The bank holiday weekend is nearly finished. We do not know if you were able to enjoy several Labour Day manifestations or catch some May 1 speeches. Hopefully, you also found some time to sit back and relax with some of our selected stories. You might find some Labour Day speech by Marcus Ampe, himContinue reading “Bank holiday weekend of 2023 May 1”
Tag Archives: working class
All that is solid still melts into air.
Originally posted on Pratik is Typing:
The Communist Manifesto is an embarrassing first choice for reviews. For all the studying about Marx during college, I managed to dodge this one. To top that, I ended up buying a copy published by a behemoth embroiled in an anti-trust case. Written as a practical and theoretical tract…
Mussolini’s political heirs are back in power in Italy
The working class faces the task of coming to grips with the pseudo-left parties and national union bureaucracies that sit atop it and politically strangle it.
The Telegraph 2022 July 18 – July 24
July 18 We will soon discover the two Tory leadership hopefuls facing a head-to-head in the race for Number 10. With time running out for the candidates to make their pitches, the gloves were off in last night’s televised debate. Five of our writers give their verdicts on who they think came out on top.Continue reading “The Telegraph 2022 July 18 – July 24”
Everywhere in Europe the same
All over Europe citizens are confronted with skyrocketing consumer prices. For many people the energy bill is presented by almost unaffordable invoices. Ordinary working people are struggling to find a balance between money coming in and money going out. The governments should not be surprised that more unions are poised for industrial action over theContinue reading “Everywhere in Europe the same”
Entering 2022 still Aiming for a society without exploitation or oppression
At the beginning of 2022, I look at social justice and the way I try to reach people to aim for a better society.
The Principles of Communism – Friedrich Engels
Originally posted on Lyle Hausman:
1. What is communism? Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat. 2. What is the proletariat? The proletariat is that class in society which lives entirely from the sale of its labor and does not draw profit from any kind of capital, whose sole…
International Proletariat
Originally posted on Children of the Revolution:
It must be acknowledged that although the working class, by definition, includes all of those who don’t own the means of production, their material conditions are relative and vary greatly. An American worker who is given $10 USD per hour and can afford a meal with every 30…
Gang Fascism: How Capital Weaponizes the Social Ills It Creates
Originally posted on Left of Left:
By Rainer Shea In?The Peasant War in Germany, Friedrich Engels wrote: The lumpenproletariat, this scum of the decaying elements of all classes, which establishes headquarters in all the big cities, is the worst of all possible allies. It is an absolutely venal, an absolutely brazen crew. If the French workers,…
Full football stadiums allowed to reign supreme to make money
In this Corona crisis, it is very important now that people with common sense, recognise why the government allows soccer or football matches to continue. We also need support for all measures necessary to secure the safety of all citizens and to secure the victory of democracy over fascism.