Venezuela was never as important for the Spanish empire as its other colonies. Colombia was vital for its coffee, Peru for its gold and Bolivia for its silver; they all assumed a greater importance than […]
Fifteen years after the massacre we remember what the workers and students were fighting for.
Thousands march in Irish cities against Iraq occupation
National meeting of workers called to plan actions against cuts
Protests greet Portuguese prime minister’s appointment as head of EU Commission
In the early seventies a group of working class activists forced their way among the floats of a students charity parade with a float proclaiming opposition to the proposals from the then education minister, Margaret […]
Labour appeals to “national unity” while waging war on workers at home and abroad
”Time for a new working class party”
Independent class position needed
June 13 saw many elections in Germany: European elections (which are the only nationwide elections between two Federal general elections); state parliament elections in Thuringia and local elections in 6 of the 16 German federal […]
Since the war on Iraq, the Kurds have stood out in stark contrast to the rest of the Middle East.
Respect – the Unity Coalition was formed by George Galloway MP and the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) at the beginning of the year. It stood for the first time on June 10.
Workers at the Dessian Products factory in Apollo Road have been on strike since May 19. The strike began over the sacking of Paddy McCloskey, one of the two T&GWU shop stewards in the plant.
The result of the Local and European Elections held on June 11th has changed the political situation in southern Ireland.
Black South African workers’ leader and fighter for socialism
ONE REASON for Labour getting ’a good kicking’ in the 10 June elections was opposition to Blair’s war and occupation of Iraq.
Four-month-old party gets three MEPs
The revolutionary crisis in Venezuela has entered a new and critical phase. The left-populist regime of President Hugo Chávez appears to have taken a left turn in the face of a renewed threat from reaction.
A "GOOD kicking", a "bloody nose", a "slap in the face" – all the media descriptions of New Labour’s disastrous election results had some reference to being beaten up. They managed to break several records […]
Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden) and Elevkampanjen (socialist school students) are holding their summer camp on an island near Stockholm.
The background to this dispute is rooted in years of under investment in public services and a total disregard by the employers of the vital role nursery nurses provide in early years education.
The Party of Silvio Berlusconi, Forza Italia, took a beating in yesterday’s European and provincial elections. It went from 25.2% in the European election of 1999 to 21% yesterday. But compared to its vote in […]
Interview with dock workers´ leaders
For three days, June 9 to 11, Nigeria came to an almost complete halt in the fourth general strike in four years as workers and the poor once again moved into action.
STANDING 48 candidates in 34 council wards on 10 June, the Socialist Party (standing as ‘Socialist Alternative’) received 16,787 votes. In addition, 2,825 people voted for Socialist Party Councillor Ian Page in the London Assembly […]
Linkse Socialistiche Partij(LSP)/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste(MAS), the Belgian affiliate of the CWI, for the first time ever stood nationally in elections and won at least 19,841 votes.
"Anger and resistance into the council" – this slogan of the German affiliate of the CWI in the local election campaign in the East German town of Rostock will become a reality in the first […]
Victory for Socialist Party in local elections!
Socialist Party councillor Dave Nellist was re-elected with the highest poll in the St Michael’s ward with 1,586 votes, and Socialist Party councillor Karen Mackay came second with 1,449 votes – also being re-elected.
As counting proceeds, the Socialist Party in Ireland, a leading force in the anti-Bin Tax campaign last year, has already won four councillors in the local elections, doubling its representation in the process.
In 1999 John Howard sent Australian troops to East Timor, allegedly to protect the masses from the murderous Indonesian-backed militia. This invasion was also supported by the Labor Opposition, the ACTU, the mass media and […]
The 13th of June will not only see European elections but also council elections in some parts of Germany. Socialist Alternative (SAV, German affiliate to the CWI) is standing in Stuttgart and in the East […]
Protesters made it impossible for the racist party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats) to conduct EU election street meetings in two northern Swedish towns.
It is the US presidential election campaign which is governing US policy half a world away in Iraq.
"No Bush – No war", 100,000 strong week-day protest.
Following a life-time fully devoted to the emancipation of the working masses as a revolutionary socialist, organiser and class fighter.
Ronald Reagan, the B-movie actor who became the 40th president of the USA (1981-88) has died aged 93. Wall Street will stay closed for Reagan‘s state funeral, a salute to the godfather of today‘s stock […]
In a surprise announcement, the radical left-populist Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez, has accepted the decision of the National electoral Commission, (CNE), and will face a recall referendum.
The Socialist Party-initiated Unite campaign and workers at the massive US multi-billion dollar Borders Books company have won a massive victory!
A socialist analysis of the gangland wars and police corruption in Victoria
Amidst enthusiastic scenes upwards of a thousand workers, young people and representatives from the landless movement, a new party which has been named "Party for Socialism and Liberty" (SOL, the Portuguese word for sun) was […]
Also, Joe on Questions and Answers, RTE.
The Committee for a Workers’ International deeply regrets to announce the death, at the age of 41, of Rotimi Ewebiyi, a leader of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Nigeria and a member of the […]
Builders Labourers fight deregistration, 1981-94, by Liz Ross.
400 people attended the “Socialism Days 2004” organised by Socialist Alternative (SAV). It was an opportunity to discuss, debate, exchange ideas and put forward a programme for the struggle against a system that provides nothing […]
As over 120 Millon Indonesians went to the polls on April 5th they were faced with a stark choice. Of the two major parties on offer was incumbent Democratic Party of Indonesia led by President […]
The occupation of Iraq has developed into a deepening crisis for US imperialism and President Bush. The present headache concerns the new Iraqi government due to take office from 30 June – an attempted fig […]
The brutal israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories is continuing, with no end in sight to the cycle of bloodshed.
Kevin reveals his position when he says in his article: "Those who see politics purely in terms of capitalism or socialism have yet to make any serious attempt to explain how a controlling class can […]
Neo-liberals victory means attacks on working people
IN ONE of the most controversial and the highest-grossing Spanish films ever, ’The Basque Ball’, director Julio Medem examines the Basque question through hundreds of interviews.
New ’Iraqi regime’ will not end imperialist occupation
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