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Thousands join massive encampments stretching for seven miles

August 6 saw 4,000 people take to the streets of Chamchamal, a Kurdish city in northern Iraq, in protest against the huge increase in fuel prices and the lack of water and electric.

Working class people need a political voice

Democratic Socialist Movement, press statement, August 11, 2006

After nearly a month of carpet bombing the country, by air, sea and land, the enormous sound of the Israeli war planes is now sinking into the background with noises of people trying to go […]

Tommy Sheridan has won his libel action against the News of the World (NoW) and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

As Israeli missiles continued to bombard Lebanon, an immediate ceasefire was demanded by an emergency demonstration of 100,000 people in London on 5 August.

Trade unions and politics in Northern Ireland

Electricity workers have been without collective convention for a year and a half

’The politicians and generals are dragging us into the quagmire’

There has been rage and revulsion worldwide at the barbaric treatment by Israeli forces of innocent families in Lebanon fleeing in terror.

Workers ‘self-management’ and socialism

Letter from CWI’s councillors to ‘rebel’ Senators

Consequences of war and poverty will lead to future protests

Workers are paying the price

Union federation supports NLC candidate

Imperialism gives full support to Israel capitalism, its ally in the region

Residents resist brutal police repression

‘Down with capitalism!’ opens Social Forum

A couple of days ago I was in the back of a battered old van, driving through the night to the city centre of Caracas.

Hatred of imperialist oppression climbs to new levels

"If there is no solution, there will be revolution"

Only chronic poverty and conflict for resources-rich “new nation”

But fight against cuts and privatisation must go on.

Dutch Socialist Party must fight November elections on bold socialist policies

The Country threatens to erupt if the right steals another election

Now workers and ’communist’ parliamentarians must mobilise to prevent attacks from ’centre-left’

Tension rises over demand for release of Palestinian prisoners

Unions must end class collaboration and defend interests of working class

Strikes and protests force back corruption and oppression

Where is the ‘peace process’ heading?

The shift towards the left in social attitudes over the last ten years has meant that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have won important rights in Britain.

The Venezuelan vice president, Vincente Rangel, is heading the governments’ intentions to redefine its policies and attitude to the private sector.

Neo-liberal policies have been a catastrophe for the Latin American masses.

The World Cup parties could not hide the growing unpopularity of the German government or popular fears of what the future holds.

"In order to understand this struggle it is important to look at the historical background."

In the 1950s, Lee Kuan Yew formed a political association with the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) which had been able to amass and maintain a huge following among the working class.

Mass protests against Bush visit to Vienna

The recently concluded general election on 6 May in Singapore was considered an exciting election, at least by Singaporean standards.

The United States is the strongest power the world has ever seen.

The struggle for social liberation continues

Palestinians recently interviewed in the press described their life in Gaza and the West Bank as like "living on the set of a horror film".

Early in the morning on Thursday, 15 June, two claymore mines exploded destroying a bus packed with farmers, workers and children.

More than 80 % of the population oppose continuation of President Obasanjo’s rule

Central Santiago streets a ‘battleground’

Scandal of state compensation paid to mass murderer

Important headway made – poll indicates increased support