Month: March 2012

Protest must continue!

A country stupendously rich in human and material resources on the world scale is virtually on the last scale of ladder of civilization and economic development.

Regressive school reform causes uproar

Turkey’s governing ’Justice and Development Party’ (AKP) is presented as a model of “successful democracy” by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In fact, it is a brutal model of repression against Kurdish and left […]

The European economies are in the throes of an austerity-induced recession, which is likely to be protracted.

The question of an independence referendum in Scotland has provoked rumblings on both sides of the sectarian divide.

If any of the trade union leaders had any doubt about the full character of the onslaught facing the working class and the trade union movement, it should be dismissed now.

Solidarity Protest in Bangalore against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant

On February 26, 17-year old Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood. He was unarmed. His only crime was being young, black, and wearing a hoodie.

Union federation action causes third shutdown in 18 months

Will the Left Party present itself as an anti-capitalist opposition or as a ‘moderate’ party managing capitalism?

Successful demonstrations across Kazakhstan – now protest against fines and arrests of activists!

A blow to the regime but not enough

Time to fight for socialist change

“Nazarbayev – blood on your hands!”

Government austerity, police repression…the students’ struggle is everyone’s struggle!

Volcano of class struggle ready to erupt

Outrageous anti-democratic sentence as establishment seeks to criminalise protests

International solidarity campaign forces university authorities to back-down

How to end a nightmare?

For the first time in two decades an open power struggle erupts within China’s one-party state

Heroic few weeks when working class took power

But condemnation tempered by trade interests

Amnesty international and the British Channel 4 television channel reveal new material documenting the unpunished slaughter and ongoing oppression of Tamil people

But fails to condemn Nazarbayev regime

Anniversary of Japan’s twin disasters and Fukushima meltdown sees nuclear capitalists back on the offensive

Call for solidarity and pressure upon the company to reverse this new attack

200,000 march across South Africa

Paul Murphy questions Jose Manuel Barroso on how he can keep a straight face when talking about growth while implementing vicious austerity across Europe. He grills Barroso on the Blackmail Clause in the ESM Treaty.

Struggle from below for a sustained programme of mobilisations to fight labour ‘reforms’!

Regime under pressure from international campaign

Over 100 million workers take part

Workers and youth fierce struggles ahead

Cutbacks put people’s lives at risk

Genoa traditions celebrated with film and music

On International Women’s Day, CWI activists protest against austerity package hitting women

Link-up the fight-back of workers, youth, environmentalists and oppressed minorities!

International women’s day, 8 March, has been marked this year with an upturn in struggle, much of it to keep hold of many gains won in the past. Con-Dem austerity is hitting women hardest.

Irish referendum offers choice to reject the cuts

In the Australian Labor Party (ALP) leadership crisis Prime Minister Julia Gillard was able to fend off a challenge from Kevin Rudd, her former minister for Foreign Affairs and predecessor as Prime Minister. The underlying […]

"The Life and Times of Stella Browne: feminist and free spirit" by Lesley A Hall

Mass struggle needed for genuine and fair elections and the end of tycoon rule

For more than a century, 8 March has been the day to commemorate and celebrate the fight of working class and revolutionary women for a better deal and a socialist society.

Communist Party and neo-liberal opposition fail to win mass appeal

Protest against new attack on workers’ rights

MEPs protest company’s private militia

Video of Paul Callanan, Youth Fight For Jobs campaign on national UK news programme

Brutal repression

Campaign for a democratic students’ union goes on – Send protests now!

People’s opportunity to reject austerity at ballot box