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2003

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December

announcement: Launch of socialistworld.net in 2004, 24 December 2003

cwi international conference: Anti-war and anti-capitalism in Brazil, 23 December 2003

cwi international conference: Anti-war and anti-capitalism Austria and Belgium, 22 December 2003

cwi international conference: Anti-war and anti-capitalism in Australia, 21 December 2003

Britain: Ken Livingstone - the return of the prodigal son?, 18 December 2003

iraq: Saddam's capture will not end Iraq turmoil, 17 December 2003

Northern Ireland: Civil Service workers hold one day strike over pay, 16 December 2003

Europe: Recession and class struggle across the continent, 15 December 2003

New Zealand: Alliance Party conference calls for ‘left regroupment’, 15 December 2003

Northern Ireland: End of the road for the Assembly?, 13 December 2003

Germany: Kassel strikes against neo-liberal policies, 11 December 2003

Italy: One and a half million protest in Rome, 10 December 2003

Russia: Election victory for pro-Putin United Russia Party, 10 December 2003

Netherlands: First round victory against community centre cuts, 9 December 2003

cwi international conference: "Going with the grain of history", 8 December 2003

Georgia: Mass movement overthrows Shevardnadze regime, 7 December 2003

cwi international conference: World relations and economy, 7 December 2003

Iran: "We are hungry, we want to return to work", 6 December 2003

Nigeria: International appeal for support, 6 December 2003

Sri Lanka: The crisis in Sri Lanka and the role of the Left, 5 December 2003

Northern Ireland Assembley elections: Divided vote hides workers' disillusionment, 5 December 2003

cwi international conference: The crisis of global capitalism and the socialist alternative, 5 December 2003

Germany: Cross sector strike action planned in Kassel (Hessen), 4 December 2003

Ireland: Ahern on borrowed time, 4 December 2003

Ireland - bin tax campaign: Bin tax battle, 3 December 2003

Germany: Work stoppages and protests planned against government attacks, 3 December 2003

Netherlands: Colin Powell visit met by noisy protests, 2 December 2003

Georgia: 'Velvet coup' will solve nothing, 1 December 2003

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November

Sweden: Government plans harsher anti-immigrant laws, 27 November 2003

Nepal's crisis: No way out under capitalism, 26 November 2003

Socialist theory: What is socialism?, 25 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembley elections: A socialist challenge, 23 November 2003

Review: Empire defeated by Peter Taaffe, 22 November 2003

Israel/Palestine: Cracks widen in Sharon's camp, 21 November 2003

Austria: Success for 'Austrian Airlines' strike!, 19 November 2003

US: University workers strike at corporate education, 19 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembley elections: Politicians deliver stalemate and division, 18 November 2003

US: Anger flowing into radicalisation, 17 November 2003

Ireland – Anti bin tax campaign: Visit to Mountjoy prison, 17 November 2003

Australia: Low pay campaign hits the streets, 15 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembley elections: Jim Barbour calls on Finance Minister Ian Pearson to resign, 15 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign: Financial Appeal, 14 November 2003

Austria: Railway strike challenges government, 13 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembley elections: Public Services - Not safe in their hands!, 13 November 2003

Belgium: cwi conference marks big step forward, 13 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembly elections: Launching a socialist challenge, 12 November 2003

Northern Ireland Assembly elections: Defend public services vote Socialist, 11 November 2003

Ireland: Rank hypocrisy of judicial/political establishment revealed, 11 November 2003

Ireland: Urgent appeal for messages of support, 10 November 2003

New Zealand: Activists picket Labour Party conference, 10 November 2003

Britain: Galloway takes road of 'popular unity', 9 November 2003

Britain: Postal workers win important victory, 8 November 2003

Ireland: Parliament deputies call on union leaders to act on bin tax crisis, 7 November 2003

Ireland: Joe Higgins condemns latest bin tax jailing, 6 November 2003

Russia: Oligarch's arrest triggers crisis, 6 November 2003

Greece: Strikes rock government, 5 November 2003

Portugal: Thousands march on unions' day of action, 4 November 2003

Ireland - Bin tax row: More jailings likely, 3 November 2003

Israel/Palestine: Sharon steps up Palestinian repression -with US backing, 3 November 2003

Germany: 100,000 demonstrate against Schröder's Social Cuts, 2 November 2003

Britain: Where now after Galloway's expulsion?, 1 November 2003

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October

US: 1,900 striking clerical workers at the University of Minnesota, 31 October 2003

