1980-1: Class Struggle in Poland
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 28 2019 15:32
As a follow up to our recent article about Solidarność (see: leftcom.org) we are republishing three of the leaflets that the CWO and Battaglia Comunista distributed in 1980-1 among workers in Britain, Italy, France, and the USA on the events unfolding in Poland.
Solidarność: Trade Unionism or Self-Organisation?
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 23 2019 12:25
Political and economic crises led to the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc. The downturn in the post-war accumulation cycle, the Cold War, the USSR’s disastrous intervention in Afghanistan, as well as the popular revolts in Central and Eastern Europe all played a role. But it is the class struggles of 1980s Poland to which we turn our eye here.
El Salvador, Another Vietnam?
Submitted by Reddebrek on Apr 23 2019 20:45
A documentary made during the US backed civil war in El Salvador, documenting the social conditions of the country and many of the atrocities.
“I saw the bright ones arrive”: Idealism, alienation, and persistence in the personal legacies of Australian involvement in the Spanish Civil War
This article explores the little-acknowledged story of Australians who volunteered in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Specific focus is placed on understanding how the experience affected their later years, particularly in the historical context of the Cold War society in which they lived out the remainder of their lives.
Danger! Official Secret: the Spies for Peace: Discretion and Disclosure in the Committee of 100 - Sam Carroll
Article by Sam Carroll, published in 'History Workshop Journal', Volume 69, Issue 1, Spring 2010.
Alternative Vol. 1, No. 6 (November 1948)
The Vol. 1, No. 6 (November 1948) issue of Alternative, an anarchist publication produced out of New York City from 1948-1951 and focusing on pacifist viewpoints.
Alternative Vol. 1, No. 5 (September-October 1948)
The Vol. 1, No. 5 (September-October 1948) issue of Alternative, an anarchist publication produced out of New York City from 1948-1951 and focusing on pacifist viewpoints.
On the Line Vol. 4, No. 2 (September 1981)
The Vol. 4, No. 2 (September 1981) issue of On the Line, a newsletter of the New York based Libertarian Workers Group.
On the Line Vol. 4, No. 1 (April 1981)
The Vol. 4, No. 1 (April 1981) issue of On the Line, a newsletter of the New York based Libertarian Workers Group.
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