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Amazon defeats Alabama union drive – What methods could have won?

April 15, 2021 Ashley Rogers ,ISG

For the last several months, the urgently needed union campaign to organize 5,800 workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse raised the hopes of many Amazon [...]
Ireland North

Rioting and escalating tensions in Northern Ireland

April 14, 2021 Councillor Donal O’Cofaigh Militant Left (CWI Ireland)

Images of young people rioting in Belfast and elsewhere, countered by police using water cannon, conjured up scenes from the period of the ‘Troubles’. From [...]
Peru

Left candidate, Pedro Castillo – surprise of Peruvian elections

April 13, 2021 Patricio Guzmán S. (Socialismo Revolucionario - CWI Chile)

The second round of the presidential elections in Peru, which takes place on Sunday 6 June, will see left candidate, Pedro Castillo, contest right-wing candidate, [...]
Environment

The dark side of ‘clean energy’

April 12, 2021 Clare Wilkins from Socialism Today (April 2021 issue)

Are ‘green’ and digital technologies environmentally friendly? The transition to green and digital technologies is portrayed as the way to move to zero carbon emissions [...]
US

USA: Striking nurses address Independent Socialist Group solidarity meeting

April 9, 2021 Independent Socialist Group reporters, Worcester (USA)

On March 22, Worcester Independent Socialist Group (ISG) organized a public meeting in solidarity with the nurses on strike against the Tenet Healthcare Corporation, owner [...]
Britain

Is the 1980s Liverpool mass struggle example still possible?

April 9, 2021 Editorial from Socialism Today (Issue 247 April 2021)

Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, launched the party’s campaign for the May local and mayoral elections in England on March 11 by majoring on Boris [...]

‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows

March 4, 2021

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 […]

Global capitalism at most perilous since 1930s

January 13, 2021

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 […]

Super-rich tax evasion costs equivalent of thirty four million nurses worldwide

December 15, 2020

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 […]