1871: The Paris Commune A brief history of the world's first socialist working class uprising. The workers of Paris, joined by mutinous National Guardsmen, seized the…
1917-1918: The Brazilian anarchist uprising A short history of the attempted revolution in Brazil of 1918. The uprising failed when it was infiltrated by security forces, and the army did…
1851: The Sydney sailors' riot A history of the violent clash between Australian sailors and police after officers attempted to arrest a sailor dressed as a woman.
1833-1849: The Dorr Rebellion Howard Zinn's history of a movement in the United States against a political system which permitted the vote only to landowners. Drafting their…
World Bank says: work 24/7 with no rights A new World Bank report calls for the wholesale elimination of workers' rights.
1978-1979: The Iranian Revolution A history and analysis of the revolution in which socialists aligned themselves with Islamists to overthrow the West-backed Shah.
Striking jute-mill workers clash with cops in Bangladesh On Wednesday 6th Sep 25,000 workers from 8 jute mills in the south-western city of Khulna began a 2…
