Sri Lanka: PM Resigns After Counter-Revolutionary Assault Provokes Furious Response
Events have taken a frenetic pace in Sri Lanka over the last 72 hours. Nothing short of a revolutionary crisis has developed, one that is likely to be a forerunner of similar upheavals in other countries. On the morning of Monday 8th, hundreds of pro-Rajapaksa goons and lumpen bands on the government’s payroll, armed with […]
Liberals’ Budget: for Bay Street, Not Workers
The Liberal government’s 2022 budget is a budget for Bay Street, not for working-class Canadians. It’s full of incentives and subsidies for big business, including fossil fuel companies and private developers. It has a housing program that will leave thousands without homes, and a weak and slowly implemented dental program that won’t cover everyone. The […]
How Deglobalization is Reshaping the World Economy
Article after article in the mainstream corporate media in recent weeks has stated that the war in Ukraine has accelerated a radical realignment in the world economy that is termed “deglobalization.” Martin Wolf, the chief economics editor of the Financial Times stated recently that “…the emergence of two blocs with deep splits between them is […]
Cost of Living Crisis: Trade Unions Have to Act!
We are looking at three years of high inflation AIB Chief Economist Oliver Mangan, Irish Times, 9 March It is becoming increasingly clear that the inflation crisis is going to be around for quite some time. It is also becoming increasingly clear that the Government’s measures come nowhere near addressing the crisis in household finances. […]
Nigeria: Lessons of the 1945 General Strike
Today’s labour movement will not be documenting itself without drawing significant lessons from the 1945 general strike. This is one of the strikes that saw workers from both the public and private sectors, united in solidarity to demand improved living conditions and better wages. It was a strike that lasted for 45 days and it […]