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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 ...
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Who we are. 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 ...
Pushing out the urban poor: the power of the developers
WEB2 days ago · The pushing out of the hard-pressed urban poor in the countries of the Global South to serve the needs of investors based in the imperialist countries and local elite interests is an expression of the greed and irrationality of global capitalism. It is also a recipe for explosive resistance, as communities unite and fight back against the ...
Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music – book ...
WEB2 days ago · Charles Marriott. 19 September 2024. Book review. Toby Manning, Mixing Pop and Politics, A Marxist History of Popular Music (Repeater Books 2024), 567pp. Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott.
Long-range missiles won’t win Ukraine war, but risk significant ...
WEB4 days ago · So, there seems to be little military gain to allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles on military targets inside Russia. The risk of escalation, however, is significant. Russia has, of course, warned that it would see the use of Western long-range missiles on targets on its territory as Nato directly going to war with Russia.
Nato’s spiralling commitments to Ukraine risk catastrophe
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Nato’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has urged Nato states to reconsider limits on sending certain weapons to Ukraine, weapons which could strike Moscow and other Russian cities. This is despite Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning that Moscow will retaliate with strikes on British targets if British weapons are ...
China: Peacemaker and foe - Counterfire
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Dangerous Western belligerence towards China is risking war in the Pacific, with Britain following the US lead, argues Terina Hine As the US, Britain and Australia met in San Diego to discuss nuclear subs in the Pacific, further ratcheting up the possibility of war with China, China was calming waters in the Middle East by successfully negotiating a deal between bitter regional rivals, Iran ...
10 years of Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBMar 7, 2020 · Marking ten years since the launch of Counterfire, Alex Snowdon reflects on why the organisation was set up and some of what we have achieved in the last decade. Counterfire will be 10 years old on 8 March. Both the website and the organisation were publicly launched on International Women’s Day 2010. A radical manifesto for women’s ...
Weekly briefing - Counterfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 · A bad start for Starmer: sexism, racism, and denial of democracy – weekly briefing ...