Bea Gardner, Southampton University and College Union (personal capacity), Author at Socialist World Media

Britain: Covid and the universities

September 25, 2020 Bea Gardner, Southampton University and College Union (personal capacity)

Thousands of university and college students are returning to further and higher education campuses despite warnings this will lead to significant outbreaks of Covid-19. The University and College Union (UCU) and other education unions are […]

Democratic, Republican, and Peoples’ Conventions – What way forward for workers?

September 24, 2020 Nicholas Wurst, TCU/IAM Local 1089 (personal capacity) and ISG

The 2020 presidential election is taking place in the midst of a deep crisis of US capitalism and its political system. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer the US, with a death toll over 180,000—more […]

Ireland: Covid-19 second wave deepens political crisis

September 23, 2020 Ciarán McKenna, Militant Left (CWI Ireland)

The long-predicted second wave of COVID-19 is now a fact. In the two weeks up to 18th September, 3001 cases of infections were reported in Ireland. Cases started to grow in August as restrictions eased […]

California and the Pacific Northwest ravaged by worst wildfires in US history

September 22, 2020 Jacob Aguillard, Independent Socialist Group (USA)

On July 24th, lightning sparked the first fires of what would become one of the worst wildfire seasons in US history. Just under two months later almost 5,800,000 million acres have burned in California and […]

Capitalist profit and the race to develop a covid vaccine

September 18, 2020 Jon Dale

Governments around the world failed to protect people from Covid-19. Now they are desperately looking to vaccine development. Mass vaccination seems the best way to end the nightmare of further waves of infection, repeated lockdowns, […]

Britain: Tory Prime Minister’s brinkmanship over EU deal deepens capitalist splits

September 17, 2020 Steve Score, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party - CWI England & Wales)

When no less than three former Tory prime ministers line up to attack Johnson’s government, when the Justice Secretary says – while supporting the proposed government legislation – he would resign if it is actually […]

Thailand: Youth rising against unpopular junta regime

September 15, 2020 Yuva, Sosialis Alternatif (CWI Malaysia)

Since the beginning of this year, Thailand has witnessed the rising up of youth and students who have launched massive protests in several major cities, colleges, and universities. Although initially only concentrated in certain higher […]

Britain: Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition to stand in elections again against pro-austerity politicians

September 14, 2020 Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) Reporters

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) national steering committee, meeting on 2 September, has agreed to resume standing candidates in elections, starting in the contests scheduled for next May. TUSC was established in 2010 […]

Nigeria: Organising against fuel and electricity price hikes

September 11, 2020 Peluola Adewale Organising Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria)

As Nigeria is hit by economic recession and Covid, protests are starting to develop against new added burdens of increases in fuel and electricity prices. These price hikes are just adding to the disillusionment and […]

Nigeria: Socialists and journalists arrested for protesting government’s anti-poor policies

September 10, 2020 Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) statement

The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the unjust arrest of members and journalists for protesting against anti-poor policies by the Buhari Government We demand for the immediate release of all arrested protesters We demand […]