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Mass mobilisations needed to fight cuts by federal and state government! “The year is 2026. All over the world, right-wing and far-right parties are winning elections… all over the world? No! In Graz, a small […]

There is practically no country on the American continent that is stable: Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia — in all of them today there is great political and social instability, and the class […]

As Pakistan-administered Kashmir once again grinds to a halt under strikes and security crackdowns, the current unrest is best understood not as a sudden eruption, but as the latest chapter in a slow-building crisis of […]

The 20th National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) conference took place in London last Saturday. In the centenary year of the British 1926 General Strike, just days after Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour prime minister, and […]

Our comrade Marie-José Douet — known as Dadou — passed away on May 13 at the age of 79. Her funeral service took place on May 26, just a month ago. Since her death, we […]

In Norway, hospitals are funded by the regional health authorities, while schools and care homes are funded by local councils. As of June 2026, the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, AP) leads the national government. Local and […]

The photo-finish elections in Colombia and Peru, and their shift to the right, are the most recent tectonic political movements in the region, driven from the United States with the blessing of the “Godfather” of […]

Two years on from a ‘landslide’ general election victory, British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned. Whether through contest or coronation, Andy Burnham is set to be Labour leader and Prime Minister by September […]

The following is a personal statement by Sascha Staničić regarding the allegations made by the right-wing media portal ‘Nius’:  On 22 June, the right-wing media portal ‘Nius’ and Julius Böhm published various articles on their […]

Once again slim hopes have risen that the death toll in West Asia’s current wars will, at least, lessen with the announcement of a 60-day extension of the shaky truce between the US and Iran.  As Gaza, and now Lebanon, has shown, a truce can lessen the numbers of dead and injured but not completely stop the killing and […]

During the last three weeks Albanian masses have taken to the streets in daily protests against a four-billion-dollar tourist project on their coastline. It is a mass protest of hundreds of thousands of people, in […]

It has been more   than a month since the Tamil Nadu election results were declared. The massive electoral wave swept aside both the DMK, AIADMK and brought the newly formed TVK to power.  The results […]

This year marks the 90th anniversary of a wave of mass strikes in France, following the election of a Popular Front government. To mark the occasion, we publish an article written by PETER TAAFFE, which […]

Cologne’s swimming pool operator, Köln-Bäder GmbH, a subsidiary of Cologne’s council’s municipal services provider, Stadtwerke-Köln GmbH, has filed a motion for the extraordinary termination of employment of works council member, Martin Löber. The reason given for this termination is alleged working-hour fraud. Experts from ver.di (the public sector union) who have […]

Within days, the city of Belfast has been rocked by racist violence and pogroms against ethnic minorities. The vast majority of working-class people in the north are appalled by these events. Many older people in […]

Javier Milei came to power in December 2023 promising to end the privileges of the “elite,” touting himself as a “growth specialist with and without money.” He delivered a populist message about ending what he […]

Nikol Pashinyan has emerged victorious in Armenia’s parliamentary elections, securing a mandate that will shape the country’s geopolitical orientation in the coming years. The election took place amid growing tensions between Yerevan and Moscow. Pashinyan, […]

Watch Carmel Gates, General Secretary of NIPSA and a Militant Left (CWI Ireland) supporter, and Padraig Mulholland, Assistant General Secretary of NIPSA and a Militant Left supporter, respond to the recent wave of racist and […]

The latest outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) threatens poor miners, their families and health workers. Its consequences could spread far beyond DRC borders. There have been 40 outbreaks since […]

Under pressure, Netanyahu declared that “at the moment, the fire has been halted”. But the war on Lebanon continues and the aggression against Iran has only halted for the moment First published on socialiststruggle.org on […]

Popular self-organization, government crisis, and the challenges of a new stage of struggle Bolivia is experiencing one of the most intense and contradictory periods in its recent history. Less than a year after Rodrigo Paz […]

Belfast has been rocked by two nights of violence that that saw roads blocked, people driven from their homes and vehicles burned. The attacks were carried out by gangs who had been mobilised by calls […]

Below are two articles appearing in the new issue of Solidarität, the newspaper of Sol (Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität) the CWI in Germany. Hard Attacks, Weak Government Class struggle from below is the alternative Tom Hoffmann, […]

