news and analysis - by date

2003

dec 2003

cwi: 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 in 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

Europe: Fiasco in Brussels, 18 December 2003

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

Germany: Thousands of students protest to defend education, 17 December 2003

Ireland North: 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

Ireland North: 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

Ireland North: Divided vote hides workers' disillusionment, 5 December 2003

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

Britain: Socialist Party wins second council seat, 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 Republic: Ahern on borrowed time, 4 December 2003

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

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

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

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

cwi: International conference, December 2003

nov 2003

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

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

Theory: What is socialism? 25 November 2003

Ireland North: 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

Ireland North: Politicians deliver stalemate and division, 18 November 2003

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

US: Anger flowing into radicalisation, 17 November 2003

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

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

Austria: Railway strike challenges government, 13 November 2003

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

Ireland North: Public Services - Not safe in their hands! 13 November 2003

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

Ireland North: Defend public services - vote Socialist, 11 November 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Rank hypocrisy of judicial/political establishment revealed, 11 November 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - 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: Joe Higgins condemns latest bin tax jailing - two, 8 November 2003

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - 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 Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - 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

oct 2003

Iraq: Occupation - Grim reality hits US leaders, 31 October 2003

Nigeria: Support Nigerian socialists, 31 October 2003

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

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

US: Take a Hike! 30 October 2003

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

Britain: Support the postal workers, 29 October 2003

Greece: Immigrants protest for their rights - pictures, 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 Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - A message to all bin workers, 27 October 2003

Europe: Euopean social forum - Time to put forward a socialist alternative, 26 October 2003

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

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Housholders' refuse bins "stolen" by Council, 25 October 2003

Nigeria: Fuel prices jump, 25 October 2003

Review: Dude, where's my country? - Michael Moore, 23 October 2003

Austria: Strikes at Austrian Airlines, 20 October 2003

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Mass struggle shakes the Establishment, 20 October 2003

Poland: An explosion of class struggle, 19 October 2003

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

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Picket of the Irish Consulate in Cardiff, 17 October 2003

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

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

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

Nigeria: Free detained labour leaders, 16 October 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Dublin Bin service shut down! Bin workers come out in solidarity action! 15 October 2003

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

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

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Bin Tax Jailings, Unions must act, 11 October 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - 10 more anti-bin tax protesters jailed, 9 October 2003

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - A decisive stage in the struggle, 8 October 2003

Europe: EU - 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 Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Impressive international support for Joe Higgins and Clare Daly., 3 October 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Sri Lankan left calls for immediate release, 2 October 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Irish Times columnist misses Joe Higgins and ridicules main parties, 1 October 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - International protests continue, 1 October 2003

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

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

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

sep 2003

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 Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Government’s attacks boosting Socialists’ reputation, 28 September 2003

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Joe Higgins infuriated over ICTU leader Begg's "Stab in the back", 27 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Protests in the US, Australia and Greece, 27 September 2003

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Trade unionists demand the release of Joe Higgins and Clare Daly, 25 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Athens protest outside Irish embassy, 25 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Dutch councillors’ solidarity with imprisoned anti-tax activists, 25 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Global protests over jailed anti-tax activists, 25 September 2003

Netherlands: Large Amsterdam demonstration opposes cuts, 25 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Jailings a scandal! Free Joe and Clare campaign, 24 September 2003

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

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

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Five thousand march in Dublin, 23 September 2003

Austria: Picket of Irish emabassy in Vienna, 23 September 2003

Britain: Picket of Irish embassy in London, 23 September 2003

Sweden: Picket of Irish embassy in Stockholm, 23 September 2003

Britain: End the occupation of Iraq, 22 September 2003

Italy: Another “Hot Autumn”, 22 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - It’s an outrage! Free the Bin Tax Two! 21 September 2003

Britain: Defend anti-war protesters, 19 September 2003

Czech Republic: Protests against austerity measures, 19 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - MP Joe Higgins and councillor Clare Daly sent to prison! 19 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Bin Tax Battle reaches decisive stage, 17 September 2003

Ireland Republic: Anti bin tax campaign - Joe Higgins MP and Councillor Clare Daly threatened with prison! 17 September 2003

