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Strikes in the US show potential for a fightback | Counterfire
1 day ago · Despite the result of the presidential election, workers in the US have been fighting on their own terms, reports Jamal Elaheebocus. Earlier this autumn, Counterfire reported on multiple strikes that were developing across the United States as workers took the cost-of-living crisis into their own hands and fought for better pay and working conditions.
Who we are - Counterfire
Jun 30, 2020 · Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It depends on mass ...
The shape of wars to come – weekly briefing | Counterfire
Oct 13, 2024 · The invasion and occupation of Iraq by the US and Britain left at least 1 million Iraqi dead. The 20-year war and occupation of Afghanistan left probably hundreds of thousands of Afghans dead – in that case there was not even the attempt to count the figures. The dehumanisation of the supposed ‘enemy’ is there in spades when it comes to ...
Ten takeaways for the left from the Trump victory – weekly briefing
3 days ago · Harris lost support among every group apart from college educated women and over 65s. She won among those with incomes over $100,000 while Trump was ahead among those on lower incomes between $30,000-$100,000. Trump picked up votes across the working class. The key issue was the worsening conditions being felt by the working class in the US.
How the Great Revolutions happened | Counterfire
1 day ago · Part 3: The English Revolution: Revolution completed In part 3 of the Great Revolutions series, Dominic Alexander explains how the rank and file of the army forced Cromwell and the grandees to bring the revolution to a conclusion Part 1 Part 2 Cornet Joyce When parliament first announced that the army was to be disbanded, the rank and file reacted furiously and with an unprecedented ...
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
Feb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
How to escalate for peace? Gaza, wider war and a strategy to win
Oct 16, 2024 · Gaza, wider war and a strategy to win. Chris Nineham. 16 October 2024. Analysis. Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Photo: Naaman Omar / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. As Israel’s atrocities mount, the pro-Palestine movement needs clarity about how to bring ...
Striking against mental-health cuts in Manchester | Counterfire
1 day ago · 12 November 2024. Mental-health provision in Manchester needs substantial more funding to function safely, yet authorities are trying to cut more from the service, reports Counterfire. Early Intervention in Psychosis workers from Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) have started another two days of strike action Friday (8 November) and then ...
Book review - Counterfire
Oct 10, 2024 · Book review | Counterfire. Filter. Search. Book review. Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It, eds. Rhona Michie, Andrew Feinstein and Paul Rogers with Jeremy Corbyn (Pluto 2024), 304pp. 07 Nov 2024. Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and ...