Ecological collapse could become a profound threat to national security and prosperity. So warns Britain’s own intelligence assessment, conducted by the joint intelligence committee and buried by Keir Starmer’s Labour government. Its six case studies […]
The wave of school student protests across France has highlighted the deep crisis facing public education and the wider social conditions confronting working‑class youth. In dozens of towns and cities, students have walked out, blockaded […]
The brutal eviction of the 87-year old disabled woman, María del Carmen Abascal, known as “Maricarmen”, who had been living in her Madrid flat for 71 years, sparked fury across Spain. She was carried out […]
Twenty eight years after the last stand-off at Drumcree, near Portadown town in County Armagh, the local Orange Order is attempting to march down the predominantly Catholic/nationalist Garvaghy Road as local residents block their path. […]
With the passing of Anneliese Staničić, the CWI, and its German section, Sol, have lost a comrade who would have celebrated the 40th anniversary of her membership next March. I have lost my mother, who […]
When kids in school learn about the countries of Europe different categories are used, depending what categories are taken into account. The question if Georgia belongs to Europe is as controversial as the question towards […]
Industrial action in the public sector begins on 30 September. Two strike days are scheduled – 14 & 21 October. More are planned. Following massive votes for strike action, public sector workers are moving onto […]
The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) condemns, in the strongest terms, the killing of 37 young people, many of them minors, in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command. […]
Militant Left (CWI Ireland) supporters in Ireland joined the Affordable Ireland pre-budget demonstration in Dublin on Saturday 19 September. The Irish Government and global media claims that Ireland is a wealthy country mask a very […]
The Scottish National Party (SNP) government have voted down a moratorium on the hugely controversial plans for up to 24 hyperscale data centres in Scotland. At Holyrood, the seat of the Scottish parliament, the Scottish […]
Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s presidential candidate of the Africa Democratic Congress and former Vice President, recently declared that he would, temporarily at least, restore the fuel subsidy removed by the Tinubu administration if elected in the […]
On Saturday 12th of September, Militant Left (CWI Ireland) joined tens of thousands of people in Dublin city centre to tell President Donald Trump he was not wanted in Ireland. The latest in a long […]
The Economist magazine, 15 August, published an article, ‘What Britain can teach Democrats: How to stop extremists from making a party unelectable’, in which it refers to Militant in Britain – the predecessor of the […]
For united action and an end to policy based upon competition between plants in different locations! On 3 September 2026, the Volkswagen (VW) Supervisory Board voted unanimously in favour of drastic cost-cutting plans. Yet just […]
Twenty‑five years after the 11 September 2001 attacks—carried out by Al‑Qaeda, a reactionary organisation responsible for mass murder—a Marxist analysis remains essential. We republish below a chapter on 9/11 from Peter Taaffe’s book, From Militant […]
A socialist programme is needed! Several heatwaves swept across Europe and Germany this summer. Whilst forest fires raged in France and Spain, amongst other places, temperatures in Germany were also above 40 degrees. According to […]
Polarization over the AfD … plays into the AfD’s hands Die Linke must finally open a class front! The election result in Saxony-Anhalt is a political earthquake that was long on the cards. It can […]
Three recent events show life’s harsh conditions for the working class and poor people in Egypt under President Sisi’s dictatorial regime – and show resistance to his regime will grow. Horrific crash exposes widespread child […]
Following the recent news regarding the death of the Norwegian monarch, King Harald V, the bourgeois media in the country has once again been working overtime to portray the late King as a benevolent figure. […]
At the end of April, a trial began in Stuttgart of Palestine solidarity activists who have become known as the ‘Ulm 5’. What is this case about? A year ago, five activists broke into the […]
This September, Germany is facing a political earthquake that has long been on the cards. In the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the right populist AfD is likely to emerge as the strongest […]
The following article is a contribution to the CWI discussion on the character of the Chinese regime, state and economy, and is based on an introduction by Tony Saunois to a plenary session at the […]
Insecurity has become a daily reality in Nigeria, getting worse year in year out. Little wonder it hardly creates any sense of shock even though there is dissatisfaction over the failure of the government to […]
The consequences of climate change are blasting us in the face. Britain is in its fifth heatwave this year, drought conditions are spreading and temperatures soaring, again. Wildfires are burning – stretching cut-back fire services, […]
Though couched in a diplomatic tone that leaves room for manipulation, the July 1st statement by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) representative in Nigeria that over $8 billion, equal to 2% of the country’s GDP, […]
The following book review formed part of the discussion at a commission on Marxist philosophy, introduced by TU Senan, at the recent CWI summer school (CWI Summer School 2026 – a vibrant forum for Marxist […]
An interview with a socialist activist from India The recent mass movement of youth against the policies of the Narendra Modi government in India was a key topic of discussion at the recent CWI Summer […]
A vibrant forum for Marxist discussion and debate The 2026 Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) Summer School opened on Thursday 30 July with a plenary discussion on “Revolution and Counter-Revolution in this Age of […]
Huge wildfires have meant that 100,000s of people have been evacuated in France, and tens of thousands more in Spain. Britain khas enter its fourth heatwave of the year; extreme heat earlier in the year […]
Lessons from the “Cockroach” youth movement against the Modi Regime 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 […]
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 […]
The contradictions of Chilean capitalism 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 […]
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 […]
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