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Alex Callinicos

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Emeritus Professor of European Studies, King’s College London. I write mainly about capitalism and its great adversary Marxism.

Alexander Theodore Callinicos is a Rhodesian-born British political theorist and activist. An adherent of Trotskyism, he is a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and serves as its International Secretary. Between 2009 and 2020 he was the editor of International Socialism, the SWP's theoretical journal, and has published a number of books. .. more

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 23m

on.ft.com/4h7zHUD Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help

Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help

Trump administration has supported Kyiv’s operations since summer in a co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 10h

Diane Keaton with her Oscar for Annie Hall.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 11h

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 11h

So sad - the world’s lost some of its joie de vivre.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California. The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 11h

Excellent analysis of the Greek general strike on Friday. socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...

Strikes across Greece block everything for Palestine

Tens of thousands of workers in Greece staged a general strike for Palestine on Friday.It was a powerful show of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California. The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 12h

Excellent analysis of the Greek general strike on Friday. socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...

Strikes across Greece block everything for Palestine

Tens of thousands of workers in Greece staged a general strike for Palestine on Friday.It was a powerful show of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.

socialistworker.co.uk

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 15h

‘We’ll stay on streets till Palestine is free’ say London marchers socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...

‘We’ll stay on streets till Palestine is free’ say London marchers

Over half a million people roared onto the streets of London on Saturday in a show of solidarity with Palestine

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