1947: Mombasa General Strike In 1947 the city of Mombasa was paralysed by a general strike by its black African workforce in an attempt to end pay disparities, especially…
1953: Prisoner Strikes at the Vorkuta Gulag In 1953 following news of Stalin's death inmates in gulag complex in Vorkuta struck in protest of their conditions. In response the Soviet…
Calling all junglists: a short report from Amazon Hemel Hempstead A good friend and former colleague of ours from west London worked at Amazon in Hemel Hempstead in…
1907: Iranian General Strike During the instability of the Constitutional Revolution of 1907 Iranian workers launched a series of strikes to achieve reforms, particularly…
1974: Ethiopian General Strike In 1974 the regime of Emperor Selassie was badly shaken, the student protests shut down the education system and there were mutinies in the army…
1967-74: Ethiopia's Student Movement The absolute regime of Emperor Haile Selassie was first challenged by university students.
In what words speak? - Norbert Guterman Seven books on Nazi atrocities. Reviewed in Commentary magazine, July 1946.
The ordeal in France - Norbert Guterman Four books on occupied France. Reviewed in Commentary magazine, October 1948.
1905: Swedish workers threaten general strike against war with Norway In 1905 the Union between Sweden and Norway unravelled. In response the Swedish right pushed war…
1919: Prison Strikes at Fort Leavenworth In 1919 the prison population for military prisons had swelled. In response to the pressure and arbitrary sentencing inmates at the Fort…
1950: Austrian General Strike In post war Austria the rivalry between the Communist party and the Social Democrats came to ahead in 1950 with the Communist party initiated…
The show must go on: a modest attempt to explain a world that has gone mad - Argelaga An editorial published in November 2016 on the website of the journal, Argelaga, on the state of the…
