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Preparing for the battles to come Almost 300 elected delegates and visitors attended the Socialist Party Congress. It was held in Coventry from 28 February to 2 March. Around half the people in the room […]

A national meeting of Sosialis Alternatif (SA) Malaysia, the CWI in Malaysia, was held from 16–18 January on Pangkor Island, off the coast of Perak in the Straits of Malacca. The discussions included several newly […]

A national meeting of New Socialist Alternative, the CWI in India, was held on 10 and 11 January in the city of Pune. Comrades from the Chennai and Pune branches took part in the discussions.  […]

A large proportion of the nearly 1,000 socialists at Socialism 2025 were young workers and students, many attending for the first time. The Socialism 2025 weekend, 15-16 November, in London brought together working-class campaigners, students […]

‘Peter’s last meeting’ was the most special. Linda, Katie, Nancy and the rest of his family, our comrades and friends, put together a day that will never be forgotten by those of us who had […]

Hundreds of working-class activists, trade unionists and students poured into the workshops and rallies of Socialism 2024, held in central London, on 9-10 November to discuss how a fighting socialist opposition to Labour leader and […]

At the end of July, the CWI’s five-day European summer school took place in Berlin with over 140 comrades from England & Wales, Ireland, Scotland, the US, France, Austria and Germany. Over five days, political […]

Socialists affiliated with the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) met in Sri Lanka in mid-October to discuss politics and class struggle in the Asia Pacific region.

17 July. 18.30h. Cotxeres de Sants, Barcelona

Organising to fight back

Introduction to China Commission at CWI Summer School 2017

Scotland, the Spanish state, Ireland and beyond…

Entreme Right and reformist Left in crisis

New parties, reformism and the role of the CWI

“The whole of Europe is a lake of petrol waiting for the match.”

22 July unification congress unanimously approves unification document and incorporation of IR into CWI

“This has been the biggest school the CWI has ever organised”, said Peter Taaffe from the International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), when opening (together with Juan Ignacio Ramos, general secretary […]

CWI and Izquierda Revolucionaria hold successful rally in defence of the October Revolution The international rally organised on 19 July by Izquierda Revolucionaria and the CWI was a massive success. More than 600 workers, youth […]

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends solidarity greetings to workers, young people and all those exploited by capitalism around the world. We extend revolutionary greetings to all those in struggle. We stand shoulder […]

CWI members from the International Secretariat, Spain, Portugal, Scotland and Belgium are currently participating in an historic congress, of Izquierda Revolucionaria in Spain. This represents a key step forward in the unification of IR´s forces […]

Report of first session of the CWI International Executive Committee, discussing World Relations

Inspiring meeting attended by over 90 comrades from over 35 countries

Perspectives documents agreed by November CWI international meeting

Draft documents for November CWI international meeting

Meeting between organisations reveals important common ground

Capitalist crisis and anti-immigrant reaction

Continent enters new phase of political and economic crises

Report of discussion on New Workers’ Parties, Left Populism and the ideas and programme of PODEMOS, SYRIZA

Report of World Perspectives discussion at the 2015 CWI Summer School

125 years since first May Day – Build a united workers’ movement for socialism!

A socialist solution to national oppression

Signs of revival of class struggle signposts the future

Signs of revival of class struggle signposts the future

System offers economic crisis, insecurity, poverty and wars

Document discussed, amended and voted at the recent meeting of the International Executive Committee (IEC) of the CWI, which took place in Belgium during the first week of December

Report from the session on ’world perspectives’ which took place at the recent International Executive Committee (IEC) of the CWI

The world situation and the tasks for the CWI

Report from the Trade Union commission

World capitalist crisis and the class struggle

As world economy worsens, inter-imperialist relations intensify

Break the power of the banks and multinationals! Fight capitalism – for a socialist alternative to the failed profit-driven system!

Fighting to end capitalism and its crisis, the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm May Day greetings to workers, youth and the oppressed around the globe.

Socialist writings on Ireland and the national question

Steps forward in building the forces of the CWI

China’s growth shields region but economic, social and political crises loom

Report of discussion on Europe at the 10th world congress of the CWI

Report of discussion on World Relations at the 10th world congress of the CWI

Capitalism faces one of its greatest crises – Need for mass parties of the working class

Capitalist crisis leads to renewed interest in CWI’s socialist ideas and campaigning

For fighting unions and mass workers’ parties! For international solidarity and socialism! No to war and occupation! Support the Greek general strike against capitalism’s austerity! For a European-wide day of action on 5 May!

