Ireland North
Ireland: “We won’t pay” say hundreds of demonstrators in Belfast
Sinn Fein and Democratic Unionist Party change position to supporting water charging now elections are over.
Articles by Peter Hadden, Socialist Party, Belfast
Bolivia
Bolivia: High-Ranking MAS Officials Guilty of Corruption
Workers movement must fight for genuine accountability and socialist democracy
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Economic meltdown pushes masses to the edge
State thugs crackdown on protests
Germany
Germany: “Left Unity” no step forward
WASG and Left Party/PDS vote for merger
Pakistan
Pakistan: Socialist Movement (CWI Pakistan) prepares for a year of stormy battles and instability
Second successful national congress held in Lahore
Russia
Russia: Mining explosion and fires kill hundreds
Cost cutting for profits behind preventable tragedies
History & Anniversaries
History: Reform or revolt? How was the slave trade abolished?
Two hundred years after the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed in Britain’s Parliament.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: British government/local parties make power-sharing agreement and retreat on water charges
Victory for non-payment campaign!
Brazil
Brazil: Hundreds of “Roofless” occupy plot of land
Interview with community activists
Chile
Chile: Economic freedom and social inequality
Banks make super profits while students face sub-standard education