Nigeria: Support Nigerian socialists, 31 October 2003

Iraq occupation: Grim reality hits US leaders, 31 October 2003

US: Thousands march in Washington against occupation of Iraq, 30 October 2003

Ireland: Anti-bin charges campaign seriously disrupts services, 30 October 2003

US: Take a Hike!, 30 October 2003

Britain: Support the postal workers, 29 October 2003

Italy: Italy brought to a halt, 28 October 2003

Belgium: Hundreds arrested during anti-NATO protest, 27 October 2003

Greece: Immigrants protest for their rights, 27 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax campaigners: A message to all bin workers, 27 October 2003

European social forum: Time to put forward a socialist alternative, 26 October 2003

Germany: Biggest union backs anti-cuts demo, 25 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax campaigners: Housholders' refuse bins "stolen" by Council, 25 October 2003

Brazil: Lula fails the working class - Is it time for a new left party?, 25 October 2003

Nigeria: Fuel prices jump, 25 October 2003

Review: Is this how to dump Bush?, 23 October 2003

Austria: Strikes at Austrian Airlines, 20 October 2003

Bolivia: Workers’ and poor peoples’ uprising forces out President, 20 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax campaigners: Mass struggle shakes the Establishment, 20 October 2003

Sweden: CWI member wins ‘illegal demo’ court case, 19 October 2003

Poland: An explosion of class struggle, 19 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax campaigners: Joe and Clare released this morning, 18 October 2003

Germany in crisis: "This policy deserves no applause!" - but resistance!, 18 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax campaigners: Late Late Show sidelines bin tax campaigners, 17 October 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax campaigners: Picket of the Irish Consulate in Cardiff, 17 October 2003

Nigeria: Free detained labour leaders and stop all attacks on the labour movement, 16 October 2003

Italy: Battle is joined over pension ‘reform’, 16 October 2003

Italy: 200,000 protest at EU summit in Rome, 16 October 2003

Austria: ‘Platform for Fighting and Democratic Trade Unions’ launched, 16 October 2003

World economy: Will there be a recovery?, 15 October 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax campaigners: Dublin bin service shut down! Bin workers out in solidarity action!, 15 October 2003

Belgium: 3,000 jobs threatened at Ford Genk, 14 October 2003

Nigeria: General Strike suspended at last minute, 13 October 2003

Bin Tax Supplement: Bin Tax Jailings: Unions must act, 11 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax twelve: 10 more anti-bin tax protesters jailed, 9 October 2003

US: Revival of Seattle anti-war movement, 9 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax two: A decisive stage in the struggle, 8 October 2003

European Union: Conference on draft constitution begins: another fiasco for the establishment?, 7 October 2003

Israel: Support needed for dock workers’ strike against privatisation, 6 October 2003

Review: Fears about anti-capitalism beset The Economist, 5 October 2003

Poland: Protest against governments plans to restructure mining industry, 4 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax two: Impressive international support for Joe Higgins and Clare Daly., 3 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax two: Sri Lankan left calls for immediate release, 2 October 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Irish Times columnist misses Joe Higgins and ridicules main parties, 1 October 2003

Sri Lanka: Total victory for health workers’ strike, 1 October 2003

US: Seattle protest the occupation of Iraq, 1 October 2003

Netherlands: Police attack European dockers’ protest in Rotterdam, 1 October 2003

Ireland - Free the bin tax two: International protests continue, 1 October 2003

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September

Europe: European dockers' protest against deregulation of EU harbours., 30 September 2003

Britain: Defend anti-war protesters, 29 September 2003

Iraq: 27 September global protests against occupation, 29 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Government’s attacks boosting Socialists’ reputation, 28 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Joe Higgins infuriated over ICTU leader Begg's "Stab in the back", 27 September 2003

Iraq: Worldwide protests demand: End Occupation Now!, 27 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Protests in the US, Australia and Greece, 27 September 2003

US: Why Nader Should Run in 2004, 26 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Scottish trade unionists and socialists demand the release of Joe Higgins and Clare Daly, 25 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Athens protest outside Irish embassy, 25 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Dutch councillors’ solidarity with imprisoned anti-tax activists, 25 September 2003

Netherlands: Large Amsterdam demonstration opposes cuts, 25 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Global protests over jailed anti-tax activists, 25 September 2003

