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Month: May 2013

Historia

El levantamiento del ghetto de Varsovia, 1943

May 31, 2013 Jon Dale, Socialist Party (CIT en Inglaterra y Gales)

Hace sesenta años, tuvo lugar una de las luchas más heroicas contra el fascismo. Cincuenta mil Judios, armados con cócteles molotov, granadas y algunas pistolas resistieron en Varsovia su liquidación final por parte del ejército […]

Economia

Economía Mundial: “Los Bancos centrales están volando a ciegas”

May 31, 2013 Per-Åke Westerlund, Offensiv, periódico de  Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (Comité por una Internacional de Trabajadores – CIT - en Suecia)

Aumentan las preocupaciones y contradicciones

Israel / Palestine

Boycotting Israel: The socialist view

May 31, 2013 Judy Beishon, first published in <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

‘Boycott, divestment and sanctions’- questions and answers about the BDS campaign

Britain

Britain: TUSC and the road to a new workers’ party

May 30, 2013 Clive Heemskerk, first published in <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Rising support for UKIP shows both the erosion of established party loyalties and the existence of a profound vacuum of working-class political representation.

Video

Europe: Austerity and unemployment across the continent

May 29, 2013 <a href="http://www.joehiggins.eu">Joe Higgins</a>, TD, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

EU council meeting: Another attempt to put the burden of the capitalist crisis on the shoulders of youth and working people

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

Sweden: The reality of Swedish neo-liberalism

May 28, 2013 Per Olsson, Rättisvepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Sweden once had a reputation as some kind of ‘social-democratic model’ with far-reaching public services and social support. But that has been dismantled by two decades of attacks – what the Economist magazine calls a […]

Brazil

Environment: Brazil’s forests

May 28, 2013 Ben Robinson, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

Profits from destruction

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working class beginning to move forward

May 25, 2013 Srinath Perera, United Socialist Party (USP – CWI, Sri Lanka)

The one day protest general strike held on 21 May was a significant step forward for the working class in Sri Lanka.

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

Sweden: Riots in Stockholm working-class suburbs

May 24, 2013 Reporters of Offensiv, paper of <a href="http://www.socialisterna.org/">Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna</a> (CWI Sweden)

Neo-liberalism and police violence have created social time-bomb

History & Anniversaries

30 years ago: Liverpool – a city that dared to fight

May 24, 2013 Peter Taaffe speaking to "Tony Snell in the Morning", BBC Radio Merseyside

Interview on Militant, the Labour Party and the struggle of the socialist led council 1983-87 in Liverpool

Britain

Britain: Tories in turmoil over Europe

May 24, 2013 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The Tories are thrashing around in ever-deeper water on the issue of Europe.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Campaign leader sentenced to ten days in prison

May 23, 2013 <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

MEP demands immediate release of Housing Campaigners – solidarity still needed

Britain

Britain: No to terrorism! No to racism! No to war!

May 23, 2013 Greenwich Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), London

Statement on Woolwich killing

América

Chile: Los mapuche no pueden apoyar a Michelle Bachelet.

May 23, 2013 Celso Calfullan, Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en Chile)

Los mapuche no pueden votar por sus verdugos.

ARCHIVE | Middle East & North Africa

Tunisia: the Ministry of Women excuses violations against women rights

May 23, 2013 Aïda, CWI sympathiser in Tunisia

In the «most developped country for women in the Arab world», the struggle for women rights remains more relevant than ever

Germany

Germany: DIE LINKE and the Euro

May 23, 2013 Sascha Stanicic and Lucy Redler, SAV (CWI Germany)

After Lafontaine’s proposal to get rid of the Euro – what should the left say?

