The Palestinian Arab National Movement (book review)
Book review by Musa Budeiri on Yehoshua Poreth's The Palestinian Arab National Movement, from Riots to Rebellion.
The brown masquerade
A critique of some anarchists or left communists who have cooperated with nationalists.
“The Ku Klux Government”: Vigilantism, lynching, and the repression of the IWW
Submitted by wojtek on Feb 28 2013 00:49
Michael Cohen's journal article on the extra-parliamentary repression of the IWW that ran parallel to that of the state at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The Belfast police mutiny of 1907 - John Gray
A history of the mutiny of 70% of the Belfast police force during a dockers' strike which brought together Catholic and Protestant workers in struggle.
The ideological divide in the Palestinian Resistance Movement
A critical assessment of the two mainstream currents inside the Palestinian Resistance Movement.
The development of class struggle in Egypt
Submitted by Ed on Jan 15 2013 00:38
In-depth analysis of the development of capitalism and class struggle in Egypt, from the 1940s until the 1970s. Contains interesting information about mass wildcat strikes and the 1977 food riots as well as their relationship to national liberation movements in the region.
Can't we all just get along? An apolitical response to political events in Belfast
Submitted by Ramona on Jan 14 2013 21:43
A Belfast comrade writes about the "Peace Gathering", called in response to Loyalist protests about the removal of the Union Flag from Belfast City Hall.
Ulster loyalism, flag protests and the failure of zero sum politics
Submitted by Maloney on Jan 9 2013 12:12
The continuing opposition by loyalists to the decision by Belfast city council to limit the flying of the Union Jack is a product of a deeply sectarian colonial settlement that smothers the importance of class.
Zionism and its Oriental subjects: the Oriental Jews in Zionism's dialectical contradictions
Article looking at the position of 'Oriental Jews' (i.e. those from other countries in the Middle-East) within Israel and the zionist project historically.
The Rebirth of Radical Nationalism: Welcome back to the 30s
Warsaw - The past days following the Nationalist riots of November 11, 2012 have been a time of solemn reflection for those of us in Poland and our friends watching around the world. We have awoken to a new reality, not in a hyperbolic or theoretical sense, but to a practical new reality of fascist terror on the streets of our cities, escalating exponentially. With burned out apartments, hospitalized anti-fascists, murders, mass nationalist marches through our cities, and now the formation of nationalist militias, and a call to overthrow the republic, we’re asking ourselves, just as our grandparents asked 80 years ago, ‘how could this be happening in our times?’
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