Sri Lanka: 15,000 health workers on mass picket in Colombo, 24 September 2003

Portugal: Public Services Defence Initiative launched in Lisbon, 24 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Jailings a scandal! Free Joe and Clare campaign, 24 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: Five thousand march in Dublin, 23 September 2003

Britain: End the occupation of Iraq, 22 September 2003

Italy: Another “Hot Autumn”, 22 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: It’s an outrage! Free the Bin Tax Two!, 21 September 2003

Ireland – Free the bin tax two: MP Joe Higgins and councillor Clare Daly sent to prison!, 19 September 2003

Britain: Defend anti-war protesters, 19 September 2003

Czech Republic: Protests against austerity measures, 19 September 2003

Ireland: Joe Higgins MP and Councillor Clare Daly threatened with prison for fighting the Bin Tax!, 17 September 2003

Ireland: Bin Tax Battle reaches decisive stage, 17 September 2003

Swedish Euro Referendum: Workers firmly reject bosses’ Europe, 17 September 2003

Review: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell., 16 September 2003

Belgium: Vlaams Blok, what it is and how to fight it, 15 September 2003

W.E.B. Dubois: The Souls of Black Folk revisited, 14 September 2003

Austria: Angry protest against privatisation, 13 September 2003

Chile: 30 years after the 11 September military coup, 13 September 2003

Sweden: Statement on the Murder of Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh, 12 September 2003

France: Larzac: Rally shows discontent in France, 10 September 2003

Scotland and the National Question: Devolution disappoints, 9 September 2003

US: Always Low Wages. Always, 9 September 2003

Iraq after imperialist conquest: What way forward for the Iraqi working class?, 8 September 2003

India: Bomb blasts in Mumbai, 5 September 2003

United States: Corporations media power grab, 3 September 2003

Scotland: Nursery nurses’ action to end poverty pay, 2 September 2003

Sweden: Left Party turns to the right in Euro campaign, 1 September 2003

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August

Canada: Police attack protest of poor, 29 August 2003

Australia: Howard’s government launches huge attack on civil liberties, 28 August 2003

US: Women Dying for Healthcare, 27 August 2003

Britain: Stress kills, 26 August 2003

Brazil: "Lula has betrayed us", 26 August 2003

European Union: Economic and Monetary Union in practice, 24 August 2003

Britain: Postal workers’ strike against low-pay?, 23 August 2003

Britain: Hutton Inquiry - a can of worms for Blair, 23 August 2003

Scotland: Interview with John McAllion, 23 August 2003

Iraq/Afghanistan: Occupying forces face hostility, 22 August 2003

Socialist History: 100th anniversary of division between Lenin’s Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks, 21 August 2003

Britain: Bosses’ pay skyrockets, 21 August 2003

Africa: Bush’s new African “adventure”, 20 August 2003

New Zealand: Privatisation in sorry mess, 19 August 2003

Scotland: Scottish National Party in crisis, 17 August 2003

Austria: Struggle at Austrian Airlines, 16 August 2003

Brazil: PT lefts fail its first big test under Lula government, 15 August 2003

Belgium: Afghan refugees on hunger strike in Brussels, 14 August 2003

CWI: European school, 12 August 2003

Israel/Palestine: Coming unstuck - George Bush's peace plan, 11 August 2003

Zimbabwe: Disastrous economic situation, 10 August 2003

Britain: Iraq, Kelly death, Hutton inquiry..., 8 August 2003

Brazil: Occupy and resist – The “roofless” struggle in São Bernardo do Campo, 7 August 2003

Australia: That Which Surrounds Me, 5 August 2003

Science and big business: Genetic 'Engineering', 'modification' or change?, 5 August 2003

