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The parties of the right wing coalition that ruled Portugal over the last two years suffered a big defeat in today’s elections.

Lynne Stewart was shocked when she was arrested. At first she thought her husband, a well known activist, was having some trouble with the police. "No," they said, "we want you."

The Orthodox Church, sexual abuse, drug dealers and spies

King Gyanendra’s coup in Nepal, on 1 February, is “likely to strengthen the Maoist insurgents and make Nepal’s civil war even more intensive”, according to the International Crisis Group, a Brussels think-tank.

Socialist Party Amendment to the Fine Gael Private Members’ Motion on Northern Ireland

In a freezing and windy Stockholm, 1,500 people met up for this year’s demonstration on International Women’s Day, 8 March.

The following is a transcript of their exchange:

Why workers should oppose Bush’s privatization plan

Mass action needed to stop the Bush offensive

Pensioners’ protests sweep the country

Many people know that we still have a long way to go to achieve workplace equality in the U.S. But what many do not realize is that the problem is getting worse, not better.

As 2005 opens, the Peace Process is once again in deep crisis.

Increase the pressure to stop the eviction of 90 Indian families.

Please act urgently to stop eviction of 90 Indian families at Cerromarangatu in the State of Matto Grosso do Sul, Municipality of Antonio Joao, Brazil

Zhao Ziyang, toppled as China’s Communist Party (CCP) leader for opposing the military crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy protests, has died at the age of 85, after suffering a series of strokes.

A month ago the Portuguese president dissolved the Portuguese parliament and announced a general election for February 20th.

Imperialism and illusions related to European Union membership

The Irish Times on Saturday, 18 December, included an amusing article by a journalist called Drapier in which he gave annual awards to members of the Irish parliament, the Dáil.

Joe Higgins, member of the Irish Parliament for the Socialist Party (cwi Ireland) denounces €53 million haul on land speculation. Transcript of the debate at Leader’s Question Time.

In the early hours of Monday 13 December, a café used by left organisations and community groups in Neos Kosmos in Athens was burnt down.

With millions of people paying much closer attention to politics during the election season, Socialist Alternative played a very active role in the Nader campaign.

Joe Higgins, socialist MP, denounces Bertie Ahern’s conversion to socialism.

Cracks in the two-party system keep appearing every year.

The Nader campaign provoked an important debate on the corporate character of the Democratic Party and the need to break from it, but it also inspired a discussion about how best to organize this break. […]

Was it worth voting for Kerry after all?

LSP/MAS organises biggest anti-fascist demonstration since the beginning of ’90.

On 9 November the highest court in Belgium confirmed an earlier court decision convicting three associations linked to the Vlaams Blok for racism.

Ahead of Taiwan’s elections on 11 December, Taiwanese socialist Huang Ding-wang who is living abroad gave the following interview to Laurence Coates of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden).

The Socialist Party is proud to announce that Stephen Jolly won a seat in Langridge Ward in the Yarra City Council elections on Saturday.

The rapidly changing situation in China is of vital importance to socialists internationally.

Since the announcement from direct-rule Ministers that water charges are to be imposed in Northern Ireland, the local political parties who shared power in the Assembly have fervently blamed each other for allowing water charges […]

In the early modern age, millions of acres of common land in Britain were seized by the aristocracy by force in what became known as "the enclosures".

"The Communist party’s aim is to be loyal to their master. We read Stalin, we study Stalin, we listen to Stalin and we are learning through Stalin. This is what communist’s confidence is in Stalin, […]

"Do you want the same as in Russia?" was always a standard argument from right-wingers against socialists.

Left Party’s Stalinist history used to attack socialism

Over 180 attended the Socialist Party’s weekend of debates entitled Socialism Today in Dublin on 29 – 30 October.

As the imperialist occupation steps up its devastating attacks against Iraqi working people, and the EU leaders acquiesce to Bush’s policy, Joe Higgins remains an eloquent and principled voice for the oppressed and the working […]

New allegations of voting irregularities

Democrats’ failure shows need for new workers’ party

The struggle for socialism has to be coordinated on an international scale. That is the fundamental purpose of a revolutionary Workers’ International.

Was it worth voting for Kerry after all?

Ahead of Taiwan’s elections on 11 December, Taiwanese socialist Huang Ding-wang who is living abroad gave the following interview to Laurence Coates of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden).

The final death toll may rise to over a hundred at the Daping coal mine in what is China’s worst mining disaster so far this year.

On Sunday, 17 October, thousands of workers converged on Washington DC to voice opposition to the policies of US big business. Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (US CWI) Working people in the US have been under […]

Gives voice to the anger of the thousands of working class people he represents.

Interview with a Pizza Hut worker fighting for a union

Symptoms of a sick culture