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Thousands march in Irish cities against Iraq occupation

Fifteen years after the massacre we remember what the workers and students were fighting for.

Labour appeals to “national unity” while waging war on workers at home and abroad

”Time for a new working class party”

Workers at the Dessian Products factory in Apollo Road have been on strike since May 19. The strike began over the sacking of Paddy McCloskey, one of the two T&GWU shop stewards in the plant.

The result of the Local and European Elections held on June 11th has changed the political situation in southern Ireland.

Four-month-old party gets three MEPs

Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden) and Elevkampanjen (socialist school students) are holding their summer camp on an island near Stockholm.

In 1999 John Howard sent Australian troops to East Timor, allegedly to protect the masses from the murderous Indonesian-backed militia. This invasion was also supported by the Labor Opposition, the ACTU, the mass media and […]

Ronald Reagan, the B-movie actor who became the 40th president of the USA (1981-88) has died aged 93. Wall Street will stay closed for Reagan‘s state funeral, a salute to the godfather of today‘s stock […]

The Socialist Party-initiated Unite campaign and workers at the massive US multi-billion dollar Borders Books company have won a massive victory!

Amidst enthusiastic scenes upwards of a thousand workers, young people and representatives from the landless movement, a new party which has been named "Party for Socialism and Liberty" (SOL, the Portuguese word for sun) was […]

A socialist analysis of the gangland wars and police corruption in Victoria

The occupation of Iraq has developed into a deepening crisis for US imperialism and President Bush. The present headache concerns the new Iraqi government due to take office from 30 June – an attempted fig […]

The Active Left Students (ALS), the student organisation of the LSP/MAS, the Belgian affiliate of the cwi, has won a second election victory at the Flemish university in Brussels.

Socialist voice in low temperature elections

Police brutality and water cannons used against May Day protesters in Dublin

Socialist MP exposes use of race card by government

Just one Joe Higgins is immensely more effective than all five of the Sinn Féin TDs, according to Labour leader Pat Rabbitte. Attacking Sinn Féin’s track record, Mr Rabbitte said the party works hard at […]

LSP/MAS, the Belgian affiliate of the cwi, has developed very successful student organisations.

New South Wales Labor government starves public sector of funds

After 8 long years the wait is almost over.

The women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and ’70s reached its peak when women won the right to choose an abortion and the Supreme Court legalized the procedure in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case. […]

Court decides electoral registration office ban was illegal

Can we rely on the Democrats?

The fight for same-sex marriage rights

Electoral registration office bans Belgian cwi contesting elections

Unions urged to take up concerns of casual workers.

Despite bureaucratic obstacles, lists handed in today.

Across Western Europe there is a debate on the left as to the best way to create or recreate new mass parties of the working class. The sharp move to the right of the social […]

Socialist Alternative plays key role in organising event

Will the truth come out?

Lessons of the California grocery workers strike

Military Families Speak Out against Bush’s war and lies

Women in occupied Iraq

The government of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, or Lula, leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) is now in its most critical period since taking office in January 2003.

Bush & Kerry are hazardous to your healthcare

Fighting for a fair slice of the pie

Socialist alternative needed to Lula’s neo-liberal policies

Can the Democratic Party be pulled to the left?

Why you should support Nader in 2004

Jeff: The campaign has leafleted the community and done outreach to co-workers. We leafleted at a HUCTW rally and intervened with a No Layoffs banner and leaflets at a speech by Larry Summers, the president […]

Более недели иностранные студенты Воронежа не выходили на занятия, требуя от городской администрации принятия мер по защите людей с иным цветом кожи. Такое решение было принято на массовом митинге, прошедшем во вторник, 24 февраля, перед […]

Cries of "stolen election", 337,000 spoiled ballots, a double assassination attempt and riots in the streets… Taiwan’s presidential election had it all!

Reports from around the world part 2. pictures

Западные наблюдатели конечно уже заметили «некоторые» нарушения. Но их интересуют лишь теоретическая социология и инвестиции, они не могут и не хотят увидеть всю историю. Избирательная борьба шла не между кандидатами, но за повышение явки; за […]

Reports from around the world part 1

The fight for political survival of the government party, the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), has entered a new phase as the party’s leadership demands the resignation of Prime Minister Leszek Miller.