Iran: When the masses deposed a dictator

Seamus Whelan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The 1979 revolution didn’t have to end in a religious state Forty years ago, in January 1979 the hated Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, fled the country to the U.S. The Shah was driven out by a mass movement led by workers and […]

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Chinese Dictatorship Intensifies Jasic Crackdown

Dikang is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Forced confessions and more disappearances as CCP regime persecutes worker and youth activists “Our activities were actually illegal crimes. They seriously disturb the social order, and ignited foreign criticism towards the Party and the government, which dramatically debeautified the government’s image…” This is part of the filmed “confession” of […]

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40 years since the Portuguese revolution

Manny Thain is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). A half-century of fascist rule was swept aside in a day This year marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup of April 25, 1974, which opened the doors to the Portuguese revolution of 1974-75. This anniversary is taking place at […]

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