French unions' protests: How the movement was built, 4 August 2003

Women: Reclaiming feminism? 3 August 2003

United States: US Imperialism's coming crisis, 2 August 2003

Brazil: 4,000 homeless occupy buildings in São Paulo, 1 August 2003

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July

United States: The Democrats - Are They an Alternative to Bush?, 31 July 2003

Nigeria: Lessons of the general strike against fuel price rise, 31 July 2003

Brazil: Civil servants’ strike grows, 30 July 2003

Britain: Kelly death deepens Blair's crisis, 29 July 2003

Australia: No troops to Solomon Islands!, 26 July 2003

Iraq: Opposition to US/UK occupation mounts, 25 July 2003

Brazil: Desperate search for a job, 24 July 2003

US: Weapons of Mass Deception Exposed!, 23 July 2003

Northern Ireland: Stop Racist attacks, 23 July 2003

Iraq: Bush's Vietnam, 22 July 2003

United States: Is Bush Heading for a Fall?, 21 July 2003

Northern Ireland: Can sectarian politics be challenged?, 20 July 2003

Africa: Development reversed by capitalism, 18 July 2003

Iran: Strikes and protests shake regime, 17 July 2003

Austria: Important success in defending women´s right to abortion, 16 July 2003

Northern Ireland: Ulster Unionist Party split inevitable, 16 July 2003

Kazakhstan: Foundry workers fight for nationalisation of factory, 14 July 2003

Review: George Monbiot's utopia - capitalism unchallenged, 14 July 2003

South Africa: Union leadership attacks workers, 13 July 2003

Britain: Making the break with Labour, 11 July 2003

Britain: Blair not off the hook, 10 July 2003

Brazil: Civil servants strike against pension "reforms", 9 July 2003

South Africa: The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, 9 July 2003

Nigeria: Mighty general strike ends with a compromise, 8 July 2003

Science: "There's a woman out there asking questions!", 7 July 2003

Israel/Palestine: What's behind the 'ceasefire'?, 6 July 2003

Britain: Victory for the left in union elections, 5 July 2003

Iraq: Who's winning the war of occupation?, 4 July 2003

Britain: Socialism 2003 - enjoyable and inspiring, 3 July 2003

Zimbabwe: Mugabe clings to power, 2 July 2003

Nigeria: Strike and protests: massive response, 1 July 2003

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June

Nigeria: General strike against fuel price rise, 30 June 2003

Israel/Palestine: Sharon's deadly assassination squads, 30 June 2003

George Orwell: Facing up to the contradictions, 30 June 2003

France: Workers on the move, 28 June 2003

Socialist theory: The general strike today, 26 June 2003

North Korea: Bush's Korean crisis, 25 June 2003

Thessaloniki: Greek Social Forum, 23 June 2003

Thessaloniki: Greek EU summit, 23 June 2003

History: East Germany 1953, 23 June 2003

Nigeria: Fuel price rise - Reject callous attack on working masses, 22 June 2003

Europe: A constitution of further cuts and attacks, 22 June 2003

Greek Social Forum: What political alternative?, 21 June 2003

Northern Ireland: Peace process permanently stalled?, 21 June 2003

Anti capitalism: Thessaloniki - Protests against EU summit, 20 June 2003

Europe: Workers fight back, 20 June 2003

Iran: Student protests, 19 June 2003

Israel/Palestine conflict: Socialism - the only road to peace, 19 June 2003

Italy: The trials and tribulations of ‘Il Cavaliere’, 18 June 2003

Ireland: One year in power, 17 June 2003

Northern Ireland: Assembly Elections, 16 June 2003

Iraq: Occupiers, privatisers and exploiters, 15 June 2003

Britain: Euro debate, 13 June 2003

History: Iran 1978-79, 12 June 2003

Peru: Workers resist government’s ‘state of emergency’, 10 June 2003

France: Ongoing strikes and protests, 10 June 2003

G8 Summit: Lausanne protests, 10 June 2003

Sweden and the European Union: Eurozone heading for deflation, 9 June 2003

Britain: Troops face brutality allegations, 8 June 2003

Africa: How imperialism impoverishes Africa, 7 June 2003

Britain: Exposed - Blair's weapons of mass deception, 6 June 2003

France: Rage grows at Raffarin’s pension "reforms", 5 June 2003

France: Mass strikes, hardening mood, 4 June 2003

Austria: Over one million strike against pension cuts, 4 June 2003

Northern Ireland Socialist elected president of largest union in Northern Ireland, 3 June 2003

France: Millions strike against attack on pensions, 3 June 2003

Israel/Palestine: Behind Sharon's 'change of heart', 2 June 2003

Europe: Strike wave rocks Europe, 2 June 2003

Britain: End low pay in the NHS, 2 June 2003

Peru: ‘State of emergency’ employed against strike of two million, 1 June 2003

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May

Sweden: Council workers’ strike ends in "A sell-out without precedent", 30 May 2003

Ireland: Irish prime minister cornered by Socialist MP over Iraq lies,30 May 2003

Appeal for International Solidarity: Suspension of student activists in Nigeria, 29 May 2003

