Andy Ford writes the latest in his occasional series on WW2 in the Soviet Union. Eighty years ago, the Battle of Kursk sealed the doom
Category: International
By Michael Roberts This week Russia’s central bank held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the level of its key interest rate after the Russian ruble
Northern Ireland: Labour leaders creating illusions
Letter from Harry Hutchinson, Labour Party Northern Ireland Both former and present Labour Party leaders have plunged themselves into the divided issue of Irish Unity
There is always hope! – Community vs mining bosses in Turkey
Ray Goodspeed introduces a video from Turkey – “There is Always Hope: Story of İkizköy“ (photo – still from video) This short video (13 minutes
By Michael Roberts The latest measure of US consumer price inflation for July actually showed an uptick in the year-on-year rate to 3.2% from 3%
By Richard Mellor in California I have not studied the recent Teamster contract with the United Parcels Service (UPS) in detail and, as of this
By Michael Roberts In Q2 2023 the Chinese economy expanded by 6.3% year-on-year, up from 4.5% yoy recorded in Q1. Sounds strong, but quarterly growth
By Michael Roberts Both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank raised their policy interest rate again this week. The Fed rate now stands
The Nationalist Campaign Against Migrants in Russia
A report from Sergey Sokolov in Russia The special military operation in Ukraine has forced our regime to play with Russian nationalism. Failures at the
Comment on the results of the recent general election, by Jordi Escuer (Manifiesto por el Socialismo and IU, Madrid) The defeat of the right in
