Month: January 2022
International relations, News, War
War in Ukraine: Background
Developments within Ukraine Ukraine has been in the grip of civil war since the coups of 2014 — the Ukrainian-nationalist coup in Kiev and the west and ...
Human Nature, media, News, police
No One Helped — Or Did They?
Most ordinary people do not passively stand by and watch when someone needs help.
Dying From Overwork
Many workers are forced to work such long hours that they die from stroke or heart disease.
Labor movement, media, News, police
Upheaval in Kazakhstan
This article is devoted to the upheaval that swept Kazakhstan in the first week of January and its subsequent suppression. The peaceful workers' protests and strikes in most of the country are contrasted with the armed insurgency in and around Almaty.
Before and Without Marx: Chartist Thought
The ideas of Marx did not arise out of thin air. They grew out of the works of many others before him. Here we focus upon the independent thought that developed within the working class and that Marx would incorporate into his own conception of the world around him.