Britain: Hospital workers strike for more pay, 28 May 2003

India: Workers strike with a vengeance, 28 May 2003

India: Break the Deadlock, 28 May 2003

Socialist history: When Israel occupied Lebanon, 27 May 2003

France: One and half million protest against Raffarin’s attacks, 26 May 2003

Iraq after Saddam: The chaos of imperialist occupation, 26 May 2003

Belgium elections: Growing polarisation, 25 May 2003

Saudi Arabia: Saudi regime rocked by bomb blasts, 25 May 2003

Iraq: Capitalism means war and terror, 23 May 2003

Portugal: Left opposition makes gains at Left Bloc conference, 22 May 2003

Ireland: Brave fight defeats oil company, 21 May 2003

France: Pension reform - towards a general strike, 20 May 2003

Northern Ireland: Water privatisation, 20 May 2003

Ireland: Aer Lingus catering workers protest, 19 May 2003

Italy and Iraq: In the aftermath of war, 19 May 2003

Northern Ireland: Army chiefs protected killers, 18 May 2003

Scotland: After the Scottish elections – How is socialism to be won?, 18 May 2003

CWI statement The world after the imperialist conquest of Iraq, 17 May 2003

Scotland: Socialist success in Scotland, 17 May 2003

Ireland: Gearing up for bins battle, 17 May 2003

Israel/Palestine: Palestinian state halted by Sharon roadblock, 17 May 2003

Britain: Time to make the break, 16 May 2003

Austria: Mass protests oppose pension cuts, 15 May 2003

Kazakhstan: Mothers' social rights protest attacked by police, 15 May 2003

Israel: National paper interviews CWI refusnik, 13 May 2003

Sweden: Council workers’ strike gathers momentum, 13 May 2003

Britain: Privatising the health service, 12 May 2003

Review: Dreaming War - Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta by Gore Vidal, 11 May 2003

Israel: Union leaders call off general strike against austerity cuts, 9 May 2003

Israel/Palestine: Bush's 'road map', 8 May 2003

Northern Ireland Airport workers demand the truth, 8 May 2003

Northern Ireland Assembly elections Only working class can end sectarian impasse, 8 May 2003

Britain: Blair's 'Baghdad trounce', 8 May 2003

Austria: Workers take action against pension ‘reforms’, 7 May 2003

Britain: Anti-war campaigner smeared, 6 May 2003

Review: Power and Terror by Noam Chomsky, 5 May 2003

New Zealand: Labour Government’s fake opposition to the Iraq war, 4 May 2003

After the Iraq war: Is US imperialism invincible?, 3 May 2003

Israel/Palestine: 'Road map' will not bring peace, 2 May 2003

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April

Austria: Battle on pensions goes into decisive round, 30 April 2003

Sweden: Council workers fight back against low pay, 30 April 2003

Canada: Health cuts worsen SARs spread, 30 April 2003

Argentina: Elections show the need for a socialist alternative, 28 April 2003

Netherlands: Another failure to create a stable government, 28 April 2003

Nigeria, 2003 elections: Lessons for the National Conscience Party, 27 April 2003

Cuba: How to defend the Cuban revolution?, 26 April 2003

May Day 2003: The struggle against imperialism wars and capitalism, 26 April 2003

Austria: Austrian trade unions call "defence-strikes" 24 April 2003

Belgium: Cockerill workers face police brutality in Luxemburg, 24 April 2003

Nigeria: Obasanjo’s election victory – a poisoned chalice, 23 April 2003

Science: DNA, 50th anniversary, 21 April 2003

Scotland: Scottish elections, 20 April 2003

Austria: Preparations for battle against pension cuts, 19 April 2003

Iraq: The occupation of Iraq, 17 April 2003

Portugal: Lisbon stops for students, 17 April 2003

War and reconstruction: The lessons of the Balkans, Timor and Afghanistan, 16 April 2003

Iraq: The chaotic aftermath of war, 16 April 2003

New Zealand: Anti-war protest targets senior government minister, 16 April 2003

Italy: Half a million demonstrate in Rome, 15 April 2003

Italy: March of the poor against war, 15 April 2003

India: Thousands march against imperialist conquest of Iraq, 14 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: The endgame, 10 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: The bloody occupation of Iraq: Triumph of the US Empire?, 9 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Italy, 2 April – one million workers struck against war, 9 April 2003

World economy: A synchronised crisis, 7 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Russian media highlights McDonald's 'bombing raid', 7 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: South Africa - Township demonstrates against the war, 7 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Revisiting Vietnam, 4 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Powell's speech deepens capitalist splits, 4 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Opposing the imperialist war, 3 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Kashmir CWI members protest against the war, 2 April 2003

Germany: Schröder's all-out assault on workers and the unemployed, 2 April 2003

Israel: A hot Land Day and the spring strike season, 2 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Spain - General strike called, 1 April 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Kazakhstan: Almata protesters disrupt US ambassador's television appearance, 1 April 2003

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March

Stop the war in Iraq: Toronto marches and talks back, 31 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Melbourne protesters block prime minister's function, 31 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Bush's peace plan - Road to nowhere, 30 March 2003

EU "Don't mention the war!", 30 March 2003.

