Month: January 2016

A volatile mix

Five years after the fall of Ben Ali, demands of the revolution remain unsatisfied

“China is entering a dark night of repression and detentions under Xi Jinping”

First electoral defeat suffered by the Chavistas since Hugo Chávez was first elected president in 1998 In the first electoral defeat suffered by the Chavistas since Hugo Chávez was first elected president in 1998, the […]

900 days of siege in World War Two

Untold distress caused to women in relationships with undercover police officers

Kshama Sawant replies to Obama’s "State of the Union" speech

For the mobilisation and support of all students, permanent workers and communities across Tshwane

Potential for inclusive, anti-austerity trade union based movement with effective alliances in workplaces and communities

Implement Tory austerity or set no-cuts budgets

The EU’s nightmare continues

Union leader, Muhammad Hussain Bhatti, released on bail

Socialist alternative is essential

Determined battle for pension rights and an end to contract labour

Corruption, poor oversight and chase for profits, maim thousands

Edited extracts from an article by Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, that will be published in the first 2016 issue of the Socialist (7 January).