Watch the recording of this lecture by Barry Gray, US national editor of the World Socialist Web Site. Delivered on October 14, it was the first lecture in the second part of the WSWS’s lecture series marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution. A question and answer period is included following the lecture.
General strike in Greece to demand higher pay, end to austerity, and justice for Tempi rail crash victims
Despite the efforts of the union bureaucracy, Tempi remained very much in the air during Wednesday’s general strike, with workers and youth bringing homemade placards to demand justice.
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General strike shuts down much of Belgium as ruling elite demands more military spending
The growing movement of the working class in Belgium is developing under conditions of rising opposition to militarism continent-wide.
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Greek fascist MP given kid gloves treatments after attack on art exhibition
Not a single member of the ND government—Culture Minister Lina Mendoni included—came out to publicly support the museum’s stand. Four days later the artworks were withdrawn, with the museum citing security concerns amid protests outside by far-right religious figures.
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Mass protests over Tempi train crash deepen political crisis in Greece
The mass movement of young people and workers that broke out two years after the Tempi train crash is shaking the ruling class in Greece. In the face of the biggest protests in the country’s history, the government is hanging on by a thread.
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