A decent pension is a right for all

It is often said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its old people. By such a standard, Britain must rank as one of the most uncivilised countries in the world. While the ruling class likes to perpetuate the myths that pensioners are a burden on society and that poverty in old age is entirely the fault of the poverty-stricken, the truth is that Britain has more than enough wealth to provide a decent life for all.

Industry matters: Trade unionism and opportunist social chauvinism

Trade union wolves in sheep’s clothing

From Zimbabwe to Iraq, phoney trade unionists are doing the dirty work of imperialism

Environment: Kyoto finally brought into effect

Industrial: Construction trouble – CIS vs PAYE?

Culture: The art of mobilising the masses

Revolution: The Poster Art of the Soviet Union. Tate Modern, London

Band Aid: Feed the world? Just stop robbing the world

Patronising, cultural imperialism - and just plain wrong. Reasons not to buy Band Aid this Christmas.

Report: Solidarity with ZANU-PF, champions of African independence

Under the leadership of Comrade Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean people's Chimurenga continues to go from strength to strength.

Statement: We salute Arafat’s life, we mourn his death

We mourn Cde Yasser Arafat’s death and salute his contribution in struggle toward the liberation of the Palestinian people. Joint statement by the CPGB-ML and anti-imperialist journal Lalkar, issued on 11 November 2004.

Hands off Cuba! End the occupation of Guantanamo Bay

The US is stepping up its attempts to starve the Cuban people into submission and continues to commit crimes against humanity on Cuban soil.

US elections: a terrible loss?

Colombia: Just say No to imperialism!

Despite the standard media portrayal of Colombian revolutionaries as ‘drug barons’ and ‘terrorists’, news is slipping out about the gains made for ordinary Colombians in the liberated territories.

Theory: The need for conscious party discipline

In its struggle for power, the working class has two weapons: theory and organisation, but working-class organisation is meaningless unless it is characterised by iron proletarian discipline.

Jaguar closure: livelihoods destroyed in the interests of profit