8 March 2010: New improved CWI site – For new period of global struggles of workers and youth

Holiday break

Policies and demands for a new period

In the video below, Joe Higgins Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) MEP, highlights human rights in Columbia at the Commission on International Trade at the European Parlament on 9 November 2009.

Workers threatened with blackmail again

Build a socialist alternative to capitalism and communalism

Political establishment fear workers’ struggles and mass revolt

Socialist MEP launches attack on capitalist representatives

The role of the CWI in fighting fascism

For new parties to oppose ‘cat and mouse’ capitalism

CWI and the fight for a socialist future

Brown shoots of recovery, green shoots of fightback!

Mass unemployment, workers’ struggles; political consciousness and building new workers’ parties

Capitalist triumphalism turns to despair at economic crisis

World Economy and Perspectives

Corrupt elites, warlords and landlords resisted by the working class and poor

Building the forces of socialism in a new period

“An eagle can fly as low as a barnyard hen but a barnyard hen can never reach the height of an eagle.”

Capitalist crisis, mass consciousness and a socialist programme

New opportunities open up for socialist struggle and the building of the Committee for a Workers’ International

Class struggle and the far right

Socialism and marxism now back on the agenda.

New forces will be propelled towards our International by events.

The world economic crisis has hit Pakistan particularly hard and this has intensified the social and political crisis.

What will US foreign policy be after the election?

Tremendous potential for the CWI to grow

Upsurge in workers’ struggles and new opportunities for the Left

War, poverty and renewed class struggle

First hand accounts from Brazil and Venezuela

Consequences for class struggle

Crucial region for world capitalism

Striking workers in Greece and Portugal show the way

The world of ’68 and the France of today

A decade of socialist commentary and analysis

International Executive Committee, at beginning of December, celebrated year of steady progress

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) held its annual summer school in Belgium from 31 July to 4 August.

Discussion on Sri Lanka

Volatile political situation

Such is the anger at today’s unparalleled inequalities; it was even felt in a very different conference taking place a week later, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There, the representatives of capitalism […]

World relations and the world economy

This Italian edition of "Marxism in today’s world" is published by the Italian publishing collective ‘Giovane Talpa’ that asked the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) for information about our ideas and policies on the […]

Socialists travel thousands of kilometres for vital discussions

Brazil and Chile

Radicalised school students, workers protests against cuts, anti-fascist successes…

G8 protests, anti-war protests, terror attacks, union elections, ‘Socialism 2005’ success…

Underground strike, asylum seekers rights, campaign against violence against women, 2006 elections…

Political impasse, government attacks, unions and elections…

Workers’ struggles, work with immigrants, party education, preparing for elections…

Scottish Socialist Party, G8 protests, union work…

Building socialist forces worldwide

Internationalism has stood at the heart of genuine socialist ideas since their inception.

“If the world economy and world relations are dominated by the dramatic economic and social developments in China, then for Asia the pace and scale of these developments is even more significant”.

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

Over 350 members and friends of the cwi from all over the world gathered in Gent/Belgium to discuss the current world situation and the tasks of the cwi in building a strong world party for […]

For mass united working class action against imperialism and capitalism

The situation in France is dominated by the offensive of the bosses and the lack of a real workers’ party.

There is an ongoing impasse in the peace process.

After achieving our target of membership for 2003 we set a target for 2004 which we are well on the way to reaching.

Since the last IEC our main national campaign was around the European and regional elections that were held simultaneously in June.

Compared with the high tide of open class struggle in 2003, 2004 has seen more limited strike actions, protests or, at most, rallies.

Chile

Contradictory factors have determined the way in which the CWI in the CIS (ex-Soviet Union) has developed over the last year.

Report from the Socialist Alternative , the cwi in the USA, presented to the 2004  meeting of the International Executive Committee (IEC) of the cwi, held in Belgium 14 – 20 November.

The work of our Democratic Socialist Movement has taken place against the background of significant changes in political consciousness produced by a rapid class polarisation.

cwi international conference.

After the debacle of the last government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA), politics is centred on the antics of the ‘communist’ parties (CPs) which are supporting the central government […]

The Socialist Party is affiliated to the cwi which organises in 36 countries across the globe. Today, when just 500 giant multinationals dominate the globe – employing 46 million people and controlling 45% of world […]

Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa…the growing influence of Trotskyism

“The CWI Summer School was brilliant – there seems to be a real feeling of optimism in all the parties and organisations of the CWI”, “The school was excellent…The contributions made by the Pakistani comrades […]

STANDING 48 candidates in 34 council wards on 10 June, the Socialist Party (standing as ‘Socialist Alternative’) received 16,787 votes. In addition, 2,825 people voted for Socialist Party Councillor Ian Page in the London Assembly […]

"Anger and resistance into the council" – this slogan of the German affiliate of the CWI in the local election campaign in the East German town of Rostock will become a reality in the first […]

Victory for Socialist Party in local elections!

