On 26th July, when Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation, the youth and the masses celebrated the victory across the country. The mass movement, which had become a national phenomenon from 18th July, had […]
In late 2025, we published an article on the Socialist Party Scotland website titled Fractured World Economy Heading for a Crash? In it, we pointed to the various crisis factors that could trigger a new global capitalist […]
Ousmane Sonko is a central figure in Senegalese politics, known for his anti‑corruption stance, leadership of the PASTEF party, and his recent political rupture with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Below Leïla Messaoudi looks at the […]
Over recent months, a group of Marxists in China have engaged in discussions wit the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI). These comrades are exploring the history, theory and practical experience of Trotskyism and the […]
Among the state elections due to take place in Germany in September, two in eastern Germany are set to shake the republic to its core. According to opinion polls, the AfD is the leading party […]
To mark the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War – the bloodiest stage in the ten year-long Spanish revolution that began in 1931 – we are republishing two articles, by Hannah […]
With developments both within China and in its geopolitical role a source of debate among the left and wider working-class movement internationally, Philip Stott provides a contribution on China and the Marxist theory of the […]
In 2025, the Economist magazine named Portugal the “Economy of the Year”. According to the magazine, high growth rates and a lucrative stock market promise good investment opportunities for those with the necessary capital. But […]
Chilean politics is going through a moment of profound change. After decades of neoliberal predominance carried out by the former “Centre “coalition negotiating with the right, the country has experienced a growing social and political […]
Mass mobilisations needed to fight cuts by federal and state government! “The year is 2026. All over the world, right-wing and far-right parties are winning elections… all over the world? No! In Graz, a small […]
On 14 June, members of Socialist Students (England and Wales) attended a Youth and Student Anti-War Assembly in Cologne, Germany. Twelve organisations from eight countries across Europe took part, including socialist youth organisations, climate justice […]
There is practically no country on the American continent that is stable: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia — in all of them today there is great political and social instability, and the class […]
Below we republish a short archive article (first published in 2009) by Niall Mulholland of a play, A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine by Trevor Griffiths, on the life and ideas of Thomas […]
Donald Trump’s recent tirades against “communists” during a rambling speech on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution are a reminder of how the political right seeks to rewrite history. While claiming the mantle of […]
In Britain in the run up to June 18, eyes were turned towards the Makerfield parliamentary by-election – transformed by Andy Burnham into a ‘referendum on Labour prime minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. Another by-election on […]
As Pakistan-administered Kashmir once again grinds to a halt under strikes and security crackdowns, the current unrest is best understood not as a sudden eruption, but as the latest chapter in a slow-building crisis of […]
The 20th National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference took place in London last Saturday. In the centenary year of the British 1926 General Strike, just days after Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour prime minister, and […]
Our comrade Marie-José Douet — known as Dadou — passed away on May 13 at the age of 79. Her funeral service took place on May 26, just a month ago. Since her death, we […]
In Norway, hospitals are funded by the regional health authorities, while schools and care homes are funded by local councils. As of June 2026, the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, AP) leads the national government. Local and […]
The photo-finish elections in Colombia and Peru, and their shift to the right, are the most recent tectonic political movements in the region, driven from the United States with the blessing of the “Godfather” of […]
Two years on from a ‘landslide’ general election victory, British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned. Whether through contest or coronation, Andy Burnham is set to be Labour leader and Prime Minister by September […]
The following is a personal statement by Sascha Staničić regarding the allegations made by the right-wing media portal ‘Nius’: On 22 June, the right-wing media portal ‘Nius’ and Julius Böhm published various articles on their […]
Once again slim hopes have risen that the death toll in West Asia’s current wars will, at least, lessen with the announcement of a 60-day extension of the shaky truce between the US and Iran. As Gaza, and now Lebanon, has shown, a truce can lessen the numbers of dead and injured but not completely stop the killing and […]
