Archive for October, 2010
‘Surfing rabbi’ wheeled out
Published in Weekly Worker, 28th October 2011 The October 24 English Defence League march to the Israeli embassy “in solidarity with Israel” was virtually ignored by Unite Against Fascism. “Palestinians stink,” I heard a female voice shout, as I made my way from the October 23 anti-cuts march in central London to Covent Garden, the day […]
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Tags: anti-fascism, chauvinism, edl, English Defence League, fascism, islamophobia, rabbi nachum shifren, unite against fascism, zionism
Uncritical Stalinists?
This poster was plastered on the walls of Manchester University by a group called Communist Students last week, inviting to a “debate and discussion on Stalinism, what it is, and why we oppose it”. What does it say in huge letters? “Stalinism is anti-communism”. A clear enough statement, right?
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Tags: communism, communist party of great britain, communist students, cpgb, socialism, socialist worker, socialist workers party, stalinism, swp
A review of ‘Freedom Rhythm & Sound – Revolutionary Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement 1963-82′, 2 CDs on Soul Jazz Records. “No America, no jazz”, said jazz legend Art Blakey, “I’ve seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with […]
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Tags: black culture, black nationalism, black power, civil rights movement, identity politics, jazz, marxism, multiculturalism, racism
