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  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Over 3,000 workers at Long Island Railroad (L7IRR), New York, take strike action USA
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] BRITAIN | CWI’s Programme for Fighting and Democratic Unions Gains New Ground in Trade Unions Britain
  • [ May 15, 2026 ] Conversation with the Last of Matzpen’s Founders Israel / Palestine
  • [ May 15, 2026 ] Labour routed in Welsh parliament election Britain
  • [ May 14, 2026 ] India: Tamil Nadu Assembly election heralds an historic change   India

Month: May 2026

USA

Over 3,000 workers at Long Island Railroad (L7IRR), New York, take strike action

May 18, 2026 Nick Wurst and Matt Foster - members of SMART-TD and Railroad Workers United

The Independent Socialist Group stands in solidarity with workers at the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in New York, where approximately 3,500 members of rail unions have taken strike action against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) […]

Britain

BRITAIN | CWI’s Programme for Fighting and Democratic Unions Gains New Ground in Trade Unions

May 18, 2026 Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The Socialist Party, the England & Wales section of the CWI, organises caucuses of party members in most British trade unions. CWI trade unionists work as part of ‘broad left’ organisations wherever possible, collaborating with […]

Israel / Palestine

Conversation with the Last of Matzpen’s Founders

May 15, 2026 Guest article by Shahar Ben Horin, Socialist Struggle Movement (Israel-Palestine)

No genuine solution without a struggle for a socialist Middle East Moshé Machover, the last of the founders of the historic socialist organisation Matzpen, has been active in Britain in recent decades and continues to […]

Britain

Labour routed in Welsh parliament election

May 15, 2026 Dave Warren, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

As expected, Labour suffered a crushing defeat at the election for the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) on 7 May. Labour won just nine seats out of 96 in a newly extended Senedd, down from 30 seats […]

India

India: Tamil Nadu Assembly election heralds an historic change  

May 14, 2026 TU Senan, CWI

The Tamil Nadu state election, held on 23rd April, shocked the entire state political establishment. The newly formed TVK (Tamiḻaga Vettri Kazhagam — Tamil Nadu Victory Party), led by Kollywood film star, Joseph Vijay, won 108 seats (35%). This […]

Scotland

Scottish parliament election sees continued collapsing support for pro-capitalist establishment

May 13, 2026 Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) Reporters

The results of the elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and 5,000 English local council seats produced, as predicted, a slaughtering of the despised Labour Party. Reduced to just 17 MSPs out of 129 […]

Sudan

SUDAN | Three Years of Counter-Revolutionary War but Struggles Continue

May 13, 2026 Sean Figg, CWI

The civil war in Sudan has entered its fourth bloody year. It has brought death, the massive displacement of peoples, hunger and famine to the people of Sudan. The eighteen-month siege of the city of […]

Romania

ROMANIA | The Government Collapses, the Austerity Remains

May 12, 2026 Andi Mureșan, CWI Romania

For a working class answer to the political crisis On 20 April, in a move dubbed “The Moment of Truth”, the so-called Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced its decision to withdraw political support for Prime […]

Britain

BRITAIN | Capitalist Political Order Falls Apart in May Elections

May 11, 2026 Hannah Sell, Socialist Party general secretary (CWI England & Wales)

Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and English local election analysis 2026 will be remembered as the year that Britain’s existing political order finally fell apart. The two main parties that have governed Britain in the interests […]

Book review

Book Review: ‘The Death of Trotsky’ – A driving narrative marred by political assassination

May 7, 2026 Reviewed by Niall Mulholland

‘The death of Trotsky: The true story of the plot to kill Stalin’s greatest enemy’, by Josh Ireland deals with Stalin’s vilification and hunting down of his most formidable political opponent, Leon Trotsky, the co-leader […]

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