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The shape of wars to come – weekly briefing | Counterfire
WEB18 hours ago · The invasion and occupation of Iraq by the US and Britain left at least 1 million Iraqi dead. The 20-year war and occupation of Afghanistan left probably hundreds of thousands of Afghans dead – in that case there was not even the attempt to count the figures. The dehumanisation of the supposed ‘enemy’ is there in spades when it comes to ...
The post-election challenge in France | Counterfire
WEB7 hours ago · JM: To some extent. On September 7, demonstrations led by youth organizations and the France Insoumise, and looked on favorably by the leadership of the main left trade union confederation, the Confédération Générale du Travail—General Confederation of Labour (CGT), took place in some 150 towns across France.
Labour’s next steps to make workers pay! | Counterfire
WEB7 hours ago · As Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary, said of Labour’s Next steps to make work pay, ‘This is a pro-worker, pro-business plan. The government will tackle head-on the issues within the UK labour market that are holding Britain back’. This is saying it explicitly; social and economic justice is not the primary concern, productivity is.
Tommy Robinson shall not pass | Counterfire
WEBOct 6, 2024 · In July 2024, up to 15,000 supporters joined the far-right extremist, Tommy Robinson, in central London at a racist anti-immigrant and Islamophobic rally. Robinson then fled the country to avoid a court hearing. From the safety of his sun-lounger in Cyprus, Robinson, along with an elected right-wing extremist, Reform’s Nigel Farage, used the ...
Why does Israel get away with it? – weekly briefing
WEBOct 6, 2024 · It is hard to credit that our government, Joe Biden, and assorted media spokespeople keep telling us that Israel is ‘defending itself’. The Israeli government has in the past week bombed Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. It is threatening to launch airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear installations and oilfields.
Articles - Counterfire
WEBOct 4, 2024 · Lebanon: a country created, divided and destroyed by Western imperial interests. Michael Lavalette. Analysis. Egyptian revolution, 2011. Photo: Mahmoud Yakut / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. 02 Oct 2024.
Opinion - Counterfire
WEBOct 3, 2024 · John Mullen. Opinion. A shot of the October 28 pro-Palestinian march that attracted 500,000 people in London. Source: Azurevanilla ash – Wikicommmoms / cropped from original / CC0 1.0. 06 Sep 2024.
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It depends on mass ...
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...