Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Election sees Rajapaksa fail to make a come-back
Neo-liberal policies of UNP-led government will not satisfy demands of workers and poor.
Month: August 2015
Iraq
Gulf War: 25 years since invasion of Kuwait
’Unfinished business’ remains today
History & Anniversaries
History: Anniversary of Trotsky’s assassination
Coming mass revolts will see workers and youth look to Trotsky’s ideas
Scotland
Scotland and the Jeremy Corbyn campaign
The response to Corbyn’s campaign has parallels with the outpouring of class anger that was seen during the independence referendum
América
Chile: La Democracia Cristiana se opone a las tibias reformas del gobierno de la Nueva Mayoría.
Tensiones en la coalición de gobierno
Thailand
Thailand: Bomb in Bangkok kills 20
Country plagued by military junta and economic downturn
Theory & Marxism
Socialism: Past or future?
Review of ‘PostCapitalism: a guide to our future’ by Paul Mason
Greece
Greece and the latest phase of the EU crisis
Alexis Tsipras and the Syriza leadership have pushed through parliament the third bailout – and further deep cuts – although only with the help of right-wing parties. However, the crises in Greece, the eurozone and […]
Britain
Britain: Corbyn challenge – a very welcome political upheaval
The Labour Party’s right-wing leaders have been astonished and horrified at the over-flowing rallies for Jeremy Corbyn around the UK over the last few weeks
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Left Challenge for Largest Union’s Leadership
CWI member, Patrick Mulholland, leads Left campaign for leadership of NIPSA union