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The Inner Level with Richard Wilkinson
Richard Wilkinson introduces his latest book "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Wellbeing" , co-written with Kate Pickett, & discuss the relationships between inequality and physical and mental health, at Ideas for Freedom 2019. Check out this review by Todd Hamer workersliberty.org/node/33768 Note: the graph referred to at 3.17 can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15STbLvU5EtU6BjRHdGxgkKF6Y_6ODZSQ
The Tiananmen Square uprising 1989
'The Tiananmen Square uprising: when Chinese workers and students fought for freedom'. A discussion at Ideas for Freedom 2019, led by Dr. Camila Bassi (Sheffield Hallam University, Workers' Liberty) 30 years ago, an uprising of workers and students faced the military might of the Chinese state. What were the demands of the uprising, and why was it crushed so brutally? What are the lessons for those fighting for democracy against authoritarian regimes today? Note: the text referred to but not read out at 39.50 can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GDW0FlRzQVvIcUEvsZ6W3lJFUIHRxp0M The novel referred to is Ma Jian's "Beijing Coma", the autobiographical account is "Almost a Revolution: The Story of a Chinese Student's Journey from Boyhood to Leadership in Tiananmen Square" by Shen Tong, and one of the other historians referred to is Rana Mitter Check out this article workersliberty.org/story/2019-03-30/road-tienanmen-square-workers-and-students-chinafreedom
Climate change and socialist politics — Older ed. of For Workers' Climate Action
Climate change and socialist politics, document passed by Workers' Liberty conference, October 2008. More, a paper version of the WCA booklet, and a contents list, at https://workersliberty.org/climate-pamphlet
William Morris: ecology and the shift to socialism — Older ed. of For Workers' Climate Action
William Morris: ecology and the shift to socialism, part 6 of our series on the politics of the late 19th century socialist William Morris, February 2009, by Paul Hampton More, a paper version of the booklet, and a contents list, at https://workersliberty.org/climate-pamphlet
Urgent and radical action on climate change — Older ed. of For Workers' Climate Action
Urgent and radical action on climate change, motion submitted to Labour Party conference, 2018. More, a paper version of the booklet, and a contents list, at https://workersliberty.org/climate-pamphlet
The German Revolution: 12. Order Prevails in Berlin
Order Prevails in Berlin by Rosa Luxemburg, 14 January 1919
The German Revolution: 11. House of Cards
House of Cards by Rosa Luxemburg, 13 January 1919
The German Revolution: 10. What are the Leaders Doing?
What are the Leaders Doing? by Rosa Luxemburg, 7 January 1919
The German Revolution: 9. Our Programme and the Political Situation
Our Programme and the Political Situation by Rosa Luxemburg, 31 December 1918
The German Revolution: 8. The Elections to the National Assembly
The Elections to the National Assembly by Rosa Luxemburg, 23 December 1918
The German Revolution: 7. What does the Spartacus League want?
What does the Spartacus League want? by Rosa Luxemburg, 14 December 1918.
The German Revolution: 6. The Socialisation of Society
The Socialisation of Society by Rosa Luxemburg, 4 December 1918
The German Revolution: 5. The Acheron in Motion
The Acheron in Motion by Rosa Luxemburg, 27 November 1918
The German Revolution: 4. A Call to the Workers of the World
A Call to the Workers of the World by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Franz Mehring and Clara Zetkin, 25 November 1918
The German Revolution: 3. The National Assembly
The National Assembly by Rosa Luxemburg, 20 November 1918
The German Revolution: 2. A duty of honour
A duty of honour by Rosa Luxemburg, 20 November 1918
The German Revolution: 1. The Beginning
The Beginning by Rosa Luxemburg, 18 November 1918
The German Revolution: Introduction
Introduction by Paul Vernadsky
Remain and rebel: a socialist manifesto for Europe
0.00 - Cover 1.23 - Introduction 6.15 - What do we mean by 'the working class' and 'socialism'? 8.13 - Chapter 1: Defend and extend free movement 28.13 - Chapter 2: The Irish border question 31.37 - Chapter 3: Fighting nationalism: the working class has no country 45.43 - Chapter 4: Globalisation & integration 1.01.52 - Chapter 5: Remain is not enough 1.08.48 - Chapter 6: A manifesto for Europe 1.29.32 - Chapter 7: We Can Win a Socialist Europe: Remain and Rebel! 1.53.07 - Take up the fight
Women's Fightback March 2019
0.00 - Cover 0.11 - Women Fighting Stalinism 6.40 - Edith Lanchester and 'free love' 10.20 - Introducing Social Reproduction Theory 29.32 - Transphobia and Materialism 33.44 - Become Not Women 35.37 - Women and the Alt-Right 42.00 - The socialist roots of International Women's Day
The Mass Strike
In the centenary year of the murder of revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg, listen to this introduction to her famous work 'The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions', published in 1906, taken from the AWL London forum on 18 January 2019.
Biography of Rosa Luxemburg
In the centenary year of the murder of revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg, listen to this introduction to her life and works, taken from the AWL London forum on 18 January 2019.