31 December
Happy new year's eve. On this day in 1967, the Youth International Party, the Yippies, was formed at Abbie Hoffman's New York home.
'There was the Youth International Party (yippies), minions of the absurd whose leaders failed last fall to levitate the Pentagon but whose antics at least leavened the grim seriousness of the New Leftists with much-needed humor.' Time magazine, 6 September 1968
N30 and after: was that it? A debate on the public sector strikes Gregor Gall analyses the 30 November strikes. With a response by Heather Wakefield
Audio: Rebellious Media Conference Exclusive podcast with Dan Hind, James Curran, Zahera Harb
Leanne Wood: Why I’m standing for the Plaid Cymru leadership Leanne Wood AM sets out a socialist vision for Wales.
After Durban: All talked out? The UN climate talks in Durban followed a familiar script of inaction. Oscar Reyes asks if activists should still be focusing attention on them
History in the making Kate Webb reads Paul Mason's "Why it’s Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions" (Verso)
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