Weizmann Hamiliton of the Marxist Workers Party, the CWI’s South African affiliate, attacks President Ramaphosa’s pro-capitalist policies on the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) 7 June 2026 programme ‘It’s Topical’  on the topic ‘Public response […]

A very militant and combative annual delegate conference of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance took place in Northern Ireland from 26 to 28 May. The CWI was invited as one of the guest speakers. […]

An interview with Sascha Staničić, member of the Executive Committee of Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (Sol – section of the CWI in Germany) about his candidacy for the national committee of Die Linke (the Left Party)  […]

…and what can be done to end the problem and rebuild pan-African working people solidarity? On 30 May 2026, the Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria) and the Marxist Workers Party (CWI South Africa) organised an […]

The Scottish Parliament voted recently to demand from Westminster the powers to hold a second independence referendum. The 72 to 55 vote among MSPs was no surprise. This is the fourth Holyrood parliament in a […]

For a National Day of Action against xenophobia! Saftu must set a date for the reconvening of the Working Class Summit The xenophobia sweeping across the front pages of the media in South Africa and […]

In Bolivia there is an ongoing revolution of workers and peasants, which will have an impact throughout the continent. The revolt began at the start of May 2026 and, so far, three deaths have been […]

Nearly a year ago, the newly installed Bolojan administration announced a series of cuts, starting with student scholarships, and the extension of working hours for teachers and other education employees. Taking advantage of the fact […]

Sixty years ago, the ‘Cultural Revolution’ began in China. Here we carry an edited version of an article written by the late Peter Taaffe for the February 1967 issue of the Militant newspaper (predecessor of […]

The death of 35‑year‑old Yves Sakila, a Congolese man living in Ireland, after being violently restrained by private security guards in Dublin has sparked outrage. The shocking footage, shared widely online, has exposed once again […]

The Independent Socialist Group stands in solidarity with workers at the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in New York, where approximately 3,500 members of rail unions have taken strike action against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) […]

The Socialist Party, the England & Wales section of the CWI, organises caucuses of party members in most British trade unions. CWI trade unionists work as part of ‘broad left’ organisations wherever possible, collaborating with […]

No genuine solution without a struggle for a socialist Middle East Moshé Machover, the last of the founders of the historic socialist organisation Matzpen, has been active in Britain in recent decades and continues to […]

As expected, Labour suffered a crushing defeat at the election for the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) on 7 May. Labour won just nine seats out of 96 in a newly extended Senedd, down from 30 seats […]

The Tamil Nadu state election, held on 23rd April, shocked the entire state political establishment. The newly formed TVK (Tamiḻaga Vettri Kazhagam — Tamil Nadu Victory Party), led by Kollywood film star, Joseph Vijay, won 108 seats (35%). This […]

The results of the elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and 5,000 English local council seats produced, as predicted, a slaughtering of the despised Labour Party. Reduced to just 17 MSPs out of 129 […]

The civil war in Sudan has entered its fourth bloody year. It has brought death, the massive displacement of peoples, hunger and famine to the people of Sudan. The eighteen-month siege of the city of […]

For a working class answer to the political crisis On 20 April, in a move dubbed “The Moment of Truth”, the so-called Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced its decision to withdraw political support for Prime […]

Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and English local election analysis 2026 will be remembered as the year that Britain’s existing political order finally fell apart. The two main parties that have governed Britain in the interests […]

A growing wave of unrest is beginning to sweep across the Indian working class, reflecting worsening living conditions and intensifying contradictions within the capitalist system. This trend has become visible through a series of protests […]

2026 marks the centenary of Britain’s general strike. From 4-12 May 1926, workers tasted power, in what is the most important event yet in the history of the British working class. Ian Pattison describes events. socialistworld.net […]

“I do believe I’ll be having the honour of taking Cuba, I think I can do anything I want with it” proclaimed the autocratic Donald Trump in another of his imperial declarations. This followed his […]

Hotel and restaurant employees are walking off the job in Norway, and with good reason. The biggest owners of Norwegian hotel chains Stordalen, Thon, Ringnes, and others, have made billions in fortunes in the hotel […]

Over the weekend of 18-19 April, the CWI’s European Bureau met in London, with comrades from Austria, England & Wales, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania and Scotland in attendance. The Bureau discussed and debated […]

We Risk Jail Term for Daring to Stop State-Backed Theft of Poor People’s Land but We Remain Undaunted On Friday, 24 April 2026, it would be the third time that I and Dele Frank (Arole […]