Belgique Unité ouvrière contre l'oppression, la discrimation et la guerre, 30 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: The "reconstruction" of Iraq, lessons of the Balkans 29 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Step up action against this bloody war 28 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Kashmiris demonstrate against the US war in Iraq 27  March 2003

CWI comment and analysis: Imperialist invasion of Iraq meets widespread resistance 27 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: More school strikes in Melbourne 27 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Boston students walk out against Bush (US) 25 March 2003

Stop the war In Iraq: A hundred thousand on the streets in Switzerland on Day X 25 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Anti-war protests and pickets in South Africa 25 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Anti-war protesters come out onto the streets of Lisbon 25 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Northern Ireland demonstrates 25 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: CWI pickets US embassy in Almata, Kazakhstan 25 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Thousands brave torrential rain at US airbase in Italy 25 March 2003

Day X: Minneapolis student walkouts march in Day X 24 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Half a million demonstrate in NY city 24 March 2003

Day X: Photos (Seattle, US) 24 March 2003

Day X: Photos (England and Wales) 24 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: One million on the streets on Madrid 24 March 2003

Day X: Protesters besiege New Labour Conference in Scotland 24 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Anti-war movement comes on to the streets of Lisbon, Portugal 24 March 2003

Day X: Portugal (Photos) 24 March 2003

Day X: Momentum is building for anti-war movement (New Zealand) 16 March 2003

Day X: Over 100,000 protest in Netherlands 24 March 2003

Day X: Osaka city sees biggest demonstration so far (Japan) 24 March 2003

Day X: When the war starts our world stops (Italy) 16 March 2003

Day X: Socialist TD (MP), Joe Higgins, condemns war in parliament debate 24 March 2003

Day X: Biggest protests for 25 years (Greece) 24 March 2003

Day X: 50,000 youth strike against ther war in Hamburg 24 March 2003

Day X: 100,000s of school students strike and march (Britain) 16 March 2003

Day X: CWI takes initiative in anti-war protests (Czech Republic) 24 March 2003

Day X: Thousands take to the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil 24 March 2003

Day X: 30,000 protest in response to Brussels trade unions' call 24 March 2003

Day X: Police attack Brussels anti-war demonstration 24 March 2003

Day X: Caterpillar factory strikes against war (Belgium) 24 March 2003

Day X: Another huge rally in Sydney 16 March 2003

Day X: Italy 23 March 2003

Day X: Italy 22 March 2003

Day X: Seattle and Ohio 21 March 2003

Day X: Sweden, 10,000 of students strike 21 March 2003

Day X: Sri Lanka 21 March 2003

Day X: Spain 21 March 2003

Day X: Portugal 21 March 2003

Day X: School students lead the way 21 March 2003

Day X: Italy 21 March 2003

Day X: Republic of Ireland 21 March 2003

Day X: Northern Ireland 21 March 2003

Day X: Germany 21 March 2003

Day X: Czech Republic 21 March 2003

Day X: Canada 21 March 2003

Day X: Belgium 21 March 2003

Day X: Australia 21 March 2003

Day X: Sweden, 1,000 students strike in Umeå 20 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Thousands march in New Zealand 20 March 2003

Day X: Where next for the anti-war movement? 20 March 2003

Day X: Working people and youth of the world protest against outbreak of war 20 March 2003

Day X: Australia 20 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Spontaneous school walkouts in Britain 16 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Big turnout at Brazilian university to hear socialist case against war 19 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq No war for oil – US and British troops out of the Gulf, 18 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq US war marks a new world era, 18 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq ‘Build homes don’t bomb them’ demands Toronto rally, 18 March 2003.

Britain Teachers' union in London school supports students' walkout, 18 March 2003.