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

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

Britain: Arms fair, inside and out - one, 16 September 2003

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

History: 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: The National Question - Devolution disappoints, 9 September 2003

US: Always Low Wages. Always, 9 September 2003

Iraq: What way forward for the Iraqi working class? 8 September 2003

Iraq: Article in arabic, 8 September 2003

India: Bomb blasts in Mumbai, 5 September 2003

US: 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

aug 2003

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

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

Britain: Stress kills, 26 August 2003

Europe: EU - Economic and Monetary Union in practice, 24 August 2003

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

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

Scotland: Interview with John McAllion, 23 August 2003

Iraq: Occupying forces face hostility, 22 August 2003

Britain: Bosses’ pay skyrockets, 21 August 2003

Theory: 100th anniversary of division between Lenin’s Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks, 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: Science and big business - Genetic 'Engineering', 'modification' or change? 5 August 2003

France: Union protests - How the movement was built, 4 August 2003

Women: Reclaiming feminism? 3 August 2003

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

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

jul 2003

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

US: The Democrats - Are They an Alternative to Bush? 31 July 2003

Brazil: Civil servants’ strike grows, 30 July 2003

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

World Economic Forum: Defend our public services, 28 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

Ireland North: Stop Racist attacks, 23 July 2003

US: Weapons of Mass Deception Exposed! 23 July 2003

Iraq: Bush's Vietnam, 22 July 2003

US: Is Bush Heading for a Fall? 21 July 2003

Ireland North: 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

Ireland North: 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, 12 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

jun 2003

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

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

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

France: Workers on the move, 28 June 2003

Theory: The general strike today, 26 June 2003

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

Anti-capitalism: Thessaloniki - Greek Social Forum, 23 June 2003

Anti-capitalism: Thessaloniki - Greek EU summit, 23 June 2003

History: East Germany 1953, 23 June 2003

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

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

Anti-capitalism: Greek Social Forum - What political alternative? 21 June 2003

Ireland North: 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: Socialism - the only road to peace, 19 June 2003

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

Ireland Republic: One year in power, 17 June 2003

Ireland North: 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

Anti-capitalism: anti-capitalism - Lausanne protests, 10 June 2003

France: Ongoing strikes and protests, 10 June 2003

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

Sweden: 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

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

France: Mass strikes, hardening mood, 4 June 2003

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

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

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

Europe: Strike wave rocks Europe, 2 June 2003

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

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

may 2003

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

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

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

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

India: Break the Deadlock, 28 May 2003

India: Workers strike with a vengeance, 28 May 2003

Aceh: Indonesian army unleashes bloody assault, 28 May 2003

History: When Israel occupied Lebanon, 27 May 2003

France: Paris - One and half million demonstrate against Raffarin's attacks - pictures, 27 May 2003

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

Iraq: 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 Republic: Brave fight defeats oil company, 21 May 2003

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

Ireland North: Water privatisation, 20 May 2003

Ireland Republic: Aer Lingus catering workers protest, 19 May 2003

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

Ireland North: 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

Ireland Republic: Gearing up for bins battle, 17 May 2003

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

Scotland: Socialist success in Scotland, 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

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

Ireland North: Assembly elections - Only working class can end sectarian impasse, 8 May 2003

Ireland North: Airport workers demand the truth, 8 May 2003

Israel/Palestine: Bush's 'road map', 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

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

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

apr 2003

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

Canada: Health cuts worsen SARs spread, 30 April 2003

Sweden: Council workers fight back against low pay, 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: 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

cwi: Launch of www.marxist.net, 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

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

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

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

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

Iraq: cwi analysis - The bloody occupation of Iraq. Triumph of the US Empire?, 9 April 2003

Iraq: Stop the war - One million strike against the war, 9 April 2003

World economy: A synchronised crisis, 7 April 2003

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

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

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Powels speech deepens capitalist splits, 4 April 2003

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Vietnam revisited, 4 April 2003

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Opposing the imperialist war and occupation, 3 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

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Pictures. CWI members protesting in Kashmir, 2 April 2003

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

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

mar 2003

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

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

Europe: EU - "Don't mention the war!", 30 March 2003

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

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Picture - London, 30 March 2003

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

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

cwi: analysis - Imperialist invasion of Iraq meets widespread resistance, 27 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: Day X - Index, 18 March to 24 March 2003, 25 March 2003

