The revolutionary wave of 1848 began with a joyous struggle for democracy. But it ended with violent struggles between workers and capitalists, liberals and socialists, revolutionaries and reformers. The experience was a decisive influence on the development of Marx's theory of revolution.
A man who embodies the political establishment has teamed up with a "progressive prosecutor" who intervened to protect banks from prosecution. While the US seems to disintegrate, the Democrats are fighting to return to pre-crisis neoliberalism.
JobKeeper excludes too many workers. The government can't wait to cut the rate and wind it down. But even as we fight to expand and defend it, workers must fight to move past the boss-first policy of wage subsidies, which are meant to shore up profits, not protect workers.
