Judy Beishon, Author at Socialist World Media

Ten years since the ‘Arab Spring’- key lessons for socialists

January 23, 2021 Judy Beishon

The year 2011 began with mass protests spreading across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which shook the ground beneath the feet of the region’s many autocratic regimes. The decades-long dictators – Ben Ali […]

Myanmar: Re-elected Aung San Suu Kyi government unable to deal with Covid or armed conflicts

January 22, 2021 Johan Ariff, CWI Malaysia

The general election in Myanmar, held last November, saw the National League of Democracy (NLD) – under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi – returned to government in a situation of political, economic, environmental, […]

Trump Twitter ban: Only independent workers’ voice can defeat right

January 21, 2021 James Ivens

First the election, now his Twitter account – it’s bad news all round for bigot-in-chief Donald Trump. But the ousted US president’s eviction from social media is also a warning to workers and young people […]

Backlash against “hunting down” of poor families brings down Dutch government

January 20, 2021 Edmund Schluessel

The government of Mark Rutte has collapsed in shame and scandal as anger has risen against its persecution of the poor and immigrants. Economic affairs and climate minister, Eric Wiebes, resigned, as has the leader […]

Leader of Scottish Labour Party, and Corbyn ally, forced out by Blairites

January 19, 2021 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

The resignation of the nominally left Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard will, in all likelihood, result in the Blairites winning back the leadership of the party in Scotland. Anas Sarwar, the right-wing MSP and millionaire […]

ANC government’s vaccine fiasco

January 18, 2021 Marxist Workers Party (CWI in South Africa) Reporters

On top of last year’s PPE-corruption scandal, the African National Congress (ANC) government has made a complete fiasco of vaccine procurement and roll-out. In general, South African capitalism is proving itself incapable of dealing with […]

Inauguration day clashes loom – The US in crisis and need for a socialist alternative

January 16, 2021 Tony Saunois CWI secretary

Amid unprecedented events, thousands of supporters of Donald Trump supporters rallied in Washington on 6 January. Hundreds, some armed, then stormed the congress buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Donald Trump, promising a “wild” […]

Japan’s change of prime minister fails to stem government’s problems

January 15, 2021 Carl Simmons (Kokusai Rentai, CWI Japan)

2020 was a tempestuous year for Japan, as well as the rest of the world. In August, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. However, it had been clear for […]

Finland: Happiest country in the world?

January 14, 2021 Edmund Schluessel (CWI in Finland)

Finland has, for the third year in a row, been declared the happiest country in the world in the “World Happiness Report.” Strong unions and a strong welfare state contribute to this ranking, but these […]

Global capitalism at most perilous since 1930s

January 13, 2021 Robin Clapp, from The Socialist (Issue 1116), the weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

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 […]