Day X Socialist Party, England and Wales, leaflett, 18 March 2003

Stop the war in Iraq: Spontaneous school walkouts in Britain 16 March 2003

Review: Max Beckmann: Bleak artist of war and reaction, 16 March 2003

World economy: Is war good for business?, 16 March 2003

US: Construction bosses welcome war, 16 March 2003

Canada: Anti-poverty activists on trial, 14 March 2003

Brazil: ‘Trotskyists’ join Lula’s government of cuts 14 March 2003

Aids crisis: Dying for profit, 14 March, 2003

No to war: Spain and Italy - strikes and demonstrations 13 March 2003

Belgium: Fifty thousand demonstrate against steel closures, 13 March 2003

No to war: Britain - Stop work to stop the war, 13 March 2003

No to war: Belgian unions call national student strike, 12 March 2003

Stop work to stop the war: Sweden, local unions demand action against war, 12 March 2003

Israel Sharon's second government of crisis, 12 March 2003

Chile: Opposition to war grows, 12 March 2003

Belgium: Does the ‘Resist’ electoral List offer unity? 11 March 2003

Stop work to stop the war: European TUC calls for action on 14 March, 10 March 2003

No to war: "Third rate forgery", 10 March 2003

No to war: Russia and the Iraq crisis, 10 March 2003.

Theory: 120th Anniversary of the death of Karl Marx, 10 March 2003

Bolivia: President told: "Resign or die", 9 March 2003

Kashmir: Commemorating Kashmir's 'Che', 9 March 2003

No to war: US cranks up war machine 9 March 2003

No to war: Northern Ireland - Over ten thousand school students protest against war 9 March 2003

No to war: Mass action needed to stop war 8 March 2003

International women's day: No to war, fight for women's rights and socialism 8 March 2003

No to war: Turkey, US imperialism and the popular anti-war mood 7 March 2003

No to war: Toronto students walk-out 7 March 2003

Scotland: Socialists debate the way forward 7 March 2003

No to war: Ireland - Successful anti-war action 6 March 2003

No to war: England & Wales - student strikes 6 March 2003

No to war: Nigeria - NANS says no to war on Iraq 5 March 2003

No to war: Sweden - 10,000 school students on strike in Stockholm 5 March 2003

No to war: Ireland - The anti-war movement and Shannon airport 5 March 2003

Austria: Return of the "Blue-Black" coalition 5 March 2003

Theory: 50 years since the death of Stalin, three articles by Trotsky 4 March 2003

Scotland: SSP looks to make electoral gains 4 March 2003

No to war: Step up action against the war 3 March 2003

International Women's Day, 8 March 2003 Women demand an end to war and exploitation. 2 March 2003

No to war: War, occupation and aftermath 2 March 2003

Women: Alexandra Kollantai 2 March 2003

Algeria: Two-day general strike against government privatisation plans 1 March 2003

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February

Stop work to stop the war Communication Workers vote for protest action on Day X 28 February 2003

Stop work to stop the war Clerical workers plan action 28 February 2003

Belgium Blockade stops fascist march in Leuven 28 February 2003

Austria New government of crisis 28 February 2003

No to war: A human tide against the war 28 February 2003

Germany: Youth Against War organises national day of action 26 February 2003

Germany: 10,000 school students on strike in Stuttgart 25 February 2003

Italy: A week of strikes and blockades against war 25 February 2003

Middle East: Mubarak and King Abdullah feel the ground shaking 25 February 2003

History: Lessons of the US defeat in Vietnam 1990, (posted 24 February, 2003)

No to war: ‘Unity’ over war lasts twenty-seven minutes 21 February 2003

Middle East: Imperialism and the Gulf war 1990-91 20 February 2003

Italy: Stop the government of Berlusconi, Bossi, Fini! 20 February 2003

No to war: US Congressman proposes re-instating the Draft 20 February 2003

No to war: 15 February - One day that shook the world 20 February 2003

No to war: Strike against the war 20 February 2003

No to war: Melbourne kicks off anti-war weekend with huge protest 14 February 2003

No to war: Germany - Anti-war campaigning 14 February 2003

No to war: United States - Mayor Bloombery bans NY anti-war march 14 February 2003

No to war: Italy - No war for oil - No war for profits. 14 February 2003

No to war: United States - The arrogance of the US Empire14 February 2003

No to war: Portugal - Trade union and anti-war protests shake right wing government 14 February 2003

No to war: Germany - Bremen school students strike!14 February 2003

No to war: Special anti-war issue of The Socialist 13 February 2003

No to war: Ireland - Socialist member of parliament champions mass opposition to war 13 February 2003

South Africa: No to US imperialism's war against Iraq 13 February 2003

Australia: Students set to strike against war...unions discuss industrial action...US navy dissent 13 February 2003

