Class Struggle
n°66
March 2006
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Iraq - 3 years of occupation: the judgment of history has long been made
The third anniversary of the Western invasion of Iraq has been met with near-deafening silence by the leaders of the imperialist countries. In the US, thundering statements against Iran's "nuclear threat" have attempted to sweep any reminder of the West's criminal role in the Iraqi catastrophe under the carpet, … - 2
Britain - Welfare ”new deal”: dirty deal for all workers
The government's welfare reform green paper, "A new deal for welfare: Empowering people to work", was finally launched on 24 January, by new Work and Pensions secretary, John Hutton. It met with none of the expected opposition from Labour's own ranks, unlike Blair's first attack against the most … - 3
Britain - A decade of privatised railways
Since the Tories finally managed to push through their privatisation of British Rail, 10 years ago, the railways have become a symbol of the disastrous consequences of privatising public services. It was said that private enterprise would somehow deliver greater efficiency, better and cheaper services and the massive investment … - 4
USA - Religion and women's oppression
On March 6th, the governor of the US state of South Dakota signed a bill which, if implemented, would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion, whatever the reason, unless the woman's life was at risk. This anti-abortion legislation - and similar ones, which are in the …