Month: August 2012

Result of massive international campaign of solidarity

Great victory for the international solidarity campaign

Billions around the world suffer from either malnourishment or obesity.

Memorial meeting remembers the great revolutionary who died in August 1940

New phase of crisis in country which could decide the fate of Europe

Yet another ex-News of the World (NoW) journalist has been charged with having committed perjury during the 2010 trial of Scottish socialist Tommy Sheridan.

Global capitalism is mired in depression. A Keynesian tract for our times by Paul Krugman proposes a way out

Towards a new turn?

Reports of CWI-organised lobbies in Ireland, Israel, Austria

Attacks support for the failed system of big business, which will not spend its enormous cash piles.

What began 18 months ago as a popular uprising against the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad is on its way to becoming a full-blown civil war that could spread around the region.

Prosecutor demands vindictive sentence at end of farcical trial

“This is not our government”

Britain before the October 20 TUC demonstration

Kshama Sawant groundbreaking campaign

Wave of strikes and occupations as workers fight for real improvements

Australia’s Labor Government worked hand in hand with the Liberal/National opposition to pass legislation to restart the offshore processing of refugees.

Protesters in front of embassy demand end of killing and support the miners

Re-affirms need for maximum support world-wide

South African police massacres striking workers at Marikana – call for protest action

…Free education is a right, not a privilege!

Human rights lawyer still fighting uphill battle

Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong) calls on voters to “Punish CY Leung and the corrupt establishment politicians!”

Unite young and old to fight all cuts

After a month of negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations in New York, the discussions came to an ignominious end last Friday when, first the United States and then Russia and […]

The preliminary count shows success for Kshama Sawant, the Socialist candidate, running against Democratic incumbent Jamie Pedersen in 43rd District.

On July 1 the highly controversial carbon tax was introduced in Australia amidst overwhelming public disapproval.

Syria’s agony continues unabated.

Public support growing for punk group!

Solidarity needed to win basic rights and conditions

The latest Irish League of Credit Unions “What’s Left” income survey shows deterioration in disposable income and an increased reliance on borrowing to make ends meet.

What role has migration played in the development of capitalist society? What impact does it have in this time of savage austerity?

Non-payment campaign against household tax: Preparation needed to organise a powerful, mass response to any court cases

Take the wealth off the 1%!

Combative trade union action needed to prevent a disaster

The markets are clearly stating that the same merciless ruthlessness that was deployed against the Greek people will now be visited on the Spanish nation.

The human rights lawyer, Vadim Kuramshin, today stopped his hunger strike protest

90,000 march against government’s new national education curriculum

Withdraw the troops from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)! Keep PHCN public under democratic control of workers and consumers