Britain
Britain: Respect in crisis – what lessons for socialists?
Heading rapidly towards a split between the two main forces who founded it in 2004.
Month: October 2007
Venezuela
Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and Socialism
A contribution to the international debate
Italy
Italy: Mass demonstration in Rome
Crisis and confusion remain
US
US: Socialist Alternative candidate for Boston City Council
Bringing socialist ideas to working class communities and youth
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25,000 textile workers protest against poor wages
Textile workers are on the move again.
Nigeria
Nigeria: Day of action protest march in Osogbo
Saburi’s bail denied in court
Poland
Poland: Terrible Twins suffer election defeat
Right-wing populist government defeated
Nigeria
Nigeria: Imprisoned students get world-wide support
Simultaneous pickets demand their release and the dropping of all charges
Turkey
Turkey: Invasion threat increases regional instability
Bloody fighting between Turkish troops and PKK Kurdish separatist guerrillas on the Turkey/Iraq border has enormously ratcheted-up tensions between the two countries.
France
France: Biggest public transport strike since 1995
"Here comes the confrontation that could define his presidency"