Month: April 2012

“Up to half of all Icelandic families are bankrupt”

Socialist MEP calls for unions to advocate ‘No’ vote on ‘austerity’ treaty

Eleven years after the ‘kettling’ (containment) of an anti-capitalist protest in central London, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment on the police tactic.

Build A Mass Movement To Fight For Jobs

Despite the enormous agricultural and mineral resources of the country, the various capitalist political elites could neither resolve the economic nor nationality problem.

Since last May Day, fierce battle between public sector workers and the capitalist ruling class of different shades and disguises have erupted.

Socialist Party members are involved in establishing a new campaign to fight against the increasing cost of living.

New, polarized situation opening up

Climate activists and socialists win court battle over police brutality at 2009 climate change summit

Committee for a Workers’ International representatives speak

Challenging times for the left in Europe

Shrieks of protest from the Spanish government, Repsol, EU leaders, Latin American Presidents and others have been unleashed

Paul Murphy MEP attacks President Barroso on the failure of the austerity policies that he has promoted across Europe.

The need for concerted strike action against Con-Dem cuts in the public sector is more urgent than ever.

The government is cutting more than five billion euros

Court hears new allegations of police planning for Zhanaozen massacre

Unify the working class and poor in a struggle against the corrupt elite and the big business

The Current Political Context

Protesters demand the release all demonstrators arrested after ‘Martyr’s Day’ and trade union demonstration

“A conscious policy to undermine the freedom of the media”

Tehran’s bus drivers’ union leader sentenced to 6 years in prison

First time to initiate proposal to legalise abortion in Ireland

Sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912, with the loss of over 1,500 lives, remains one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters

Striking anti establishment feeling in the movement against the household tax

Prison rights campaigner faces 7-15 years in jail

More ‘healthy’, ‘positive’ and ‘real’ representations of women in the fashion world and beauty advertising?

Yunanistan İşçilerin Yeni Kesintilere ve Tasarruf Paketine Kitlesel Yanıt

Repression of protest in Tunisia

"Shout out the story as loud as you can"

Paul Murphy MEP denied visa to Kazakhstan – Nazarbayev regime scared of truth getting out about December 16 massacre of oil workers and their sympathisers.

The ‘troika’ unveils its real nature

Protest in response and release of the two shows potential for united struggle

15,000 join protest against the appointment of new leader C. Y. Leung as capitalist establishment is openly split

Neo-Nazis attempt to exploit street gang violence fails

Appeal for international protests

Police detain Arman Ozhaubaev and claim his location ‘unknown’

5,000 anti-racists take to streets of Aarhus

Perspectives for Struggle in 2012

Fight every move by the ruling classes to take away the little gains made by the working people

As economic crisis worsens and class struggles continue in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere in Europe, the need for working class fight-back and to build the influence of Marxism grows.

Campaign Kazakhstan: "Stop the frame-up of the Zhanaozen strikers!"

Mass opposition to coalition government’s tax as registration deadline passes

Lessons from the working-class revolt of 2011

It shows the potential for anti-cuts election challenges

What Was Behind the Internet Censorship Controversy?

Socialist plan needed

Decisive battles ahead

"Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere: the new global revolutions", by Paul Mason

The two major parties are in a state of unprecedented crisis.