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan – solidarity needed: Housing justice activists arrested in Astana

May 22, 2013 <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org/index.php/2013/05/22/housing-justice-activists-arrested-in-astana/">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

Protests needed via embassies

Europa

Video: Fraude fiscal de las multinacionales

May 22, 2013 mundosocialista.net

Castigo fiscal para el 99%

Europa

Video: Fraude fiscal de las multinacionales

May 22, 2013 mundosocialista.net

Castigo fiscal para el 99%

Germany

Germany: Strike at Amazon

May 22, 2013 An Amazon activist reporting to <a href="http://www.sozialismus.info">SAV (CWI Germany)</a>

Union-agreed rates could bring Amazon workers 9000 euros more a year

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

Taiwan: Sea shooting sees Filipino migrants become target of racist backlash

May 21, 2013 Chris Dite and CWI Taiwan reporters, article from Chinaworker.info

Anti-racist campaign needed against corrupt ruling elites and capitalism

Nigeria

Nigeria: President Jonathan declares state of emergency

May 21, 2013 Segun Sango, Protem National Chairperson, Socialist Party of Nigeria

An expressway to attacks on democratic rights! For democratic mass working peoples’ defence committees!

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

G8 Summit, Northern Ireland:’Why YOU should oppose the G8′

May 20, 2013 Socialist Party, Northern Ireland (CWI Ireland)

This year’s G8 summit will be held in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on 17th – 18th June. This gathering brings together the heads of government of eight of the world’s largest capitalist economies to discuss […]

Oriente Medio

Palestina/Israel: La lucha en Palestina

May 20, 2013 Judy Beishon, "Socialist Party" (CIT en Inglaterra y Gales). Publicado originalmente el 12/05/2013 en <a href="http://www.socialistworld.net">www.socialistworld.net</a>, página web en inglés del CIT. 

¿Cómo conseguir un estado? 

América

Chile: La crisis del Partido Socialista y la caída de Camilo Escalona.

May 19, 2013 Celso Calfullan, Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en Chile)

De que las cosas están empezando a cambiar en Chile no cabe ninguna duda

World Economy

World economy: “Central banks are flying blind”

May 19, 2013 Per-Åke Westerlund, from Offensiv, newspaper of <a href="http://www.socialisterna.org/">Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna</a> (CWI Sweden)

Increasing concerns and contradictions

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Mass retrenchment threat in mining industry demands mass action

May 18, 2013 <a href="http://www.socialistsouthafrica.co.za/">DSM (CWI South Africa)</a> reporters

Workers and Socialist Party calls for one-day-general strike

Iran

Iran: What would a Rafsanjani presidency mean?

May 18, 2013 Iranian CWI supporter in Britain

Iran’s June 14 presidential election takes place against the background of deep divisions in society and the regime.

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: Labour approves WA’s first uranium mine

May 17, 2013 Socialist Party (CWI Australia) reporters Perth

Australia’s federal environment minister Tony Burke gave the go ahead to Toro’s $270 million uranium mining project in the Wiluna region of Western Australia.

No Picture
ARCHIVE | New Zealand

New Zealand: Racism and recession in New Zealand

May 15, 2013 Jared Phillips, CWI New Zealand

Working class unity needed to defend rights and living standards

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australian budget: Say ‘NO’ to the cuts agenda of the major parties

May 14, 2013 Editorial comment from ‘The Socialist’, paper of the <a href="www.socialistpartyaustralia.or">Socialist Party (CWI Australia)</a>

We shouldn’t let either of the major parties tell us that ‘tough decisions’ or ‘hard cuts’ are required.

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

Ireland: ‘Bus Eireann workers in front line of class war – We should all support them!’

May 13, 2013 <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a> Reporters

Bus workers take strike action over savage wage cuts and attacks on conditions

Nigeria

May Day in Nigeria: Jonathan government intensifies attacks on democratic rights

May 12, 2013 Ebike Iseru, <a href="http://www.socialistnigeria.org">DSM (CWI Nigeria)</a>

15 DSM members arrested at May Day rallies

Israel / Palestine

Israel/Palestine: The Palestinians’ struggle

May 12, 2013 Judy Beishon, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

How can a state be realised?

