Month: October 2010

Interview with Alex Lecoq, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France), a student in Rouen

Appeal for solidarity

En las últimas semanas ha habido un notable cambio en el tono en las páginas de diarios y revistas de negocios. Su confianza en la llamada "recuperación" se ha desvanecido, y ha sido reemplazada por […]

Kazakh Socialist and human rights activist, Ainur Kurmanov, addresses the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights about the dictatorship in Kazakhstan and human rights abuses there.

Ainur Kurmanov slams regime’s record in Human Rights Committee of Euro-Parliament

Largest non-sectarian demonstration since anti-war movement

The planned economy and the struggle for socialism

Documento para las discisones del 10º Congreso Mundial del CIT, 2010

Solidarity needed!

Jesse Lessinger, Socialist Alternative (CWI USA)

4,000 workers from at least ten different trade unions, led by 100 striking firefighters, marched through central London on Saturday 23 October.

Millions of workers and youth want an end to the Sarkozy ’dictatorship’

Build a one-day public sector strike!

For a one-day public sector general strike

At a plenary session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP condemns the totalitarian dictatorship in Kazakhstan and the fact that the OSCE have given the Chair of their organisation to Kazakhstan this year.

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins commented on the outcome of reported talks between President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel against the background of the EU Finance Ministers meetings in Luxembourg: “The capitalist establishments of France and […]

Joe Higgins condemns the hypocrisy of the Commission’s claim to defend human rights while introducing neo-liberal policies that crush the human rights of small producers and workers in the developing world.

2010 Socialist Party National Conference resolution

Trade union forced to respond with action

Shi Chuan, chinaworker.info Due to infamous sweatshop working conditions, serial suicides and accidental deaths, the largest global OEM corporation (original equipment manufacturer), Foxconn, is shifting its manufacturing bases from China’s southeastern coast to inland provinces. […]

To stop cuts and bailouts Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) must take real action

£81 billion cuts announced on "axe Wednesday"

“it’s one for all and all for one”

Joe Higgins MEP intervenes in the European Parliament debate on aid for Pakistan

Los trabajadores y los jóvenes desafían los recortes a través de huelgas y manifestaciones masivas

Demands Joe Higgins MEP

El gobierno de Sebastián Piñera levanto un verdadero show con el tema del rescate de los 33 mineros que quedaron atrapados en la Mina San José.

9 years after invasion and occupation

Sri Lanka has once again lived up to its reputation as one of the most dangerous places for a journalist to work

Workers and youth challenge cuts through mass strikes and protests

Will Ireland go bankrupt?

Pro-big business politicians can be forced to retreat

Important tool of the working class

Workers can bring the whole economy to a halt

En agosto de 2008, el Banco Mundial aceptó que sus estimaciones de la pobreza mundial habían estado subvaloradas. Durante muchos años la línea de pobreza que usaba el Banco Mundial era de 1 dólar diario, […]

Los resultados del capitalismo salvaje

IMF summit fiasco

On the same day the Irish government announced a further rescue package of €35 billion for Anglo Irish Bank, finance minister, Brian Lenihan, declared that the projected budget cuts of €3 billion will have to […]

The illusions in “Lulismo” and the challenge facing the socialist left

Capitalism faces one of its greatest crises – Need for mass parties of the working class

New paper and website of CWI in Netherlands!

Step up international protests!

Las ilusiones en el "lulismo" y los desafíos de la izquierda socialista

New stage in the fight against Sarkozy’s policies

“Organise common struggle”

Neil Kinnock’s speech to the 1985 Labour Party conference signalled the start of a purge of Marxists from the party and anticipated the creation of New Labour.

What strategy to beat the cuts?

United Socialist Party and the fight for democratic rights