General David Petraeus, the US military’s supreme commander for the Middle East and Central Asia, has launched a review of the "war on terror" that could lead to a U-turn in military policy in Afghanistan.
Heading south west out of Kabul the buildings gradually dissipate until the sprawl of semi-deserted workshops give way to the desert. Further down the road a vast sea of flimsy tents come into view.
Mexico City, 16 October 1968. Two black athletes stand on the podium at the Olympic Games with their fists raised. They wear black gloves and keep their heads bowed throughout the US national anthem. (» The famous image)
Eamonn Butler Is capitalism’s werewolf greed now devouring it? Some people think this is the inevitable collapse. A lot more don’t – but want to see more regulations and controls on the system. My view is that you should let the market economy get on with what it’s good at – creating and distributing goods and services – and that it is too much control and regulation that got us into this mess.
The People Before Profit Charter is continuing to win new supporters across the trade union movement.
More and more people risk losing their homes through repossession or eviction due to the looming recession.
The fight against redundancies at the Jaguar car plant in Coventry in the early 1990s shows how workers’ collective strength can hold back the bosses’ plans.
As the recession bites, the bosses, politicians and the media will lecture workers about how we must accept job losses, pay cuts, cuts in public services and other attacks to help the economy regain stability.
The ruling class attempts to portray Karl Marx simply as a thinker – someone who analysed capitalism but did little to bring about revolution.
No coal plus no nuclear equals no lights. No power. No future." This was the claim made by former business secretary John Hutton at the recent Labour Party conference.
The fact that climate change is threatening the existence of our planet is one of the strongest indictments of the capitalist system.
