Marcus Kollbrunner, Brazil, 24 July, Author at Socialist World Media

Brazil: Civil servantsâ€™ strike grows

July 30, 2003 Marcus Kollbrunner, Brazil, 24 July

The civil servants strike against the Lula governments pension ‘reform’, that began on the 8 July, is growing.

Britain: Kelly death deepens Blair’s crisis

July 29, 2003 Editorial from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales.

COMING ON top of the controversy surrounding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the death of scientist Dr David Kelly has brought about the most serious crisis that New Labour has faced since coming to power […]

World Economic Forum: Defend our public services

July 28, 2003 Susan Fitzgerald, from Socialist Voice, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in Ireland.

DUBLIN HAS the odious task of hosting the World Economic Forum (WEF) from 19 – 20 October. The WEF, which is a representative "think tank" for the top thousand multinational corporations in the world, plans […]

Australia: No troops to Solomon Islands!

July 26, 2003 Denise Dudley, Melbourne, Socialist Party, CWI in Australia

Less then 6 months after Australian Government joined the US in the War on Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard is about to launch his own ’Coalition of the Willing’ in what can only be described […]

Iraq: Opposition to US/UK occupation mounts

July 25, 2003 Dave Carr, from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales.

The deaths of Saddam Hussein’s sons has not stopped the attacks on coalition forces.

Brazil: Desperate search for a job

July 24, 2003 Marcus Kollbrunner, Brazil

One of Lula’s promises in the election campaign was to deal with unemployment. But unemployment has continued to increase every month since he became president. The official unemployment level is 12.8 per cent. But the […]

Northern Ireland: Stop Racist attacks

July 23, 2003 Michael Okot, from Socialist Voice, paper of the Socialit Party, CWI in Ireland

One of the most vicious recent attacks was on the home of a Muslim family in Craigavon. A gang of up to ten men armed with baseball bats threatened to burn the family out; they […]

US: Weapons of Mass Deception Exposed!

July 23, 2003 Ramy Khalil and Philip Locker, from Justice, paper of Socialist Alternative, CWI in the United States.

"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."

United States: Is Bush Heading for a Fall?

July 21, 2003 Tony Wilsdon, from Justice, journal of Socialist Alternative, CWI in the United States.

Bush administration hawks will consider their victory in Iraq a vindication of their aggressive, militaristic approach to world problems, and that nothing will stop them from bulldozing ahead with their right-wing agenda. In reality, they […]

Brasil: Trabajadores del Sector Publico en huelga contra la ?reforma? a las pensiones.

July 21, 2003 Marcus Kollbrunner, Brasil, Julio 2003.

Este 8 de Julio, se estimo que alrededor de 350.000 trabajadores del sector publico en Brasil entraron en huelga indefinida contra la “reforma” a las pensiones que quiere llevar a cabo el gobierno de Lula.