During the last three weeks Albanian masses have taken to the streets in daily protests against a four-billion-dollar tourist project on their coastline. It is a mass protest of hundreds of thousands of people, in […]
This year marks the 90th anniversary of a wave of mass strikes in France, following the election of a Popular Front government. To mark the occasion, we publish an article written by PETER TAAFFE, which […]
Cologne’s swimming pool operator, Köln-Bäder GmbH, a subsidiary of Cologne’s council’s municipal services provider, Stadtwerke-Köln GmbH, has filed a motion for the extraordinary termination of employment of works council member, Martin Löber. The reason given for this termination is alleged working-hour fraud. Experts from ver.di (the public sector union) who have […]
Within days, the city of Belfast has been rocked by racist violence and pogroms against ethnic minorities. The vast majority of working-class people in the north are appalled by these events. Many older people in […]
Javier Milei came to power in December 2023 promising to end the privileges of the “elite,” touting himself as a “growth specialist with and without money.” He delivered a populist message about ending what he […]
Nikol Pashinyan has emerged victorious in Armenia’s parliamentary elections, securing a mandate that will shape the country’s geopolitical orientation in the coming years. The election took place amid growing tensions between Yerevan and Moscow. Pashinyan, […]
Popular self-organization, government crisis, and the challenges of a new stage of struggle Bolivia is experiencing one of the most intense and contradictory periods in its recent history. Less than a year after Rodrigo Paz […]
Belfast has been rocked by two nights of violence that that saw roads blocked, people driven from their homes and vehicles burned. The attacks were carried out by gangs who had been mobilised by calls […]
An interview with Sascha Staničić, member of the Executive Committee of Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (Sol – section of the CWI in Germany) about his candidacy for the national committee of Die Linke (the Left Party) […]
The Scottish Parliament voted recently to demand from Westminster the powers to hold a second independence referendum. The 72 to 55 vote among MSPs was no surprise. This is the fourth Holyrood parliament in a […]
Poignantly, just hours after his beloved Arsenal won the league title, our friend and comrade Patrick ‘Pat’ Atkinson passed away on 18 May, aged 73. Tributes highlight Pat’s generosity, humour and warmth – “a lovely […]
Sixty years ago, the ‘Cultural Revolution’ began in China. Here we carry an edited version of an article written by the late Peter Taaffe for the February 1967 issue of the Militant newspaper (predecessor of […]
The death of 35‑year‑old Yves Sakila, a Congolese man living in Ireland, after being violently restrained by private security guards in Dublin has sparked outrage. The shocking footage, shared widely online, has exposed once again […]
Between May 15th-17th, representatives of over 30 revolutionary organisations – Trotskyist, Leninist and one anarcho-syndicalist – from around the world, met in Paris, France, at an ‘Internationalist’ meeting to discuss the world situation and major […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
2026 marks the centenary of Britain’s general strike. From 4-12 May 1926, workers tasted power, in what is the most important event yet in the history of the British working class. Ian Pattison describes events. socialistworld.net […]
“I do believe I’ll be having the honour of taking Cuba, I think I can do anything I want with it” proclaimed the autocratic Donald Trump in another of his imperial declarations. This followed his […]
Hotel and restaurant employees are walking off the job in Norway, and with good reason. The biggest owners of Norwegian hotel chains Stordalen, Thon, Ringnes, and others, have made billions in fortunes in the hotel […]
Paul Heron is a CWI supporter and lawyer, and a founder of the Public Interest Law Centre, in Britain. He has written on important case law and the workers’ movement, and the role of law […]
April 22nd marks the 156 year since the birth of Lenin in 1870. Below is an article previously published on socialistworld.net in defence of Lenin from capitalist attacks and Stalinist distortions, by Peter Taaffe. In […]
Having read the foreword to Peter Mertens’ book “Mutiny”, I was full of anticipation for the rest of the book. The leader of the Belgian Workers’ Party (Parti du Travail de Belgique / Partij van […]
The impunity with which US-Israel waged war on Iran, killed its supreme leader, preceded by the genocide in Gaza, has led to shock, disbelief and anger among the masses in the region and around the […]
The cynical attempt to manipulate the liberation aspirations of the masses in Iran in order to impose a new regime of repression, subservient to Washington’s dictates, has failed. The offensive has produced a catastrophe on […]
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