News & Issues

Issue 29 - February 2011

By Jock Palfreeman

G’day Direct Action – RSP, a friend sent me a copy of DA some time ago now. My name is Jock Palfreeman, an Australian currently enjoying Sofia Central Prison’s hospitality. See freejock.com for further details, or Google. I know that money is a rare commodity.

Communist Party of Vietnam 11th Congress

The 11th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), held in Hanoi January 12-19, endorsed Marxism-Leninism as the cornerstone of the economic renewal started 25 years ago.

Issue 28 - November-December 2010

Telecom unions under attack in Pakistan

Following a strike at Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL) that was brutally suppressed by the government, a wholesale witch-hunt of union activists is taking place. More than 250 workers have been suspended from their jobs and another 280 terminated.

Issue 25 - August 2010

Canadian G20 protests

A new high of hysteria and aggression by the Canadian state marked the G20 meeting held in Toronto June 26-27. Reportedly US$1.2 billion was spent by the Integrated Security Unit (ISU) (a trumped up name for police) to protect the ruling class together with the bourgeois media.