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Down with the National Security Law! Defend Democratic Rights! On 19 December 2014, the Constitutional Court of South Korea ordered the disbanding of the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) on the grounds of alleged “support...

Revolutionary Thought and Practice The following is an edited version of a talk by IBT supporter Jason Wright, participating in a panel discussion on “Revolutionary Thought and Politics” at the Left Forum in New...

From Ferguson to New York – Jail the Killer Cops! Leaflet dated 12 December 2014 In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people of African descent had “no rights which the white man...

1948–2014 In June 2014, Adrian Blakelock, a supporter of the International Bolshevik Tendency, died in London after complications from liver failure. Adrian will be remembered for his empathy and wit, as well as his...

Belated rationalization for abandonment of trade-union work Bryan D. Palmer’s excellent book, Revolutionary Teamsters, on the Minneapolis general strikes of 1934, illuminates the struggle that remains to this day the high point of American...

SL & IG flounder on Scotland and Quebec In September’s referendum on Scottish independence, a clear majority of voters (55 percent) chose to remain within the “United Kingdom.” While upholding the right of all...

Austerity, nationalism and class collaboration On 18 September, residents of Scotland aged 16 and older will be asked a simple question: ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ As the referendum on independence draws near,...

Irish working class organise to fight back Recent weeks have seen dramatic scenes of working people taking action to defend themselves against the imposition of the hated water charges. Over 100,000 took to the...

Syriza & the Dangers of Popular Frontism Since the outbreak of the global financial crisis and the imposition of severe austerity measures dictated by the Troika (International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European...

Edited version of a contribution by IBT supporter Barbara Dorn to a panel discussion on “Is there a need for left unity?” at the Platypus European Conference, London, 19 July 2014. One of the...