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iraq: Day X - Another huge rally in Sydney, 24 March 2003

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

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

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

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

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

Iraq: Day X - 100,000s of school students strike and march (Britain), 24 March 2003

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

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

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

Iraq: Day X - When the war starts our world stops (Italy), 24 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: Day X - Momentum is building for anti-war movement (New Zealand), 24 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Portugal (Photos), 24 March 2003

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iraq: Day X - Minneapolis student walkouts march in Day X, 24 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Austria, 23 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Italy, two, 22 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Australia, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Belgium, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Canada, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Czech Republic, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Germany, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Northern Ireland, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Republic of Ireland, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Italy, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - School students lead the way, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Portugal, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Spain, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Sri Lanka, 21 March 2003

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

Iraq: Day X - Seattle and Ohio, 21 March 2003

Iraq: Day X - Australia, 20 March 2003

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

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

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

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

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

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Spontaneous school walkouts in Britain, 19 March 2003

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - 'Build homes don't bomb them' demands Toronto rally, 18 March 2003

Iraq: Stop work to stop the war - Teachers' union in London school supports students' walkout, 18 March 2003

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

Iraq: Stop the war in Iraq - Breaking with the past - ten points on the new world order, 18 March 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - 15 March - Millions demonstrate worldwide, 17 March 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Bush and Blair announce final countdown to war, 17 March 2003

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

US: Construction bosses welcome war, 16 March 2003

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

Aids crisis: Dying for profit, 14 March 2003

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

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

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

Iraq: Stop work to stop the war - German trade unionists organise action, 13 March 2003

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

Iraq: Stop work to stop the war - Strikes and demonstrations in Spain and Italy, 13 March 2003

Chile: Opposition to war grows, 12 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Swedish local unions demand action against war, 12 March 2003

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

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

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

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - European Trade Union Congress calls for work stoppages on 14 March against the war., 10 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - US cranks up war machine, 9 March 2003

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Mass action needed to stop war, 8 March 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Over ten thousand school students protest against war, 8 March 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Over ten thousand school students protest against war, pictures, 8 March 2003

Scotland: Socialists debate the way forward, 7 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Britain - School students strike against the war, 6 March 2003

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

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

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - The Irish anti-war movement and Shannon airport, 5 March 2003

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

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

Scotland: SSP looks to make electoral gains, 4 March 2003

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

Theory: - 50 years since the death of Stalin 2, 4 March 2003

Theory: - 50 years since the death of Stalin 3, 4 March 2003

Theory: - 50 years since the death of Stalin 4, 4 March 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - Step up action against the war, 3 March 2003

Women: Alexandra Kollantai, 2 March 2003

Women: International women's day, Women demand an end to war and exploitation, 2 March 2003

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

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

feb 2003

Austria: New government of crisis, 28 February 2003

Belgium: Blockade stops fascist march in Leuven, 28 February 2003

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

Iraq: Stop work to stop the war - Clerical workers plan action on Day X, 28 February 2003

Iraq: No to war in Iraq - A human tide against the war, 27 February 2003

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

Iraq: No to war - John Pilger investigation condemns UN sanctions as "genocide", 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, 24 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI in Belfast, 24 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Index 16 February to 20 February 2003, 21 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Europe - "Unity" over war lasts 27 minutes, 21 February 2003

cwi: analysis - 15 February, one day that shook the world, 20 February 2003

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

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

Iraq: 15 February - London - Strike against the war, 20 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - cwi in Sweden, 20 February 2003

