Robert Bechert

100th Anniversary of the Murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the outstanding leaders of the German and international...

Germany: 100 Years Since the November Revolution 1918

Robert Bechert, CWI International Secretariat (Originally published on socialistworld.net) November 9 is a momentous date in German history. On this date Robert Blum, one of the...

World Relations: Open Splits at G7 Jamboree

Robert Bechert, CWI International Secretariat G7 Failure, Penalty Tariffs Reflect Capitalist World Disorder Trump’s claims of success after his Singapore meeting with Kim Jong-un were in...

Iran: A Revolutionary Opening

Mass protests in December and January shook Iran’s reactionary regime to the core. Although facing severe repression, they signal a new confidence and preparedness...

Russia March 1917: After the Fall of the Czar

The overthrow of Czarist rule in February and the winning of some important democratic rights did not mean the end of the revolution. Rather...