On 11 December, after a five-day House of Commons debate, Theresa May’s Brexit deal will be put to a parliamentary vote. Among the multitude of divisions and rows, what all sides can agree on is […]
Government abandons its campaign against financial risk as private companies queue for a bailout
“No return to knitting needles – defend the right to choose.” The slogan thundered in large protests, organised in 33 towns all over Norway last Saturday. The demonstrations protested against the right-wing government’s planned attack […]
Below we publish a video of Mick Barry, TD (MP) for Solidarity and member of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) speaking in the Irish parliament against Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal. See an article […]
As the age of austerity arising from the great crash of 2007-2008 enters its second decade, a new movement of women struggling against their oppression is taking shape. But mistaken ideas on how oppression can […]
May’s government is on the brink of collapse. The prospect of May getting her Tory Brexit deal through parliament currently appears slim.
The Iranian economy is in downfall, and Iranian working class is the main target of this slump. Prices of staples are increasing day by day. The regime has only delivered empty words, and its explanation […]
Workers’ resistance must be stepped up!
A new wave of repression is sweeping China’s universities. Security forces have detained more than a dozen student activists since the start of November. All the victims are connected to a solidarity campaign for factory […]
Hace unos meses, una joven de 17 años fue violada por un hombre de 27 en la ciudad irlandesa de Cork. Durante el juicio, la abogada de la defensa Elizabeth O’Conell, pronunció las siguientes palabras: […]
United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) statement on deepening crisis in the country.
Huge confidence in the working class to change society
Una movilización arrolladora. La huelga general estudiantil convocada por el Sindicato de Estudiantes y Libres y Combativas ha sido un éxito sin paliativos. Al huelgón, con más de un millón y medio de estudiantes vaciando […]
The horrific slaughter of the First World War has haunted generations. By the time it ended, it had put into question the ‘right’ of the ruling classes to rule, something that helped provoke revolutions and […]
Pakistan is left with only $8 billion in its reserves, which is enough to cover payments of imports for just 40 days. This situation has caused the highest increase in the dollar rate in the […]
November 9 is a momentous date in German history. On this date Robert Blum, one of the leaders of the 1848 revolution in German-speaking countries, was executed in Vienna; the Nazis instigated the infamous Reichspogromnacht […]
On 27 October a successful conference, “Socialism and Feminism”, organised by Socialist Alternative (CWI), was held in Moscow. Over 50 people participated in lively discussions, linking the two main themes throughout the day.
How can we really defeat the right?
Dundee workers have been devastated and angered by the announcement from French multinational Michelin that they will shut their Dundee factory by 2020. Michelin is one of the biggest private sector employers in the city. […]
Los pasados días 8 y 9 de Octubre se celebraba en Madrid un juicio por el que nos pedían un total de 21 años de cárcel a una familia de cinco inmigrantes ecuatorianos y a […]
PCS civil service union Assistant General Secretary (AGS) Chris Baugh, elected three times since 2004, has won at least eight nomination meetings in his campaign to be the Left Unity AGS candidate for a fourth […]
Socialist Alternative held its biggest ever National Convention on October 20-22. Over 300 socialists from across the country gathered in Chicago to talk about the crisis of global capitalism, the rising wave of labor struggle, […]
#MeToo hit the tech world as hundreds, possibly thousands, of Google employees, led by women, organized a historic walkout from work on November 1 at 11:10 AM. Spurred by a October 25 New York Times […]
On 27 October, 137,000 people marched in Taiwan’s capital in the 16th annual Taipei Pride demonstration. The number of participants broke the record in Taiwan, making the demo once again the biggest LGBT+ demonstration in […]
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