Chris is a labour law researcher, specialising in China and the right to strike. He spent 27 years in the SA union movement. Chris now lives in Canberra. More →
Act now against escalation of war in Afghanistan Dear Friends, In the last few months ten Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. Since the Dutch have pulled out of their previous position near Tarin Kowt in the Orūzgan Province, the US military has filled the gap, and their approach is not working, as can [...]
U.S. Social Forum 2010 By Chris Spannos Celebrating the first ever U.S. Social Forum (USSF) in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007, National Planning Committee member Rubén Solís avowed, “This won’t end in Atlanta.” He was right. Three years later, the second USSF was held in Detroit, Michigan, June 22-26. In the period between the Forums, the [...]
The Mass Arrests, the Security State and the Toronto G20 Summit Socialist Project The massive police presence in Toronto over this week has been officially justified on the basis of protecting the leaders of the G8 and G20 countries meeting in Huntsville and Toronto. We were told that the creation of the fenced-in fortress, the [...]
35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon from Veterans Today. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/04/07/the-35th-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-saigon/
The US-Russia nuclear pact is a major step — but experts are pleading with governments that disarmament is the only way to prevent a nuclear nightmare. President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia signed a new treaty on nuclear arms control. It’s a crucial step, and at just the right time. Next week could see [...]
The U.S. Economy and China: Capitalism, Class, and Crisis by Martin Hart-Landsberg Martin Hart-Landsberg (marty@lclark.edu) teaches economics at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, and is the author with Paul Burkett of China and Socialism (Monthly Review Press, 2005). The U.S. economy is in bad shape and people are understandably seeking solutions. Many, encouraged by [...]
Organizing Comes Before Mobilizing By Grace Lee Boggs ‘Last week veteran Detroit activist and TV producer Ron Scott shared his thoughts on the recent massive demonstrations in support of the Jena 6. Emphasizing the distinction between organizing and mobilizing, he reminded us that the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began fifty-two years ago on December 1, [...]
A Super Power Of Near Demonic Dimensions by Professor Noam Chomsky http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24302.htm
