Month: April 2008

Opposition continues with illegal referendum in Santa Cruz on 4 May

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm socialist greetings to workers and youth across the world on May Day, International Workers’ Day, 2008.

Massive support for their wage demands

A moment for celebration?

Refinery workers defend their wages and pensions

Workers and Poor Masses Should Struggle for Socialist Alternative

Around the world, strikes, demonstrations and protests have erupted as millions upon millions of workers, peasants and poor face the horror of rapidly rising food prices.

Need for socialist programme to break with landlordism and capitalism

‘Red bishop’ breaks the power monopoly of the Colorado Party

Hardening positions over Tibet and Western ’insults’ to China threaten wider crisis

A review of the latest book by economist and commentator Paul Krugman, ‘Conscience of a Liberal’

Labour must lead mass action to bring culprits to book

A tumultuous year when the floodtide of mass revolt swept over the narrow confines of capitalism and threatened the very foundations of the system.

Striking workers and youth fought with police. At least two were shot dead.

A victory for the right led by Silvio Berlusconi and an electoral ‘bloodbath’ for the Sinistra arcobaleno (Rainbow Left).

Striking workers in Greece and Portugal show the way

New Berlusconi victory will provoke mass opposition

The world of ’68 and the France of today

Union gives guarantees workers’ demands will be met

Mass unemployment, hyper-inflation and poverty

The massive price rises of basic food stuffs over the last few years are an international phenomenon.

Workers’ health deteriorates dangerously – Urgent protests needed!

None of the main candidates offer any hope.

Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

British state repression, the IRA’s armed campaign and the Labour Movement

Nader, McKinney, and the Greens

The first electoral defeat for Sarkozy

But pro-big business Fianna Fail government still needs to be opposed

A new stage of the crisis

On 30 March Palestianians commemorate Land Day by holding protest rallies and demonstrations all over the world.

Book review