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Month: May 2023

Greece

‘Taking on the markets’ – Lessons of Greece’s austerity crisis and the failure of the SYRIZA government

May 20, 2023 Nick Hart

In response to the article: ‘What are ‘the markets’ anyway?’ published in the Socialist issue 1209 we received an email from Cathy in Nottingham asking: “Could we have an article which explains how the markets, or […]

Germany

Germany: Building Energy Act row shows failure of capitalism to deal with climate change

May 19, 2023 Sascha Staničić, Sol Federal spokesperson

A debate in Germany over the Building Energy Act, the so-called “heat transition”, has been boiling up for weeks. The conservative CDU has announced that it will make the fight against this law an issue […]

Global capitalism poverty/inequality

 ‘Silent Coup – how corporations overthrew democracy’

May 18, 2023 Reviewed by Tony Saunois (CWI secretary)

‘Silent Coup – how corporations overthrew democracy’ is a devastating critique of the power and control wielded by major conglomerates and the secretive institutions and global legal systems they have built up over decades. They […]

Malaysia

Malaysia: Six months-old coalition government fails to stem political crisis

May 17, 2023 Yuva Balan, Socialist Alternatif (CWI Malaysia)

Last November’s general election in Malaysia was expected by many people to solve the ongoing political crisis plaguing the country since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the election saw a hung parliament for […]

Turkey

Turkey’s right-wing populist leader, Erdogan, secures highest votes in first round elections

May 16, 2023 Berkay Kartav

In a very tight presidential election held on Sunday 14 May, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s right-wing populist leader, managed to secure the highest votes for himself and his Justice and Development Party (AKP). Even though […]

Israel / Palestine

Nakba 75 years on – fight for socialist change to end Palestinian oppression

May 15, 2023 Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) leaflet text

15 May is Nakba Day, marking the creation of the Israeli state in 1948, known also as the ‘Palestinian Catastrophe’. Protests are taking place internationally including last Saturday in London. Below is the text for […]

Britain

Britain | Big Losses for Ruling Conservative Party in Local Elections

May 11, 2023 Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Prepare for a workers’ stand in the general election People want ‘Tories out’. That is the bleedingly obvious lesson from the 4 May local election results. The Tories (i.e. the ruling Conservative Party) set their […]

Africa

Ghana’s Debt Crisis – Failure of Capitalism

May 10, 2023 Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

Trade Unions’ Federation Must Provide Platform for United Actions against IMF’s Dictated Attacks and High Cost of Living. Ghana is in a serious debt crisis. The country defaulted on its external debts in December 2022 […]

Germany

Germany | Public Service Wage Round

May 8, 2023 Angelika Teweleit, spokeswoman, Network for a Fighting and Democratic ver.di

With sustained strike action more would be possible! 500,000 workers took part in massive warning strikes. The turnout was higher than expected. 70,000 new members joined the ver.di trade union in the first three months […]

Britain

Britain | Coronation: End the Rule of the Monarchs and Bosses – Fight for Socialism

May 6, 2023 Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1225), paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) “Lose trust in democracy and democracy dies. Lose trust in capitalism and it fails too.” This was the warning given […]

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