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The Chimes at Midnight: Trotskyism in the USSR 1926-1938

To the memory of my grandparents, Dorothy and Charlie, who probably wouldn't have approved of

Spanish state moves to end Catalan self-rule after people power saves independence referendum

By Dick Nichols Is it possible to have a successful referendum when your country is ef

'One Hundred Years', a poem by Steve Bloom on the centenary of the Russian Revolution

The poem can be downloaded as a pdf here or read on screen below

‘Africa Rising’ in retreat: Signs of new resistances

By Patrick Bond October 3, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Rene

The Philippines: On the frontline of Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’

In its first year in operation, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ has cost more than 13,000 lives and left the country mire

"Music can and should belong to all' - An interview with Dave Randall, author of 'Sound System: The Political Power of Music'

Dave Randall playing at Glastonbury
September 27, 2017 —

Pakistan: Repression of tenants at Okara Military Farms continue, Baba Jan's final review petition underway

By Farooq Tariq September 25, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières — The repression of tenants at Okara Military Farms continue for the last one and half years. On 21st September, Malik Salim Jakkar was arrested in Okara once again. He had spent most of the last two years (2015-2017) in jail and some two months back, he was released on bail.Malik Salim Jakhar along his five friends came to see me a night before his arrest in Lahore, his first meeting after his release. However, he was arrested very next day. He has been facing 95 police cases, he was released only after he tendered an unconditional apology to the authorities. Despite that, he is arrested because many hundreds of peasants met him during his brief freedom.

Catalan referendum: a ‘democratic tsunami’ rises against Spanish state siege