Libya: the struggle intensifies
Twenty four hours ago, the streets of Tripoli were full of the sounds of rejoicing. Now they are filled with the sounds of gunfire. The real battle for Tripoli has commenced.
Read MoreAfter the fall of Tripoli: The way forward for the Libyan Revolution
The end came suddenly and without warning. In the moment of truth the Gaddafi regime fell like a house of cards. Last night the streets of Tripoli were filled with wild rejoicing as rebel forces occupied Green Square in Tripoli. Libyan rebels waved opposition flags and fired shots into the air in jubilation after reaching […]
Read MoreThe riots in Britain: a warning to the bourgeoisie
The riots in Britain are only a symptom of a general crisis of capitalism. The Marxists will not join with the bourgeoisie and its agents in their hypocritical chorus of denunciation. Our duty is to find a road to the youth, to help them to find the right road – the revolutionary road, the road to the […]
Read MoreLabour Manifesto: Socialist Economic Policy Needed
The recent announcement by the Labour Party with regard to its taxation policy for the general election is to be welcomed. In a nutshell the policy is an attempt to tax capital, hence the rich.
Read MoreDefend Kiwirail Jobs
Kiwirail bosses decision to make 70 workers redundant from a workforce of 172 at its Dunedin and Lower Hutt workshops brings into question the state owned enterprise (SOE) model for nationlised industries that allows the market to dictate it business decisions.
Read MoreBudget Protest
May 19th, 2011, was a day of protest against the planned cuts that were expected to be announced in the Budget that afternoon. It had been organised by the Council of Trade Unions and the Labour Party.
Read MoreLabour Party Conference 2011
The 2011 Labour Party Conference was held in Wellington from May 21st to 23rd, 2011. The primary reason behind this year’s conference was to whip the delegates and the various candidates into line for the 2011 elections due to be held in late November this year.
Read MoreNorwegian massacre: This is an attack on the Labour Movement – Labour must respond!
World public opinion has been shocked by the news of the bloody massacre in Norway. At least 91 people have been killed, including 84 members of the Labour Youth Organisation (AUF) in a summer camp.
Read MoreCrisis of the euro shades of the Titanic
The euro zone is heading into stormy waters. The crisis that opened with the near collapse of the world banking system in 2008 has now deepened into a crisis of insolvency of entire nations. The bourgeois has no idea of how to get out of the crisis, which is sweeping like an uncontrollable tsunami from […]
Read MoreBritain: News of the World Scandal – the ugly face of capitalism
The phone-hacking scandal that has led to the closure of the News of the World newspaper has brought to the surface the real state of things within the British establishment. The rottenness of a regime, that prides itself at being a model of “democracy,” is out in the open for all to see. What has […]
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