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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:19
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The West is cynically exploiting Syria's revolution to suit their own military objectives, argue Kahlil Habash and Alex Snowdon.
Phil Neal discusses the case of Khader Adnan, who has now been on Hunger Strike for more than sixty five days, drawing parallels with the Irish Hunger Strikers of 1981
Joseph Daher visited the solidarity tent for Khader Adnan during his recent trip to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He explains why Adnan’s protest is significant.
A year after the start of the revolution, Yemen is back to square one, with a fragmented and weak opposition, Ali Abdullah Saleh's family still in control of the military and his regime still intact.
Tamer Wageeh argues that swamping the Egyptian Parliament with demands will loosen the SCAF's grip and force the Brotherhood to confront the country's military leaders.
‘What the government does, the streets can undo’ may seem like just a slogan, but weeks of anti-austerity protests have forced the resignation Romania's prime minister Emil Boc.
The police attack on a poor São Paulo neighbourhood shows how in Brazil, the property rights of the rich come before the rights of the poor, argues Sócrates Fabiano.
Daniele Obono, a leading member of the Front de Gauche, describes growing support for a new left electoral project in France.
Feyzi Ismail interviews Indra Mohan Sigdel (aka Basanta), a politburo member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and part of a left faction beginning to question the trajectory of the party.
President Saleh of Yemen seems to be on a medical farewell tour, says Dan Poulton. First Saudi Arabia, now the US...but is the end at hand?
Dima Khatib writes on the prominent role played by the 'Ultras' football fans in the revolution, and speculation of regime complicity in the crowd violence at Wednesday's match.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has to be overthrown and the Muslim Brotherhood are no longer welcome in Tahrir.
The anniversary SCAF didn’t want John Rees and Joseph Daher report on a historic day in Cairo.
Joseph Daher and John Rees report from Cairo as the new Egyptian parliament is sworn in.
‘One solution, another revolution!’ echoed through Romania's streets, as 23 years after Ceausescu, Romanians protested against austerity measures.
Nigeria's poor have risen up to demand their share of the country's vast riches - denied to them by politicians and global elites. As the people pursue change, the government clings to power.
Mass resistance and brutal repression continue in Syria. Khalil Habash documents the latest wave of protests and looks at political arguments in the opposition movement.
Ayanda Kota, Chairperson of the Unemployed People's Movement, explains why many South Africans did not celebrate the ANC centenary.More Articles...
- Barack Obama: talking peace, preparing war
- Notes by Noon: Yemen's ongoing and parallel revolution
- Egypt: why we fight
- Yemen after the deal
- Portugal: government on the rampage
- Wukan: villagers negotiate agreement but unrest continues
- All of Egypt is Tahrir - eyewitness report
- Syria: revolution and imperialism
- Israeli troops murder activist Mustafa Tamimi then attack mourners at his funeral
- Russia’s revolt against Tsar Putin
Events
Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham