ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019
Ireland Republic: Free the anti bin tax campaigners – A message to all bin workers
Free the Bin Tax Campaigners
Articles by CWI
Europe
European social forum: Time to put forward a socialist alternative
The second European Social Forum (ESF) is taking place in Paris from 12 to 15 November. The first one in Florence was a success, particularly with the involvement of young people, workers and trade unionists […]
ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019
Brazil: Lula fails the working class – Is it time for a new left party?
"I am not saying that the dream is over, but I think I dreamed the wrong dream”. Those were the words of former PT (Workers’ Party) federal deputy from Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Gabeira, who […]
Germany
Germany: Biggest union backs anti-cuts demo
October 25 saw the congress of biggest trade union in the world, ver.di, unanimously back the anti-cuts demo called for November 1 in Berlin.
Nigeria
Nigeria: Fuel prices jump
Workers prepare for action
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019
Ireland – Free the bin tax campaigners: “Housholders’ refuse bins stolen” to-day and held to ransom by Council
Council’s new dirty trick a major provocation.
Comment & Analysis
Review: Is this how to dump Bush?
Michael Moore said "barring success", Stupid White Men, (reviewed in the socialist, issue 254), would be his last book. But last year when George W Bush was supposedly so popular, it was the leading non-fiction […]
Austria
Austria: Strikes at Austrian Airlines
On Wednesday, 15 October, flying staff at Austrian Airlines struck for the fourth time in three months.
Bolivia
Bolivia: Workers’ and poor peoples’ uprising forces out President
Over the last weeks, a powerful movement of workers, peasants and the indigenous peoples – the poorest people in the poorest country of Latin America – has checked the neo-liberal plans of the Bolivian government […]
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019
Ireland Republic: Free the Bin Tax campaigners – Mass struggle shakes the Establishment
Over 14/15 October, the battle against the bin tax in Dublin reached new heights. Over those two days, protest action forced 90% of bin services in greater Dublin to close down.