Uprising in Tunisia
The Egyptian revolution and the struggle for workers’ power
By Johannes Stern, February 16, 2012
The failure of strike calls by petty-bourgeois “left” parties in Egypt highlights the need for an independent political struggle by the working class with the aim of taking power and establishing socialism.
Egyptians protest in lead-up to anniversary of Mubarak’s ouster
By Alex Lantier, February 11, 2012
Thousands marched in Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities against the US-backed Egyptian military junta yesterday.
One year of the Egyptian Revolution
By Alex Lantier, January 25, 2012
One year ago today, millions of workers in cities throughout Egypt took to the streets on the first day of revolutionary protests against President Hosni Mubarak.
Protests in Tunisia greet one-year anniversary of Ben Ali’s overthrow
By Alex Lantier, January 16, 2012
Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s ignominious flight from Tunisia to exile in Saudi Arabia.
Tunisia delays forming government amid a new wave of strikes
By Kumaran Ira, November 15, 2011
Rising strikes in Tunisia underscore continuing popular opposition to the political establishment, which has still not succeeded in assembling a government after the latest elections.
Islamists claim victory in Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly elections
By Kumaran Ira, Alex Lantier, October 28, 2011
Tunisia held elections Sunday to elect a 217-member Constituent Assembly, tasked with drafting a new constitution after mass protests toppled President Ben Ali this January.
Tunisians distrust upcoming Constituent Assembly election
By Kumaran Ira, October 17, 2011
The Constituent Assembly election in Tunisia, slated to draft a new constitution, is scheduled for October 23.
Political tasks of the Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, September 13, 2011
In recent days a new wave of strikes and protests against the US-backed military junta has swept over Egypt.
Mass protests in Egypt against US-backed military junta
By Johannes Stern, September 10, 2011
Egyptian workers and youth mounted mass protests in cities across Egypt yesterday, after a new wave of strikes swept the country in recent days. In Cairo tens of thousands of protesters gathered in iconic Tahrir Square, one of the epicenters of the Egyptian revolution.
Tunisian interim government faces widespread opposition
By Kumaran Ira, August 25, 2011
Anti-government protests took place across Tunisia on August 15. Thousands of Tunisians participated, denouncing the interim government and calling for its resignation.
Low voter registration for the Tunisian Constituent Assembly elections
By Antoine Lerougetel, August 10, 2011
The lack of popular interest in the Constituent Assembly elections is a devastating verdict on the Tunisian Transitional Government’s attempts to give itself a veneer of pseudo-democratic legitimacy.
Israeli protest movement sparks mass strikes
By Jean Shaoul, August 3, 2011
Over 100,000 Israeli municipal workers took strike action on Monday in a show of solidarity with the nationwide tent city protests against the exorbitant cost of housing.
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