Richard Abernethy

Richard Abernethy is an active member of Unite the Union in England and has written on international issues and other topics for News & Letters (1978-2008), The Hobgoblin (1999-2011) and The International Marxist-Humanist (since 2009).

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Richard Abernethy

May 9, 2013 Length: 1823 words

The Long Shadow of Margaret Thatcher

The death of Margaret Thatcher recalled her 11 years as British prime minister. She ushered in a harsher form of capitalism, presided over increases in unemployment, inequality, poverty and homelessne…

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Richard Abernethy

February 18, 2013 Length: 1316 words

Bangladesh: After the Tazreen Fashions Fire

In urban and rural Bangladesh, class divisions are stark. Workers are struggling against dangerous conditions, low wages and repressive violence. – Editors.

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Richard Abernethy

May 13, 2012 Length: 1224 words

Israel and Iran: Enmity from Above, Amity from Below

Israeli and Iranian protesters have joined forces against the threat of war between their countries – Editors.

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Richard Abernethy

January 15, 2012 Length: 747 words

David Cameron’s Attack on Health and Safety

Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, has resolved to “kill off the health and safety culture for good,” an attitude that poses a threat to all workers and reveals the inhumanity of capitalism. – E…

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Richard Abernethy

October 23, 2011 Length: 2522 words

Red Rosa and the Arab Spring

The revolutionary movements of the year 2011, above all in the Arab countries, and the life and thought of Rosa Luxemburg, are connected. Presented at the Anarchist Book Fair, London – Editors

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Richard Abernethy

March 24, 2011 Length: 1630 words

Vietnam: Dissent, Repression and the Emergence of an Independent Workers’ Movement

A look at Vietnam today: the land question, the status of women,  attempts to build independent unions, state repression, political dissent, and possibilities of revolution. – Editors

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Richard Abernethy

September 27, 2010 Length: 1366 words

Bangladesh: The People Who Make Your Clothes Demand a Living Wage

A mass strike of garment workers has exposed poverty wages and attracted international support, but met with severe state repression. – Editors

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Richard Abernethy

August 16, 2010 Length: 798 words

Dubai: In a Playground of the Super-Rich, Workers Confront a Bonded Labour System

Migrant workers from many countries have build up Dubai from a petty sheikhdom to a futuristic city. Their protests have exposed the grim conditions behind the glistening mirage. – Editors

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Richard Abernethy

September 8, 2009 Length: 599 words

Save Vestas Campaign

For eighteen days, from July 20 to August 7, a group of workers at the Vestas wind turbine factory at Newport, on the Isle of Wight, on the south coast of England, held a sit-in at the plant. The occu…

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