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ChinaFor the first time since the horrific slaughter on June 4th, 1989 of unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square, there will be no commemoration in any [...] -
Climate ChangeUS President Joe Biden has rightly described climate change as an “existential threat to humanity.” But tackling that threat will require more than just recognising [...] -
AustriaWhen Sebastian Kurz of the conservative ‘People’s Party’ (ÖVP) won the 2017 elections he was voted in as Chancellor as someone who stood for “change”. [...] -
BelarusDramatic events a week ago (Sunday 23 May) saw a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania forced to land in Belarus. The military operation has [...] -
Israel / PalestineThere can be no doubt that May’s round of death and destruction in Israel-Palestine will have serious repercussions in the whole Middle East. All the [...] -
CultureForty years ago, on 21 May 1981, the island of Jamaica came to a halt as the celebrated reggae musician and political activist Bob Marley [...]
Economy
World Economy
‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows
Across the globe, at least 2.4 million people have now died from contracting Covid-19. Livelihoods have been wrecked and economies have crashed, with the world economy shrinking by over 4% and the UK suffering a […]
World Economy
Global capitalism at most perilous since 1930s
For over a year, the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, causing over two million deaths and unleashing enormous economic and social crises. 2021 has ushered in new lockdowns in the UK, Germany […]
World Economy
Super-rich tax evasion costs equivalent of thirty four million nurses worldwide
Around £320 billion is lost annually to corporate tax abuse and private tax evasion, the equivalent of nearly 34 million nurses’ salaries, according to the Tax Justice Network. Poorer countries are most affected, with tax […]
Theory
8oth anniversary of Trotsky’s assassination: The revolutionary ideas of a Marxist giant
Coronavirus plunges capitalism into global turmoil -The need for a socialist alternative
Socialists debate identity politics


