Class Struggle
n°103
November 2014
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Britain - the unions' disjointed and uncoordinated action
Many of the marchers at the 18th October demonstration organised by the TUC, in London, under the banner of "Britain needs a pay rise", were probably disappointed. For one thing, because of the comparatively low turnout, especially since the last such demonstration was held a whole two years … - 2
Scotland - a fake choice between two reactionary nationalisms
The Scottish nationalists finally lost the 18th September referendum over Scotland's independence. However, given the considerable resources available to the "No" campaign, thanks to the backing of Britain's three main political parties, the 55.3% score it achieved was hardly an overwhelming victory. In any case this outcome does not … - 3
Iraq-Syria - the making of a catastrophe
As this issue of our journal goes to press, four months have elapsed since the first of Obama's "special advisers" officially set their "boots" - sorry, their "civilian shoes", since they were not meant to be there in a combat capacity - on Iraqi soil. They arrived on August 1st.. … - 4
Middle-East - the Kurdish people used as a pawn by the Western powers
In their search for a strategy to contain the rise of ISIS, the imperialist leaders seem to have discovered the existence of a providential, potential ally - the militias of the Kurdish parties or "peshmergas". But what an ironic twist of history! Haven't Western leaders been looking the other way, … - 5
USA - Police racism in Ferguson: countering the violence of the oppressor
Racist killings in the US are frequent - and it is also not uncommon for the police to be the ones committing these murders. This means that communities are used to them. So the angry protest riots which broke out in the small city of Ferguson, Missouri, this August after …