February 11: Organizing in Hard Times – Lessons From The Anti-Poll Tax Movement In The U.K.
On January 21, millions of people showed their defiance to the new Trump regime. Could we see a movement develop that could challenge the power held by the 1%? Is it possible? Yes. But how? We can learn from past movements like the one in the United Kingdom against the poll tax in the 1980s. […]
Women’s March: A Sign of Hope
On January 21, the Women’s March, one of the biggest demonstrations in U.S. history took place. Millions of people across the U.S. and around the world flooded the streets. People expressed anger at Trump’s policies – the attacks on women’s rights, on immigrants, his racism, his anti-Muslim and antigay and transgender attitudes, and his mockery […]
A Facelift and Here They Go Again
Valls had to swallow his pride after losing the socialist primary. After all the attacks he had waged against the working class as prime minister, starting with the El Khomri law, this is only deserved. That’s probably the message intended by those who did go and vote against him. But after choosing Hamon, will the […]