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Month: February 2008

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Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Political sleaze scandal in governing party

February 29, 2008 Gary Mulcahy, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Belfast

‘Power sharing’ Assembly government budget introduces deep cuts

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Cameroon

Cameroon: Massive general strike against price rises

February 29, 2008 Interview with a Cameroonian socialist

“It’s more powerful than anybody thought”

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América

Chile: Solidaridad con la compañera Vilma Alvarez

February 28, 2008 Socialismo Revolucionario, CIT Chile, Jueves 28 de Febrero

Vilma Álvarez, militante del Comité por una Internacional de Trabajadores en Chile y dirigente social de La Granja, zona popular en Santiago, ha encabezado durante cuatro años la lucha de numerosos vecinos de La Granja […]

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: : Trade union activist not to be expelled

February 28, 2008 Per-Åke Westerlund and Arne Johansson, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

But Bilbo Göransson warned by union, Kommunal

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World Economy

World Economy: Global capitalism’s deepening crisis

February 27, 2008 Lynn Walsh, Editor, Socialism Today, monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

US sliding into recession

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Poland: ‘Tesco Polska’ hit by strike

February 27, 2008 Paul Newberry, GPR (CWI Poland)

Unions pledge support for industrial action at Tesco retail giant

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: The ambiguity of ‘Hope’

February 26, 2008 Alan Jones, Socialist Alternative (CWI in the US), New York

Barack Obama frontrunner in Democrats’ presidential candidature race

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Contradictions in revolutionary process

February 26, 2008 Report from CWI Latin America Summer School

Tasks facing Marxists in Venezuela

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: Labour government apologies to Aboriginal people

February 25, 2008 Socialist Party reporters Canberra, Sydney & Melbourne

Real compensation needed!

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Detained student activists freed!

February 25, 2008 Peluola Adewale,Democratic Socialist Movement,Lagos Nigeria

But battle not yet over

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Análisis

CIT: Escuela Latinoamericana Del CIT, 2008

February 22, 2008 Patricio Guzmán

El 13 de febrero de 2008, en el Sindicato de Profesores de Sao Paulo tuvo lugar el acto inicial de la Escuela Latinoamericana del Comité por una Internacional de Trabajadores.

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: The ambiguity of ‘Hope’

February 22, 2008 Alan Jones, Socialist Alternative (CWI in the US), New York

Barack Obama becomes frontrunner in Democrats’ presidential race

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Full scale war

February 22, 2008 Siritunga Jayasuriya, Secretary, United Socialist Party (CWI, Sri Lanka)

Class struggle more urgent than ever

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Crushing defeat for pro-Musharraf parties, landslide for opposition

February 21, 2008 Khalid Bhatti, Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI), Lahore

Religious parties routed, grand coalition in the making

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Cuba

Cuba: Castro’s resignation opens up new chapter

February 21, 2008 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

What are the prospects for the revolution?

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Bolivia

Bolivia: The struggle between revolution and counter-revolution

February 21, 2008 Conny Dahmen

Report from CWI Latin America School

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Scotland

Scotland: Stop the witch-hunt – Defend the ‘Sheridan 7′

February 20, 2008 Philip Stott, CWI Scotland

Might of Establishment and Murdoch media-empire against socialists

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Kosova / Kosovo

Kosovo: “European supervised Independence” – a dangerous mirage?

February 20, 2008 Dave Carr, Socialist Party (cwi in England and Wales)

Declaration provokes EU splits and border violence

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Britain

Britain: Northern Rock – New Labour’s reluctant nationalisation

February 20, 2008 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

No to job losses!

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Latin America

Latin America: Valuable discussions at CWI Summer School

February 19, 2008 Johannes Ullrich, CWI Germany, Sao Paulo

A new stage in development of socialist forces on the continent

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Finland

Finland: Civil War of 1918 remembered

February 19, 2008 Ulrika Waaranperä, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, Stockholm

When the Red and White forces battled for power

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: Second general strike in two months

February 17, 2008 Kyriakos Halaris, Xekinima, Greek Section CWI.

Workers, pensioners and youth stike to defend pension rights.

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Socialists address commemoration meeting for well known activist

February 17, 2008 Chinedu Bosah, Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria)

Genuine radicals should join struggle to build new workers’ party

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Latin America

Latin America: CWI school in Brazil opens with successful rally

February 15, 2008 Karl Debbaut, CWI, Sao Paulo

70 people attend first meeting of event in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Vote no to Lisbon Treaty and EU militarization!

February 15, 2008 Joe Higgins, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Criminal waste of resources on armaments

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Chad

Chad: Coup attempt fails

February 14, 2008 Dave Carr, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

Conflict part of a wider power struggle

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Polish miners: Strike victory due to iron determination

February 13, 2008 Florian Nowicki and Wojciech Orowieck, Group for a Workers’ Party (GPR - CWI Poland)

After 46 days on strike, the miners of Budryk have won a victory.

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France

France: Workers not defeated

February 12, 2008 Virginie Prégny, Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI France), Rouen

But real political opposition against Sarkozy urgently needed

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Britain

Britain: How can an alternative to the main political parties be developed?

February 11, 2008 From The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

Discussion between Mark Serwoka (General Secretary PCS) and Peter Taaffe (General Secretary, Socialist Party)

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Kenya: How far can the violence go?

February 10, 2008 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Capitalist globalisation behind the catastrophe

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Serbia

Serbia: Close presidential election threatens government collapse

February 8, 2008 Niall Mulholland, CWI

Stalled EU deal… status of Kosovo…crisis grows

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Africa

Africa: Mass protests against Economic Partnership Agreement with EU

February 6, 2008 Tinette Schnatterer, CWI, Germany

Big business deal will ruin African markets; paupurising millions

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Italy

Italy: After Prodi, ‘Mission Impossible’!

February 4, 2008 Christine Thomas, CWI, Bologna

Mass disappointment underlines need for workers’ party with fighting programme

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Middle East & North Africa

Middle East: Jail break from Gaza

February 4, 2008 Judy Beishon, Socialist Party (England and Wales CWI)

Masses revolt against starvation conditions

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