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Month: April 2008

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May Day

May Day 2008: A socialist alternative to capitalist crisis

April 30, 2008 socialistworld.net

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.

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Bolivia

Bolivia: Rumours of a right-wing coup

April 30, 2008 Karl Debbaut, cwi

Opposition continues with illegal referendum in Santa Cruz on 4 May

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Germany

Germany: No space for Nazis in Stolberg: successful counter demo

April 30, 2008 SAV, CWI Germany

1,500 demonstrators thwart 400 Nazis

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Twenty five years of war and conflict

April 30, 2008 Srinath Perera, United Socialist Party, CWI, Sri Lanka

Socialists fight in Eastern elections

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

Sweden and Denmark: Health care workers on strike

April 30, 2008 Elin Gauffin (CWI Sweden), translated by Paul Morris

Massive support for their wage demands

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Scotland

Scotland: The SNP government, one year in power

April 29, 2008 Philip Stott, International Socialists, CWI Scotland

A moment for celebration?

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Scotland

Scotland: Grangemouth oil strike

April 29, 2008 Ian Leech and Phillip Stott, International Solidarity, CWI Scotland

Refinery workers defend their wages and pensions

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América

Venezuela: Perpectivas del movimiento sindical en venezuela

April 29, 2008 Sanndy Martinez, Colectivo Scialismo Revolucionario Venezuela

La clase trabajadora venezolana, su movimiento sindical, se encuentra atomizado, disperso, desarticulado, disminuido en fuerzas, es decir en su peor crisis política; sin bien es cierto que muestro movimiento obrero no es de los mas […]

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Africa

Zimbabue: Mugabe planea robar las elecciones

April 29, 2008 Dave Carr, de The Socialist, periódico semanal del Partido Socialista de Inglaterra y Gales

Desempleo masivo, hiperinflacción y pobreza.

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World Economy

World Food Crisis: Total Failure of Capitalism

April 28, 2008 Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement, CWI Nigeria, Lagos

Workers and Poor Masses Should Struggle for Socialist Alternative

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América

Chile: A defender nuestros derechos con un gran paro nacional

April 28, 2008 Socialismo Revolucionario, CIT Chile, Lunes 27 de Abril de 2008

La crisis económica  ha comenzado a desatarse y los capitalistas del campo y de la ciudad han empezado a cerrar las fuentes laborales, ellos se provisionan y resguardan sus capitales, no están dispuestos a perder […]

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Asia

China: China en África

April 25, 2008 Tinette Schnatterer, SAV (CWI Alemania), Domingo 30 de marzo de 2008, Traducido por Marisol Gonzalez, Mexico

¿Explotación brutal o una oportunidad para el desarrollo africano?

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Nepal

Nepal: Maoists election victory

April 23, 2008 Per-Ake Westerlund (CWI Sweden)

Need for socialist programme to break with landlordism and capitalism

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World Economy

Economy: World food crisis

April 23, 2008 Robert Bechert, CWI, London

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.

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Paraguay

Paraguay: Fernando Lugo wins the elections

April 22, 2008 Karl Debbaut, cwi

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

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Europa

Italia: Elecciones Generales

April 22, 2008 Clare Doyle, CIT, Martes 22 de abril de 2008, Traducido por Tina Rua, USA

La nueva victoria de Berlusconi provoca oposición masiva

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World Economy

Economy: Rebirth of Keynesianism?

April 21, 2008 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party, cwi in England and Wales

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

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

Tibet: Olympic Games in crisis amid global protests

April 21, 2008 chinaworker.info

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

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Power project looters

April 18, 2008 Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement, cwi in Nigeria

Labour must lead mass action to bring culprits to book

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América

Cuba: La renuncia de Castro abre un nuevo capítulo

April 17, 2008 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CIT, Inglaterra y Gales), Traducido por Patricio Guzmán, Chile

¿Cuales son las perspectivas para la revolución?

History & Anniversaries

History: 1968 Year of Revolution

April 17, 2008 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party, cwi in England and Wales

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

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Italy

Italy: Left leaders opened way for Berlusconi victory

April 16, 2008 Christine Thomas, Lotta, cwi Italy

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

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Egypt

Egypt: Increasing tension in Egypt – the April 6th strike

April 16, 2008 John Dale, Socialist Party England and Wales

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

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Italy

Italy: General Election

April 15, 2008 Clare Doyle, cwi, Tuesday 15 April 2008.

New Berlusconi victory will provoke mass opposition

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Our activity

cwi: Rising struggle across Europe

April 15, 2008 Hannah Sell, deputy general secretary Socialist Party England and Wales

Striking workers in Greece and Portugal show the way

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Our activity

New CWI publication: ‘France 1968 – Month of Revolution’

April 14, 2008 Clare Doyle

The world of ’68 and the France of today

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América

Cuba: “Mi vida-Fidel Castro”

April 14, 2008 Tony Saunois, CWI, 2 de Abril de 2008, Traducido por Luis Montilla, España

Reseña bibliográfica

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Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Airport workers suspend hunger strike

April 13, 2008 socialistworld.net

Union gives guarantees workers’ demands will be met

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ARCHIVE | Africa

Ivory Coast: Successful struggle against rising food prices

April 11, 2008 Jan Rybak, Sozialistische LinksPartei, CWI Austria

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

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Mugabe plans to steal election

April 11, 2008 Dave Carr, from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party England and Wales

Mass unemployment, hyper-inflation and poverty

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

N Ireland: Sacked airport shop stewards hunger strike for justice

April 10, 2008 Socialist Party reporters, Belfast

Workers’ health deteriorates dangerously – Urgent protests needed!

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América

Costa de Marfil: : Éxito en la lucha contra la subida de precios

April 10, 2008 por Jan Rybak, Sozialistische Linkspartei (CIT Austria), Jueves 10 de abril de 2008

Las subidas masivas de los precios de los bienes elementales en el último año son un fenómeno internacional. El pueblo de Costa de Marfil ha demostrado que oponerse y tener éxito, es posible

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Comment & Analysis

Review: The media lie factory

April 9, 2008 Reviewed by Peter Taaffe

Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

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Britain

Britain: London elections- working class alternative needed

April 9, 2008 Paula Mitchell, Secretary, London Socialist Party

None of the main candidates offer any hope.

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Ireland North

Northern Ireland: Death on the rock of Gibraltar – 20 years since SAS killing of three IRA volunteers

April 7, 2008 Peter Hadden, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Belfast

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

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

US: Building the strongest Left Challenge

April 4, 2008 Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (CWI in US)

Nader, McKinney, and the Greens

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France

France: Local elections – a snub for Sarkozy’s policies

April 4, 2008 Leila Messaoudi, Gauche Révolutionnaire, CWI France

The first electoral defeat for Sarkozy

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

Ireland: “The most cunning and devious of them all” – Prime Minister Bertie Ahern finally goes

April 4, 2008 Paul Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Dublin

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

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World Economy

World Economy: Bear Stearns bail-out

April 3, 2008 Lynn Walsh, Editor Socialism Today (monthly magazine of the Socialist Party – CWI in England and Wales)

A new stage of the crisis

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Cuba

Cuba: ‘My life- Fidel Castro’

April 2, 2008 Tony Saunois, CWI

Book review

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: Land Day Demonstration Report

April 2, 2008 Maavak Sozialisti reporters, CWI Israel

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

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