Trade unions and the Left – go on the offensive. Berlin voters have shown that they want real change and improvements, and have rejected the austerity policies of the conservative CDU and SPD social democrats. […]
The article below was originally published at the end of August, South Africa’s so-called “Women’s Month”. Since then, the crisis of violence against women in South Africa has once again been brought into sharp focus […]
At the recent CWI summer school in Berlin there was considerable discussion about the world economic crisis and the increasing instability in financial markets, the impact of tariffs, the Iran War, and the speculation mania […]
The war on Iran has again shifted the global context within which the war in Ukraine is being fought. The disruption caused to global oil supplies delivered a substantial financial shot in the arm to […]
“We are capitalist, not socialist. We believe in a growing, fair, and competitive economy that rewards hard work, innovation, entrepreneurship, and ownership.” – Promise to America pledge, drafted by Democratic Congressmen Suozzi (New York) and […]
The CWI and its sections are supporting the call for an international youth and student strike and mobilisation on 20 November. In Britain, CWI members in Socialist Students are campaigning to build support for the […]
This perspectives document was discussed, amended, and adopted at the Socialist Struggle Movement (SSM) National Committee meeting of 24–25 July. Available in Arabic and Hebrew. Under the guise of false propaganda regarding regional security and even the liberation […]
The fight against imperialism and war continues – Full clarification is demanded The anti-war activists from Germany, whose entry into Turkey had been prevented, have been deported and returned home safe and sound on July […]
Solidarity with Chiara, Christoph, Alessio, Stella Marie and Jan! At the invitation of the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP), Sol members Chiara Stenger and Christoph Farwig, like many other socialists and anti-war activists from around […]
The latest outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) threatens poor miners, their families and health workers. Its consequences could spread far beyond DRC borders. There have been 40 outbreaks since […]
Under pressure, Netanyahu declared that “at the moment, the fire has been halted”. But the war on Lebanon continues and the aggression against Iran has only halted for the moment First published on socialiststruggle.org on […]
Below are two articles appearing in the new issue of Solidarität, the newspaper of Sol (Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität) the CWI in Germany. Hard Attacks, Weak Government Class struggle from below is the alternative Tom Hoffmann, […]
Weizmann Hamiliton of the Marxist Workers Party, the CWI’s South African affiliate, attacks President Ramaphosa’s pro-capitalist policies on the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) 7 June 2026 programme ‘It’s Topical’ on the topic ‘Public response […]
A very militant and combative annual delegate conference of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance took place in Northern Ireland from 26 to 28 May. The CWI was invited as one of the guest speakers. […]
…and what can be done to end the problem and rebuild pan-African working people solidarity? On 30 May 2026, the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria) and the Marxist Workers Party (CWI South Africa) organised an […]
For a National Day of Action against xenophobia! Saftu must set a date for the reconvening of the Working Class Summit The xenophobia sweeping across the front pages of the media in South Africa and […]
In Bolivia there is an ongoing revolution of workers and peasants, which will have an impact throughout the continent. The revolt began at the start of May 2026 and, so far, three deaths have been […]
Nearly a year ago, the newly installed Bolojan administration announced a series of cuts, starting with student scholarships, and the extension of working hours for teachers and other education employees. Taking advantage of the fact […]
The Socialist Party, the England & Wales section of the CWI, organises caucuses of party members in most British trade unions. CWI trade unionists work as part of ‘broad left’ organisations wherever possible, collaborating with […]
No genuine solution without a struggle for a socialist Middle East Moshé Machover, the last of the founders of the historic socialist organisation Matzpen, has been active in Britain in recent decades and continues to […]
The civil war in Sudan has entered its fourth bloody year. It has brought death, the massive displacement of peoples, hunger and famine to the people of Sudan. The eighteen-month siege of the city of […]
For a working class answer to the political crisis On 20 April, in a move dubbed “The Moment of Truth”, the so-called Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced its decision to withdraw political support for Prime […]
Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and English local election analysis 2026 will be remembered as the year that Britain’s existing political order finally fell apart. The two main parties that have governed Britain in the interests […]
A growing wave of unrest is beginning to sweep across the Indian working class, reflecting worsening living conditions and intensifying contradictions within the capitalist system. This trend has become visible through a series of protests […]
The CWI salutes the workers, young people and poor of the world on May Day 2026. We stand in solidarity with all the struggles challenging capitalism and the countless ways the profit system blights the […]
