Europe

"What one change would have the biggest positive impact on society?"

August’s explosive events revealed a class society in crisis

Interest among people to organize has increased

National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is organising a lobby of this year’s TUC (Britain’s trade union confederation) conference in London, 11 September

Mass, trade union-led response needed

Wanted: ‘cleansing’ of immigrants and showdown with ‘traitors’

A mass workers’ movement is needed to defeat the government

Fatal police shooting sparks eruption of protest and anger

The CWI School, which took place in Leuven, Belgium between 24 and 29 July, was opened by Peter Taaffe of the CWI’s International Secretariat on ‘Europe in turmoil, the youth revolt and the current stage […]

Lessons of the Movement of the ’Enraged’

How should the workers’ movement respond?

Determination to struggle grows

Big opportunities lost to build new mass party of workers

This week is the 75th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, on 18 July 18. We mark this hugely important event in world history with an article first published on socialistworld.net in […]

Editorial of the Socialist newspaper, 20 July 2011

Socialist Party deputy general secretary Hannah Sell, speaking at a London Socialist Party meeting, examines the way forward for the trade union movement to defeat the cuts programme of the British ’ConDem’ government

Controcorrente holds important day of discussion in Genoa

‘Murdochgate’ is Britain’s Watergate

Unions must break the link!

We demand a full and independent inquiry, involving workers’ representatives, into the links between media moguls and the capitalist state

What next to defeat the cuts?

Movement an electric shock to political life

Only united working class action can prevent further attacks

Reports from throughout the day

‘Downfall – The Tommy Sheridan Story’ by Alan McCombes

2,000 police mobilised in Val di Susa

As the cuts bite, millions ask this question

Public sector and education unions call 24 hour strike on 30 June

Workers resist Pasok’s savage cuts and privatisation programme

Step up the fight for a general strike!

Resistance to coalition government’s cuts

MPs forced to enter Catalan parliament in helicopters

“Turn 21 June into a day of mass protests and strikes”

Second major defeat for beleaguered government

Serious and inspiring preparation for the battles to come

The significance of the student movement

Wages fall: Office for National Statistics 2010 survey of hours and earnings

Movement will not be broken by brute force!

New ’International Socialist Resistance’ blog launched

But western powers also have blood on their hands

What organisation, strategy and politics does the situation demand?

Rome, Turin, Naples, Milan, Reggio Emilia, Padova, Palermo, Brescia, Trieste, Venice, Cagliari, Viareggio, Pavia, Florence, Sassari, Verona, Lecce, Bologna, Pisa – this is a rough list of the major cities where the “Italian revolution” movement […]

Lynn Walsh is speaking on the situation in Britain, the world economy and international perspectives

Heroic re-taking of Plaza de Catalunya shows movements continued vitality

Video of police brutally clearing square in Barcelona

Greece’s economic crisis deepens – along with Ireland, Portugal and Spain

Governments have no mechanism for dealing with the crisis

After FIAT, now the shipyard workers’ struggle