Unrest in Panama
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 09:12
Born into a rich family in Panama, Juan Carlos Varela is an entrepreneur who is fiercely in favour of the free market. He led his conservative Panamenista Party into the elections in 2009, but was then bought off by his rival Ricardo Martinelli, who offered him the vice-presidency if he stopped running against him. In 2014 he won the presidential election, coming in on promises to develop the economic infrastructure of Panama and to proceed with urban renovation in the free trade zone city of Colon.
Paths Written in Concrete: The Chilean student movement of 2011
Submitted by Moni_K on Jul 16 2018 17:14
This piece hopes to offer a brief and concise background of the Chilean student movement and an analysis of the strategies that pushed it along. Afterwards we provide an interview with Felipe Ramírez, member of the FeL (Federation of Libertarian Students) and 2012 secretary to the FECh (Federation of University of Chile Students).
1968-1969: Pakistani students, workers, and peasants bring down a dictator
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jul 10 2018 19:03
An account of the waves of strikes and protests against the inequality, brutality and corruption of Pakistans military dictatorship.
La grève des écoliers de Stepney
Un compte rendu court à propos de la grève par 800 élèves à Stepney, dans l’est de Londres le 27 mai 1971, qui a réussi à obtenir le retour d’un professeur qui avait été licencié pour avoir publié un livre de poésies écrites par les enfants.
The Child and Its Enemies - Emma Goldman
An article by Emma Goldman about how society treats children and the role of education. Read by Audible Anarchist and originally published in Mother Earth.
Union officials walk out - against their own members
Submitted by Joseph Kay on May 30 2018 18:10
Officials of the education union UCU have downed tools and walked out - from their own annual congress.
West Virginia school employees sold out?
Submitted by Internationalis... on Mar 12 2018 16:19
West Virginia teachers who had taken the initiative to force their union into a strike demanding that the state pay their health insurance found out via a robocall last week that "their" union had accepted a promise of a 5% pay offer (which they did not demand) but with no settlement of their grievance.
Pakistan: Teachers and Farmers Protests Brutally Crushed in Sindh
Submitted by amohsin on Jan 3 2018 04:35
A report on the crack down on teachers and farmers protests currently taking place in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Once again, the state's vicious response to working class protests has differed greatly from its hands-off approach to similar demonstrations and movements of Muslim extremists.
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