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With a rapidly-expanding, militant anti-globalisation movement – which is becoming increasingly working-class in its composition, much to the despair of the powers that be – the imperialist powers were particularly paranoid about the demonstrations surrounding the G8 Summit in Genoa, prompting them to spend tens of millions of dollars on security for the G8 delegates.The … [Read more…]

by Harpal BrarIt is just over four years since I published my bookImperialism – Decadent, Parasitic, Moribund Capitalism.In that book I proved, by reference to irrefutable statistics from impeccable bourgeois sources, the correctness of V I Lenin’s theory on imperialism and its continuing validity in our own time.Lenin repeatedly emphasised that “the deepest economic foundation … [Read more…]

The cutting edge of the anti-imperialist democratic revolution of the Arab peoplesA veritable people’s warAt the end of September, the Al-Aqsa Intifada will be one year old. This latest Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, brutality, torture and daily humiliation of the occupying regime, is of a qualitatively different kind from the first Intifada. No longer … [Read more…]

The Society for Friendship with Korea held a public meeting to mark the 48th anniversary of the ending of the war of aggression waged by US-led imperialism against the DPRK. Harpal Brar, the chairman of the SFK, Ella Rule its secretary, Dermot Hudson its Vice-Chair, Keith Bennett and Carlos Rule in their speeches exposed the … [Read more…]

VodafoneMannesmann$203 billionAOLTime Warner$182 billionMCISprint$115 billionPfizerWarner-Lambert$ 85 billionExxonMobil$ 77 billionBPAmoco$ 94 billionTable 2: Global M&A top ten deals (Jan 1 to Jun 19 2000TargetAcquirerValue of deal ($m)Time Warner (US)American Online (US)181,940.5SmithKline Beecham (UK)Glaxo Wellcome (UK)78,384.5Nortel Networks (Canada)Shareholders (Canada)61,658.7Orange (Mannesmann) (UK)France Telecom (France)45,967.1Seagram (Canada)Vivendi (France)42,782.6Cable & Wireless HKT (Hong Kong)Pacific Century Cyberworks (Hong Kong)35,495.1Bestfoods (US)Unilever (UK)23,699.2Network Solutions … [Read more…]

Today, September 11 2001, has witnessed the world’s biggest ever attack on the US – an attack that has destroyed the headquarters of US imperialist finance, the World Trade Centre in New York, and the headquarters of the US military, the Pentagon in Washington DC.To effect this destruction, hijackers armed with knives took over four … [Read more…]

Following the general election held on 7 June, the Labour Party has been returned to office with a big majority of 167 seats – only slightly smaller than last time. The Conservatives won 167 seats, while the Liberal Democrats increased their representation in parliament from 41 to 52. Labour secured 413 seats (6 fewer than … [Read more…]

We are very pleased to reproduce this important and though-provoking article sent to us by Teddy-John Frank, International Secretary of the KPML(r). Comrade Frank rightly points out that rioting for the sake of rioting is not an appropriate tactic for the revolutionary working class. Much of the anti-capitalist rioting that has been seen lately is … [Read more…]

According to Chinese legend there was a man dying of thirst. The only drink he had to hand was a goblet filled with poison. He was bound to die if he drank it, and equally bound to die if he did not. Israeli Zionism finds itself in the same predicament. It loses if it does … [Read more…]

Background and Conclusions for Socialists“center”>On Saturday 26 May, the racial tension that has been steadily growing in Oldham erupted into street battles the like of which have not been seen since the early 80s at Brixton, Toxteth and Broadwater Farm. The build-up to the fighting saw an increase in racially motivated attacks in Oldham’s most … [Read more…]