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

Iraq: 15 February - New York pictures - two, 19 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - New York pictures - one, 18 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Switzerland - Largest demonstration since 1945, 18 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Japan - 80% against the war in Japan, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI in Athens, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI members on the march, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI in London, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - ISR in London, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI in Moscow, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Portugal - Biggest demosntration since 1974(portuguese translation), 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI on the march in Sweden, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CWI in Vienna, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Millions march in Spain, 17 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Biggest demonstrations in history - "Stop work to stop the war!", 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Austria - 30,000 in Vienna shakes establishment parties, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Belgium - 100 000 demonstrators in Brussels, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Brazil - Tens of thousands march in Sao Paulo, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Brazil - Manifestações contra a guerra no Brasil, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Two million march shakes Blair government, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Canada - 50,000 flood Toronto, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Chile - Thousands on anti-war protest in front of Presidential palace, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - CIS - Significant mass protests in Russia and the Ukraine, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Czech Republic - Prague demonstrations show opposition to war, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Finland - Thousands demonstrate in Oulu, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - France - Growing anti-war mood sees 300,000 demonstrate in Paris, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Germany - 500,000 protest in Berlin, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Greece - Biggest demonstrations in 25 years, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - The world marches against war and imperialism, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Repbulic of Ireland - Biggest protest in 20 years, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Northern Ireland - Fire fighters lead 20,000 strong Belfast demonstration, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Israel - Three thousand Israeli Jews and Arabs demonstrate in Tel Aviv, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Italy - Over three million in Rome against the war and Berlusconi, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Kashmir - Anti-Bush protests held in Occupied Kashmir, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - List of protests and their size, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Netherlands - 70,000 protesters in Amsterdam, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - New Zealand - Tens of thousands march across North and South Islands, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Poland - Warsaw demosntrates in its thousands, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Portugal - Biggest demonstration since 1974 revolution, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Scotland - 80,000 protest as Blair addresses Scottish Labour conference, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - South Africa - Thousands demosntrate in three cities against war, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - Sweden - 80,000 march in Stockholm, 16 February 2003

Iraq: 15 February - US - Half a million protest against war in New York, 16 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Index 29 September 2002 to 14 February 2003, 15 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Anti-war campaigning in Germany, 14 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Mayor Bloomberg bans New York anti-war march, 14 February 2003

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

Germany: Bremen school students strike!, 14 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Portugal - Union and anti-war protests shake right-wing government, 14 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - The arrogance of the US empire, 14 February 2003

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

Slovakia: EU entry brings vicious attacks, 13 February 2003

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

Britain: Special anti-war issue of The Socialist, 13 February 2003

Ireland: Socialist member of parliament champions mass opposition to war, 13 February 2003

Russia: End Putin's war in Chechnaya, 13 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Tens of thousands protest against NATO's war drive, 13 February 2003

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

Greece: Capitalism heading for the rocks, 12 February 2003

Belgium: Fight steel Closures, 11 February 2003

Israel: Likuds's Pyrrhic victory, 11 February 2003

Austria: No change at the top? 10 February 2003

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

North Korea: The Korean crisis, 8 February 2003

Iraq: The war train departs, 7 February 2003

Nigeria: Working class districts welcome NCP election campaign, 7 February 2003

Nigeria: Victory for Kabelmetal workers, 7 February 2003

world social forum: Lula, Chavez, and Evo Morales speak, 6 February 2003

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

Iraq: No to war - CWI campaigns for 15 February, 6 February 2003

Iraq: No to war - Building youth against the 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 2003

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

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

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

Venezuela: Decisive moments, 4 February 2003

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

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

Iraq: US threatens "nuclear option", 3 February 2003

CWI: New site map, 3 February 2003

Venezuela: At a political crossroads, 1 February 2003

Venezuela: The eye of the storm, 1 February 2003

jan 2003

Iraq: No to war - Blood for oil, 31 January 2003

Europe: Crisis for major euro economies, 30 January 2003

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

Netherlands: Dutch elections - a lost opportunity for the Socialist Party, 29 January 2003

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

North Korea: US imperialism confronts Pyongyang, 28 January 2003

world social forum: Lula addresses enormous crowds, 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

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

Cyprus: Mass protests rocks ruling class, 24 January 2003

Britain: Solid support for firefighters strike, 23 January 2003

Scotland: Fire service workers speak out, 23 January 2003

world social forum: 100,000 expected, 23 January 2003

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

Canada: Universal health care under attack, 21 January 2003

Kazakhstan: Workers' leaders jailed, 21 January 2003

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

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

Iraq: No to war - A weekend of huge international protests, 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

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

Nigeria: Radical opposition holds special congress, 16 January 2003

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

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

Iraq: "Likely humanitarian scenarios" - Devastating consequences of war, 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 the CWI, 10 January 2003

Italy: Workers' struggles set to grip Italy, 9 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 people, 1 January 2003