Christine Thomas, from Socialism Today, May 2019 issue, Author at Socialist World Media

‘Feminism for the 99%’- A manifesto to change the world?

April 25, 2019 Christine Thomas, from Socialism Today, May 2019 issue

What force is needed to end the discrimination and division rooted in the capitalist system? Can the global women’s movements become the main agency for change? Is the organised working class now redundant? Christine Thomas […]

Britain: Extinction Rebellion protests – How to save the planet?

April 24, 2019 Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Courage, determination and ingenuity have been on display among the thousands of people coming together in the creative and colourful protests coordinated by Extinction Rebellion in London and elsewhere.

Ireland North: Trade unionists respond to killing of journalist Lyra McKee

April 23, 2019 Anton McCabe, national executive council, National Union of Journalists (personal capacity), and Socialist Party member (CWI Ireland)

Working class people from across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland were revulsed by the shooting and death of a young female journalist, Lyra McKee, in Derry city, last Thursday evening. Anton McCabe, National Executive Council […]

‘Extinction Rebellion’: What does it stand for?

April 23, 2019 Mark Best, from Socialism Today (April 2019 issue), monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Last week, thousands took part in Extinction Rebellion protests in central London, with over 1,000 people arrested. Mark Best looks at the background to the campaigning group and what socialists think needs to be done […]

Sri Lanka: No to terrorist bombing,United workers’ struggle can cut off growth of racism and division

April 22, 2019 CWI

The United Socialist Party in Sri Lanka, the Tamil Solidarity campaign and the Socialist Party in England and Wales strongly condemn the atrocious attacks that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (21-04-2019). Well-coordinated […]

Sri Lanka: No to terrorist bombing,United workers’ struggle can cut off growth of racism and division

April 22, 2019 CWI

Assange arrest: US and allied governments seeking revenge for exposing dirty wars

April 18, 2019 Dave Carr, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party England & Wales)

After seven years of self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was dragged from his place of asylum and arrested by the Metropolitan police. This followed the revoking of his […]

Sudan: No to rule of the generals!

April 17, 2019 CWI Reporter, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party England & Wales)

After 30 years of dictatorship in Sudan, historic mass protests have achieved the fall of President Omar Al-Bashir in a forced ‘palace coup’ by the generals. Following this, a ‘transitional military council’ was established, with […]

Sudan: No to rule of the generals!

April 17, 2019 CWI Reporter, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party England & Wales)

Finland: Election shows rising strength of far right

April 16, 2019 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

The Social Democrats have been made the biggest party in Finland’s parliament for the first time in 20 years. Looking more deeply, all signs in the 2019 Finnish parliamentary elections point to a working class […]