Socialist Party councillor Dave Nellist was re-elected with the highest poll in the St Michael’s ward with 1,586 votes, and Socialist Party councillor Karen Mackay came second with 1,449 votes – also being re-elected.

As counting proceeds, the Socialist Party in Ireland, a leading force in the anti-Bin Tax campaign last year, has already won four councillors in the local elections, doubling its representation in the process.

The 13th of June will not only see European elections but also council elections in some parts of Germany. Socialist Alternative (SAV, German affiliate to the CWI) is standing in Stuttgart and in the East […]

Protesters made it impossible for the racist party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats) to conduct EU election street meetings in two northern Swedish towns.

Also, Joe on Questions and Answers, RTE.

"The pioneer spirit lives". Arne Johansson speaks about three decades of struggle for socialism.

Peter Taaffe, General Secretary of the Socialist Party, and one of the founding members of the cwi, spoke to Tanja Niemeier.

Index of articles

Building the cwi in 2003 in the US

Building the cwi in 2003 in Scotland, South Africa and Sweden

Building the cwi in 2003 in Nigeria and Poland

Building the cwi in 2003 in Netherlands and New Zealand/Aotearoa

Building the cwi in 2003 in India and Israel

cwi international conference.

cwi international conference.

Building the cwi in 2003 in England and Wales

Building the cwi in Canada and Chile in 2003

The New Year will see important changes to the Committee for a Workers’ International (cwi) website. During January, this site will undergo a major revamp and will have a new url name: socialistworld.net

Building the cwi in Brazil in 2003

Building the CWI in Austria and Belgium in 2003.

Building the cwi in Australia in 2003

The mood of the meeting was summed up by a speaker who said that the CWI was now "going with the grain of history".

“Another such victory as this and we are finished”

“One of the best international meetings the cwi has ever held…the discussions were excellent…the meeting reflected well the hectic pace of cwi activities in the anti-war movement and in strikes…”

“One of the best international meetings the cwi has ever held…the discussions were excellent…the meeting reflected well the hectic pace of cwi activities in the anti-war movement and in strikes…”

MORE THAN 300 people from all over Europe, the USA, Middle East and Asia met at the CWI European Summer School.

We are proud to announce the launch of an important new website, called marxist.net. This sister-site of CWI site will provide a major Marxist resource for socialists, worker-activists and all those interested in the history […]

Stop the war in Iraq. cwi comment and analysis.

The magnificent demonstrations on 15 February brought millions onto the streets in well over 600 cities in every country and continent imaginable. In the future this will be seen as a line, which separated two […]

CWI Online is proud to announce a new online sitemap in operation from today. The map is a major addition to our web site that will be welcomed by our many regular visitors and new […]

FOR MOST of the 1990s the capitalists believed that in globalisation and the neo-liberal economic model, they had discovered a new elixir of life for their system. Exaggerated claims were made that new technologies had […]

The World Congress is a unique opportunity to discuss and clarify our ideas and perspectives. This week we have had excellent Congress sessions. They have shown an outstanding political level. Now we must turn to […]

The Eighth World Congress of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) took place in Belgium during the last week of November. Delegates from 25 countries came together for political discussion and analysis of the […]

The months following the 9/11 attacks and the US victory in Afghanistan were a difficult period for socialists in the US as a tidal wave of nationalism, racism, and support for Bush swept across the […]

The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) held its recent Congress in Durban, KwaZulu/Natal on 5 and 6 October 2002. Forty-five delegates, overwhelmingly working class youth representing the four most important provinces, Gauteng, the Western and Eastern […]

In the immediate aftermath of the S11 attacks and Bush’s ’ war against terror’ there was an increase in attacks by radical Islamic groups in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) and the sub-continent as whole, resulting […]

After a long period of relative quiet the British working class is reawakening with a vengeance.

The progress made in building sections of the CWI since the Seventh Congress (in 1998) was assessed, with many excellent reports given; most sections have increased their membership and influence.

THE CWI, Committee for a Workers’ International, sends May Day greetings to the working class and oppressed peoples of the world.