In the first issue of On The Brink, we asked: “Are we descending into a new dark age?” The working class worldwide is under threat from an emboldened enemy, more dangerous than at any time in living memory. But we concluded: “The workers’ movement is not defeated; it is gathering its forces, poised for its next offensives.” it is once again the French workers who are showing the way forward. … [Read more...]

As we go to print, a bloodbath is being prepared against the Syrian people in Idlib province. Hundreds of thousands from elsewhere in Syria have been kettled there along with the original Idlib population. The Iranian government, whose troops in Syria have carried out ethnic cleansing, has called for a “purge” in Idlib. Troops of Assad, Putin and Rouhani are massing at the border while Russian … [Read more...]