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‘Unions of the Base’ and social movements on the streets

Interests of energy giant ENI over-ride democracy and party policies

The latest events that have happened in Italian politics mark a new phase of development in the crisis in the third European industrial power.

Cgil reluctantly mobilize, but workers and students fill the squares

Huge opportunities for building new workers’ party

Brutal repression

On Saturday 4 October, tens of thousands of people carrying flags and banners took to the streets of Rome in protest against the Europe of bankers and bosses. The Inter-governmental meeting of EU leaders to […]

On 12 April, about 300 people took part in a ‘people’s march’ against the war and occupation of Iraq, in Catania, Sicily.

With these words workers and young people from all over Italy took to the streets in what is the biggest anti-war movement in history. Almost immediately, after news of the first bombings, action was taken […]

No village or town in the country was without some kind of anti-war protest on Day X as people came out to oppose the war against Iraq. There were 85 major demonstrations in 36 provinces. […]