No to war: Moscow - End Putin's war in Chechnay, no to US war in Iraq 13 February 2003

Slovakia: EU entry brings vicious attacks 13 February

No to war: Munich - Tens of thousands demonstrate against NATO's war drive 13 February 2003

Greece: Capitalism heading for the rocks 12 February 2003

Afghanistan: 'Liberation' or mass repression? 12 February 2003

Belgium: Fight steel Closures 11 February, 2003

Austria: No change at the top? 10 February 2003

Israel: Likuds's Pyrrhic victory 11 February 2003

No to war: Britain - Youth against the war 9 February 2003

North Korea: The Korean crisis 8 February, 2003

No to war: Iraq: The war train departs 7 February 2003

Nigeria: Working class districts welcome National Conscience Party election campaign 7 February 2003

Nigeria: Victory for Kabelmetal workers 7 February 2003

No to war: Blair caught lying (again) over links between Iraq and al-Qa’eda 6 February 2003

No to war: CWI campaigns for 15 February 6 February 2003

World Social Forum: Lula, Chavez, and Evo Morales speak 6 February 2003

No to war: Building Youth Against War 6 February 2003

Germany: Governing SPD routed in federal elections 5 February 2003

Israel: The Crimaries, the Godfather and a pyhrric victory 5 February

Nigeria: National Conscience Party activists fight election hurdles 4 February 2003

Czech Republic: Tram drivers strike - picket lines attacked by police and thugs 4 February 2003

Venezuela: Decisive moments 4 February 2003

Ireland South: Joe Higgins, socialist MP denounces war in Parliament 4 February 2003

No to war: US threatens "nuclear option" 3 February 2003

Ireland North: British 1972 Cabinet Papers reveal brutal repartition plan 3 February 2003

US: Saddam - Made in the USA 3 February, 2003

Venezuela: The eye of the storm 1 February, 2003

Venezuela: At a political crossroads 1 February, 2003

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January

No to war: Blood for oil 31 January, 2003

Europe: Crisis for major euro economies 30 January, 2003

Scotland: No change to poverty under New Labour 29 January, 2003

Netherlands: Dutch general elections - a lost opportunity for the Social 29 January, 2003

Israel: Sharon elected on historically low turn-out 29 January, 2003

North Korea: US imperialism confronts Pyongyang 28 January, 2003

Brazil: Lula addresses enormous crowds at World Social Forum 28 January, 2003

Scotland: Big opportunities for socialists in May poll 27 January, 2003

CWI 8th World Congress: Globalisation and the world economy 26 January, 2003

Europe: EU Enlargement after Copenhagen 25 January, 2003

Cyprus: Mass protests rocks ruling class 24 January, 2003

Belgium: 10,000 demonstrate in Brussels 24 January, 2003

World Social Forum: 100,000 expected at WSF 23 January, 2003

Scotland: Fire service workers speak out 23 January, 2003

Britain: Solid support for firefighters strike 23 January, 2003

Scotland: Left Labour MSP speaks against war 22 January, 2003

US: Huge anti-war demo in Washington DC 21 January, 2003

Sweden: Biggest demo so far in Gothenburg 21 January, 2003

No to war: A weekend of huge international protests 21 January, 2003

Kazakhstan: Workers' leaders jailed 21 January, 2003

Canada: Universal health care under attack 21 January, 2003

Australia: Anti-war message brought home to army 20 January, 2003

History: Suez 1956 - When British imperialism hit the rocks 18 January, 2003

Britain: Building a mass anti-war movement 17 January, 2003

Nigeria: Radical opposition holds special congress 16 January, 2003

New Zealand: CWI campaigns against the war 16 January, 2003

Kenya: Massive election defeat for Arap Moi 15 January, 2003

Iraq: US hawks plan "pre-emptive" strike 15 January, 2003

Iraq: "Likely humanitarian scenarios" - The devastating consequen 14 January, 2003

Nigeria: Support sacked worker activist 13 January, 2003

India: Thousands attend Asia Social Forum 12 January, 2003

Sweden: The truth about the secret police and its surveillance of t 10 January, 2003

New Zealand: We need a new workers' party 8 January, 2003

Kazakhstan: Support Karaganda worker-activists 7 January, 2003

US: The Transit workers' fight is our fight 4 January, 2003

Germany: Crisis and workers struggle 3 January, 2003

Nigeria: Registration of NCP - Another victory for the working peopl 1 January, 2003

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