Class Struggle
n°118
May 2023
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Editorial: A balance sheet of Britain’s strike movement
The strikes which have taken place over the past 12 months have resolved very little for the workers who have taken part. On the one hand, the bosses and the government still refuse the inflation-proof pay rises which strikers, right across the board, have been demanding. And on the other, … - 2
The drumbeat of approaching war?
We are reproducing Lutte Ouvrière’s editorial written on 8 May 2023 on armistice day, in the context of the current arming to the teeth of Ukraine and scaremongering over China. It restates our tendency’s position: against NATO aggression, against rearmament, an end to war in Ukraine! Commemorations took place on … - 3
Attacks against pensions on both sides of the Channel
FRANCE: The fight against Macron’s “reforms” isn’t over yetOver the last few months, millions of French workers and youth have demonstrated their opposition to an increase in the retirement age for the working population. President Macron’s reform, which he is absolutely adamant is “necessary for the sake of the … - 4
Artificial Intelligence: Replacing human intelligence or liberating it?
This article originally appeared in French in the journal Lutte de Classe no. 232 May-June 2023.Last November, the company OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a programme capable of writing a text on any subject by imitating a human being. This program has passed the fi nal exams of several major schools, … - 5
Rare metals, energy transition and green capitalism
This article originally appeared in French in the journal Lutte de Classe no. 229 February 2023.For years, the leaders of the most developed countries have been making proclamations and speeches about the urgency of taking measures to combat global warming, and in particular about the need to implement an …