No whites allowed after 8pm? Behind the media circus of Birmingham’s ‘no-go’ areas
Submitted by QQ on Aug 23 2017 14:23
On 17 August, numerous national newspapers and news websites, published a story about “racist graffiti” directed towards white people in Saltley, a majority Pakistani area of inner-city Birmingham. The piece, originally published by the local Birmingham press, goes on to claim that this corroborates a broad trend of “white working class Brummies” fearing parts of the city had become “no-go areas” for them.
Workers and students - Hagen Koo
Submitted by wojtek on Aug 21 2017 23:04
A chapter on the alliances and solidarity between South Korean industrial workers and radical students in the 1970s and '80s.
Gay Left: A Socialist Journal Produced by Gay Men
This is a socialist journal edited by gay men. We have a two fold aim in producing this magazine. First, we hope to contribute towards a marxist analysis of homosexual oppression. Secondly, we want to encourage in the gay movement an understanding of the links between the struggle against sexual oppression and the struggle for socialism.
1975-1980
Douglas Fraser's Resignation letter from the Labor-Management Group
The then President of the UAW's resignation letter from the Labor Management Group[1]. The letter outlines his disappointment with the group and rejects the strategy of collaboration. But it also reflects on the then contemporary class struggle and outlines the growing tensions between major corporations and the labor movement.
Gender politics in the Korean transition to democracy
Submitted by wojtek on Feb 3 2017 19:22
Jeong-Lim Nam's essay on Korean women's battles against dictatorship in the 1980s.
Is the working class movement dead?
The following article is loosely based on the notes for a pre-discussion talk by an AF member to a libertarian socialist discussion meeting in Leicester, 25 January 2017.
Libertarian analysis
An archive of Libertarian analysis, a publication produced out of New York during the 1970s that attempted to build links between "left" and "right" libertarians.
Beyond White City - Some Snap-Shots on West London Workers' History
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on May 6 2016 19:44
Summary of west London workers' history from 1920s to today, with focus on migrant workers strikes in the 1970s.
The dirty tricks of the Shrewsbury trials expose the dark heart of the radical 1970s - Paul Mason
Article by economist Paul Mason about the 1972 UK builders' strike that led to the Shrewsbury conspiracy trial. Reproduced here not as an endorsement of Mason's politics, but an interesting insight into worker radicalism in the UK in the 1970s.
Labour Movements and Opposition Groups in Saudi Arabia: 1950-1975
Submitted by Reddebrek on Oct 21 2015 19:01
An article about the growth of the Saudi Labour movement and additional radical opposition groups, focussing on two strikes at the ARAMCO oil company in 1953 and 1956.
