France in Revolt
“In ordinary times the state, be it monarchical or democratic, elevates itself above the nation, and history is made by specialists in...
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
Global Women's Struggle: A Visual Chronicle of M8
The following is a photographic and video record of the worldwide mobilisation of women fighting for their rights on the occasion of...
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- Jan 22
- 5 min
Claps Don't Pay the Bills: Nurses fight back
December 2022 through to January 2023 will go down in history as an unprecedented winter of discontent in the UK. Following closely on...
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- Jan 7
- 38 min
Land, Labour & the Irish Revolution: 1913-23
[Part 2 of a 3-part series] "The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit of revolution. There is a deep sense not only of discontent...
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- Oct 28, 2022
- 26 min
Taiwan and the National Question in China
At the recent congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President Xi Jinping, forcefully re-asserted China’s seemingly...
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- Mar 4, 2022
- 9 min
NATO and EU Ramp Up War Drive
As Russian forces penetrate deeper into Ukrainian territory, they are encountering a much fiercer resistance than anticipated. A large...
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- Feb 26, 2022
- 14 min
The War Over Ukraine: A Class Perspective
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has begun. The war of words, diplomatic shenanigans and military preparations are over. Already,...
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- Dec 4, 2021
- 39 min
Enter the Dragon: The Rise of Chinese Imperialism and Its Nemesis
Rivalries and tensions in South China Sea When the UK maritime strike force known as Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) entered the South...
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- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
Just launched: Black Dwarf Films
I've just launched my own YouTube film channel called Black Dwarf Films. So far it contains the two videos I produced on Palestine. I am...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Rajida Speaks Out for Justice
Rajida is a young Asian woman from Leicester. She has been to Palestine on 3 occasions. I met her and her friend Hawa on the first of...
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- May 16, 2021
- 14 min
Ireland Unfree Shall Never Be At Peace
After more than 22 years of the Good Friday Agreement which ended the militarisation of the conflict in northern Ireland, the underlying...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 16 min
Greece: who let the dogs out?
How British imperialism crushed democracy in Greece Who let the dogs out: a Greek tragedy If anyone had cause to celebrate the Allied...
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- Mar 13, 2021
- 10 min
Free speech, women's rights and the transgender offensive
Free Speech, women’s rights and the transgender offensive The last 5 years has seen a rising offensive, of an increasingly hysterical...
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- Mar 13, 2021
- 22 min
Fight Covid, fight capitalism: A roadmap for revolution
As Boris Johnson announced his schedule for relaxation of the lockdown accompanied by a promise to fully reopen the economy by early...
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- Mar 5, 2021
- 16 min
The Empire Strikes Back: Johnson Government Turbo Charges Rearmament
For length of years my fruitless force employ Against the thin remains of ruined Troy. What nations now to Juno's power will pray, Or...
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- Feb 7, 2021
- 16 min
Capitalism, class and Covid. Part 1: The issues at stake for working people.
In announcing the lockdown during the first wave of the Covid pandemic, the UK Government and public health bodies forecast a possible...
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- Feb 4, 2021
- 16 min
The Iron Curtain and the Iron Fist: Cold War and Fascism in Britain
When Adolf Hitler’s right hand man, Rudolf Hess, ran out of fuel and parachuted onto a field in Scotland, on 10 May, 1941, there was...
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- Feb 4, 2021
- 11 min
Why we should not celebrate British victory in World War II
“World War II had nothing to do with fighting fascism. Quite the contrary, the whole course of British foreign policy in the inter-war...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 13 min
In defense of the Palestinian liberation struggle
Why the struggle for a democratic, secular Palestine is the only way forward for the Arab and Jewish masses in the Middle East. [The...
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- Jan 17, 2021
- 8 min
Riotous Assembly: Cops Storm Glasgow Women's Rally
The first wave of the worldwide struggle for women’s rights was centred on the suffragette movement in the UK. It was the activities of...
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