Italy

Italy: The economic crisis becomes a political and institutional crisis

May 11, 2013 Marco Veruggio, ControCorrente (CWI Italy)

The latest events that have happened in Italian politics mark a new phase of development in the crisis in the third European industrial power.

Kurdistan

Turkey / Kurdistan: PKK announces ceasefire

May 11, 2013 Festus Okay, Sosyalist Alternatif (CWI Turkey)

On 8 May the PKK has begun to withdraw from Turkey. Millions are hoping now for an end to oppression and for democratic rights.

Malaysia

Malaysia: Election ‘victory’ based on fraud

May 10, 2013 Ravichandren, CWI Malaysia

Ruling Barisan Nasional’s widespread fraud enrages opposition supporters and young people

No Picture
ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: Challenging the Golden Dawn

May 10, 2013 Katerina Kleitsa , Xekinima (CWI Greece)

On 2 May the neo-fascist Golden Dawn attempted to distribute food in Syntagma square in Athens to people holding proof of Greek nationality.

Britain

British county elections: Capitalist parties rejected

May 10, 2013 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Time for a new mass workers’ party

ARCHIVE | Middle East & North Africa

Tunisia: The calm before the storm

May 9, 2013 CWI reporter in Tunis

New clashes on the horizon

Pakistan

Pakistan: General elections held amid political turmoil

May 8, 2013 Khalid Bhatti, SMP (CWI Pakistan), Lahore

Big landlords, capitalists and influential families are calling the shots

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Successful May Day

May 8, 2013 USP(CWI, Sri Lanka)

The United Socialist Party’s May Day demonstration passed successfully through a number of populous areas of Colombo, ending at Grand Pass Junction.

Economia

Entrevista: ¿Qué tan mal está la economía China?

May 7, 2013 <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Revista Socialista (publicada por la sección china del CIT) preguntó a Vincent Kolo, editor en jefe de chinaworker.info, acerca del aumento de los niveles de deuda en China y si esto anuncia un colapso financiero.

Asia

Entrevista: ¿Qué tan mal está la economía China?

May 7, 2013 <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Revista Socialista (publicada por la sección china del CIT) preguntó a Vincent Kolo, editor en jefe de chinaworker.info, acerca del aumento de los niveles de deuda en China y si esto anuncia un colapso financiero.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Dockworkers’ strike ends after 40 days

May 7, 2013 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Union representatives declare a “half success” with a pay rise of 9.8 percent – but important issues are unresolved

Britain

Britain’s ‘precariat’: Fighting for real jobs

May 6, 2013 Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), first published in <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/763/16617/01-05-2013/the-precariat-fighting-for-real-jobs">The Socialist</a>

’Get a job!’ is the constant refrain of privileged Tory ministers and vicious right-wing tabloids. A million unemployed young people are the subject of a relentless campaign of smears and lies.

Pakistan

Pakistan: Sürekli Tehdit Altında Yaşam

May 5, 2013 Belucistan Quetta’da SMP (Pakistan Sosyalist Hareketi)  üyesi bir görgü tanığının raporu:

Sosyalist hareket üyesi 3 Pakistanlı Quetta’da mezhepçi çatışmada katledildi.

History & Anniversaries

Liverpool: Rally marks 30 year anniversary of election of socialist council

May 5, 2013 Dave Walsh, Unite Convener for Liverpool City Council, from The Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Great event remembers the ’47’ struggle

Women's Struggle

Women and the struggle for socialism: It doesn’t have to be like this

May 5, 2013 Christine Thomas, <a href="http://www.controcorrentesinistraprc.org/">Controcorrente (CWI Italy)</a>

Christine Thomas’ book outlines how inequalities and discrimination against women have not disappeared and women’s struggles must be bound up with wider class struggle to be successful. Read the complete book online here.

No Picture
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australian budget: Say ‘NO’ to the cuts agenda of the major parties

May 4, 2013 Editorial comment from the May 2013 edition of ‘The Socialist’, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/">Socialist Party (CWI Australia)</a>

Those who created the crisis should be forced to pay.

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