Monthly Archives: July 2013

EGYPT: A MANDATE TO KILL!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by stutteringsteps

The recent request by Army General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for Egyptian people to assemble in their masses on the Streets of Cairo and elsewhere is in one sense a 180 degree turn. Previously army regimes have at best been neutral … Continue reading →

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MARX AND REVOLUTIONARY-HUMANISM

Posted on July 25, 2013 by stutteringsteps

All kinds of inhumanity and violence have been perpetrated by people calling themselves ‘Marxists’. Perhaps the most extreme expression of this inhumane disrespect and sectarian violence in the name of ‘Marxism’ was manifest in the Soviet Union under the leadership … Continue reading →

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ZERO-HOUR CONTRACTS!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Beware! A zero-hour contract is coming to job near you. A zero-hour contract is a contract to be ‘on-call’ to work for an employer at the employers discretion. No actual work – no actual pay! No matter what the reason! … Continue reading →

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EGYPT: INSURRECTION or INTERREGNUM?

Posted on July 7, 2013 by stutteringsteps

Bourgeois hypocrisy. The champions of bourgeois democracy everywhere have been quick to denounce the toppling of President Morsi in Egypt as a blow against democracy. This cannot be surprising. Manipulation and control of the party political, electoral process is something … Continue reading →

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EGYPT: WORKERS AND SOLDIERS.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by stutteringsteps

At a time when the military are once again being drawn into the conflict in Egypt, it is worth considering the socio-economic situation of the ordinary soldier in times of internal crisis – particularly during periods involving historically profound contradictions. … Continue reading →

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