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[ June 9, 2023 ] Florence’s GKN factory occupation longest in Italy’s history Italy
[ June 8, 2023 ] Turkey: Erdogan retains power in narrow victory but crisis will continue Turkey
[ June 7, 2023 ] Nigeria Labour Congress suspends general strike over government’s fuel subsidy removal Nigeria
[ June 6, 2023 ] Voters in Thailand resoundingly reject military rule Thailand
[ June 5, 2023 ] Book review: It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, by Bernie Sanders Book review

Italy

Florence’s GKN factory occupation longest in Italy’s history

June 9, 2023 First-hand report by Marco Tesei, Socialist Party (England and Wales)

Since 9 July 2021, a remarkable story of a working-class fightback has developed in Campi Bisenzio, on the industrial outskirts of Florence, Italy. On that [...]
Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan retains power in narrow victory but crisis will continue

June 8, 2023 Berkay Kartav

In the presidential run-off election on 28 May, the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected as Turkey’s president, beating his opponent from the Kemalist Republican [...]
Nigeria

Nigeria Labour Congress suspends general strike over government’s fuel subsidy removal

June 7, 2023 Statement by the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

When the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced an indefinite general strike to respond to the provocative removal of petrol subsidy by the newly elected administration [...]
Thailand

Voters in Thailand resoundingly reject military rule

June 6, 2023 Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia)

On May 14th, Thailand voters came out resoundingly against the nine-year military rule by casting their votes for anti-junta parties. The newly formed Move Forward [...]
Book review

Book review: It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, by Bernie Sanders

June 5, 2023 Reviewed by Peter Taaffe

At a time of increasing turmoil in the US and globally, Bernie Sanders has produced a devastating critique of capitalism. But unfortunately, not with a [...]
Scotland

Scotland: North Sea oil industry workers escalate strike action

June 2, 2023 Wayne Scott, Unite Scotland Young Members Committee (personal capacity)

Around 1,650 contractors across five companies are due to strike in June in the North Sea. The planned action is for two 48-hour strikes starting [...]

Ghana’s Debt Crisis – Failure of Capitalism

May 10, 2023

Trade Unions’ Federation Must Provide Platform for United Actions against IMF’s Dictated Attacks and High Cost of Living. Ghana is in a serious debt crisis. The country defaulted on its external debts in December 2022 […]

Can India replace China?

May 5, 2023

The ongoing tensions between the United States and China have continued to escalate as the global economic crisis deepens. While the US economy is still the most powerful in the world, its dominance is being […]

Banking crisis marks new phase of capitalist turmoil – bold socialist policies more urgent than ever!

March 23, 2023

The global and multi-faceted crisis of capitalism has entered a new phase with the turmoil in the financial markets and the collapse of banks in the US and Credit Suisse in Switzerland. It is likely […]