Portugal
Portugal: EU/IMF intervention will drain economic lifeblood of working people
“Caretaker” government of Portugal formally askes for EU / IMF financial “assistance“
Articles by Paul Murphy, MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)
USA
US: April 9th Anti-War Rally
Regional protests on April 9 in New York and San Francisco are part of the process of rebuilding a anti-war voice.
USA
Wisconsin, US: Interview with student Activist
When protests for workers’ rights erupted in Madison, Wisconsin, high school students from across the city took to the streets as well to show their solidarity with their teachers. They organized walkouts and marches that […]
Egypt
Egypt: Nasser and Arab nationalism
Lessons for today’s revolution
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Paul Murphy challenges Barosso’s claim to “support” Ireland
The Commission wants to introduce legislation that would ensure that ordinary people will be forced to bailout the banks and speculators.
Science & Technology
Fukushima disaster: The ever-present nuclear threat
IT IS a tragic irony that the nuclear disaster at Fukushima occurred within weeks of the 25th anniversary of the catastrophe at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union, the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Canada
Canada: Federal elections called for 2 May
Outgoing Harper government presided over price hikes, sell-offs and foreign wars
China
China: Government steps up crackdown in response to Middle East unrest
One of China’s most prominent artists Ai Weiwei has been seized and detained by state security agents as he was about board a flight to Hong Kong at Beijing airport on Sunday 3 April.
Britain
Britain: After 26 March demonstration
For a 24 hour general strike!
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Esenbek Ukteshbayev met with flowers and solidarity
Opposition activist released after international protest campaign