Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Councillor resigns from Sinn Fein to join the Socialist Party
Domhnall O Cobhthaigh leaves Sinn Fein to help “build cross-community opposition to right-wing economic policies”
Articles by Socialist Party reporters (CWI in Northern Ireland)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Presidential election 2009
Will it make any difference?
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Scabs and courts used against striking dockers
High court injunction backs up bosses’ attacks
Germany
Germany: Regional and local elections in Germany
A shift to the left?
Nigeria
Nigeria: Niger Delta – An amnesty doomed to failure
Working class solution urgently needed
USA
US: Healthcare debate
The limits of reform from above – the need for struggle from below
China
China: Militant steelworkers’ action blocks privatisation
Steelworkers in Henan province follow example of Jilin steelworkers and force local officials to suspend sell-off
Malaysia
Malaysia: Power struggle between ruling National Front (BN) and opposition People’s Alliance (PR)
The needs of the working class and youth are sidelined
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Vote ‘No’ to anti-worker, pro-big business Lisbon Treaty
Joe Higgins MEP & Bob Crow (General Secretary, RMT) address Dublin public meeting
Japan
Japan: Voters want end to rule of Liberal Democrats
But capitalist alternative Democratic Party of Japan offers no secure future for workers and young people