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What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
Feb 14, 2022 — Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
How living longer became a problem | Counterfire
1 day ago — In 2011, that came to an end. Increases in life expectancy first slowed down then flatlined, and now the number of years you can expect to live is less than it was a decade ago. In 2011, men were living to an average age of 79 and women to 83. Today, ONS figures show average life expectancy for men is 78.8 years and for women, 82.8 years.
Capitalism is perpetual crisis - Counterfire
1 day ago — Capitalism is a system in crisis. We can see that crisis in its failure to satisfy the material needs of so many people. Inequality is more acute than ever. While a tiny number of billionaires amass unimaginably vast wealth, huge numbers of working-class people globally struggle to make ends meet. There have been recurring economic crises since ...
Strikes in the US show potential for a fightback | Counterfire
4 days ago — Despite the result of the presidential election, workers in the US have been fighting on their own terms, reports Jamal Elaheebocus. Earlier this autumn, Counterfire reported on multiple strikes that were developing across the United States as workers took the cost-of-living crisis into their own hands and fought for better pay and working conditions.
Who we are - Counterfire
Jun 30, 2020 — Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It depends on mass ...
Counterfire: who we are and what we do… | Counterfire
Nov 11, 2013 — What is Counterfire? Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to building the biggest possible movements against a system that is creating more and more crisis and misery.
United States - Counterfire
Apr 1, 2023 — Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People in Las Vegas, Nevada. Source: Gage Skidmore – Flickr / cropped from original / CC BY-SA 2.0
The strikes: How we fight and how we win - Counterfire
Dec 1, 2022 — The Liverpool dockers’ strike offers an important example of how to win. The combination of sustained strike action (five weeks), mass pickets and participation and solidarity from the wider working class, secured a pay deal of 14.3% to 18.5%. The original offer was 5%.
How to escalate for peace? Gaza, wider war and a strategy to win
Oct 16, 2024 — Gaza, wider war and a strategy to win. Chris Nineham. 16 October 2024. Analysis. Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Photo: Naaman Omar / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. As Israel’s atrocities mount, the pro-Palestine movement needs clarity about how to bring ...