Month: July 2022

Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Unions

Which Way Forward for the Freedom Movement?

STATEMENT OF THE WORKERS LEAGUE 30-07-2022: The Freedom Movement faces a fork in the road. After the horrific lockdowns have been lifted, and odious vaccine mandates in some places have been withdrawn, the outlook is somewhat altered from the political shock of brutal Covid repression circa 2020-21. While freedom fighters bravely and heroically resisted by building and sustaining arguably the largest movement in Western political … Continue reading Which Way Forward for the Freedom Movement?

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People's Republic of China, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: US Backed Colour Revolution in Colombo

Above: The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka (middle) meets with a select group of journalists in her residence on July 8, one day before protestors stormed the Presidential residence in Colombo. 20-07-2022: Appearances can be deceptive in nature, society, science, religion – and especially in times of political upheaval. On the surface, the events in Sri Lanka over the last several months seem to indicate … Continue reading Sri Lanka: US Backed Colour Revolution in Colombo

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, BRICS, Coronavirus, People's Republic of China, Russia

The Latest Cold War: BRICS + vs NATO/G7

18-07-2022: For the first time, there was no joint photo of the respective foreign ministers of the G20 Summit held this year in Bali, Indonesia. Foreign ministers from the West refused to be photographed with Russia’s Foreign Minister[1], Sergei Lavrov, over Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. Yet the West was not calling the shots, by any means. There was no joint communique issuing from … Continue reading The Latest Cold War: BRICS + vs NATO/G7

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Civil Rights, Women's Liberation

A Struggle for Abortion Rights?

08-07-2022: When is a campaign for reproductive rights for women not so in reality?  When it is a foil for the latest political manoeuvre of the Empire, that’s when. Towards the end of June, the US Supreme Court overturned almost 50 years of federal abortion rights during the first two trimesters, by reversing the historic Roe vs Wade ruling of 1973. Almost half of US … Continue reading A Struggle for Abortion Rights?

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Environment

The Pitfalls of Climate Blockades

04-07-2022: Under the slogan of “Resist Climate Inaction”, Blockade Australia (BA) are in the midst of carrying out a week of intentional disruption throughout Sydney and the state of New South Wales (NSW) which they hope will force the powers that be to finally take decisive measures to combat the devastating climatological effects of runaway biospheric collapse. “Disruption” conveys BA’s primary tactic of road and … Continue reading The Pitfalls of Climate Blockades

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