuke ourselves off the map, we’re horrible.” Just because you’re unhappy with life here doesn’t mean all the innocents around the world are, doesn’t mean the animals are, the bugs, the trees. … Read More »
Will German made tanks named after big cats once more strike through the Ukraine at Russia? Leopard tanks, by Porsche. I have my differences with WSWS hosts, the Socialist Equality Party. One of the most important is that, in common … Read More »