En español Tasks for Revolutionaries and the Role of the CWI This document should be read alongside articles on the CWI website, socialistworld.net, and ‘What We Stand For’ statements and campaigning materials from CWI sections. […]
Over the weekend of 18-19 April, the CWI’s European Bureau met in London, with comrades from Austria, England & Wales, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania and Scotland in attendance. The Bureau discussed and debated […]
We Risk Jail Term for Daring to Stop State-Backed Theft of Poor People’s Land but We Remain Undaunted On Friday, 24 April 2026, it would be the third time that I and Dele Frank (Arole […]
One Year After his Death Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Peter Taaffe. Peter played an absolutely central role in the development of the CWI. From the preparatory years assembling the […]
Lessons on the character and limits of right-populism in government in Europe Viktor Orban has conceded defeat in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, ending the first and longest ‘experiment’ in right-populist government in this era. At the […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán, a pioneer of modern right-wing populism, faces crisis after the upcoming elections on 12 April. The long rule of Fidesz (Alliance of Young Democrats) has been challenged by Magyar Péter […]
En español The Committee for a Workers’ International, the CWI, founded in 1974, defends the central role of the working class – with support from all those oppressed by capitalism – in the struggle for […]
Sean Figg discusses the latest developments in the war on Iran with Bob Labi, from the CWI’s International Secretariat. This episode focuses on the question of programme. What attitude should socialists take to towards the […]
The results of the first round of the municipal elections on Sunday 15 March confirm one thing: there is a lot of anger against the rotten policies carried out in the towns and cities against […]
In 2025, 59 women were killed by their partners, former partners, or family members, and the Minister of Justice stated that approximately 14 women are assaulted every hour in Romania (taking into account only reported […]
For International Women’s Day 2026 we are publishing a speech by Christine Thomas, CWI England & Wales, at a recent meeting with sympathetic co-thinkers of the CWI on the state of the global movements against […]
Preparing for the battles to come Almost 300 elected delegates and visitors attended the Socialist Party Congress. It was held in Coventry from 28 February to 2 March. Around half the people in the room […]
On February 19, 2026, a 24-hour general strike paralyzed key sectors of the country in opposition to the labor reform promoted by the government of Javier Milei. The Chamber of Deputies approved the Law with […]
Solidarity with LFI! How to push back the far right? Last Thursday in Lyon, a young nationalist activist was killed following a clash between “autonomous” activists and far-right militants, notably from the racist and identitarian […]
Bob Labi, from the CWI’s International Secretariat, discuss the Lagos government’s war on the poor with Hassan Taiwo Soweto, member of the Democratic Socialist Movement and spokesperson of #EndBadGovernance Movement Lagos. Recently, this has included […]
Originally published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). Giorgia Meloni’s coalition government in Italy has been in power for over three years now. If she lasts to the end […]
Statement issued after Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Dele Frank (Arole Fela) were released on bail being arrested at the January 28 residents’ march against demolitions in Lagos waterfront communities. The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) confirms […]
A mass mobilisation of Palestinian citizens of Israel took place on Thursday 22 January as part of a Day of Rage in protest at an all‑time record in the number of Arabs murdered amid the […]
Tens of thousands mobilized in a day of action in Minneapolis on 23 January against the state repression of Trump’s administration and its brutal deployment of three thousand ICE agents to the state of Minnesota. […]
Originally published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). In November last year the Trump administration published its National Security Strategy of the United States of America. Hard on its […]
Bob Labi and Sean Figg, from the Committee for a Workers International’s International Secretariat, discuss the protest movement that has rocked the Iranian regime over the past month, the attitude of the regional ruling classes […]
A national meeting of New Socialist Alternative, the CWI in India, was held on 10 and 11 January in the city of Pune. Comrades from the Chennai and Pune branches took part in the discussions. […]
Mass protests are spreading across Iran; in a show of widespread anger against the regime of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Pezeshkan, both of whom now have answers to give to these growing mass […]
US Forces out of Latin America For workers’ unity and socialism The kidnaping of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Celia Flores, through the military assault by US imperialism has, in a dramatic fashion, […]
In this era of rampant inequality, increasing wars and climate catastrophe, many around the world are desperately searching for an alternative to the rotten capitalist system. Inevitably, some are looking towards China. We publish an […]
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