Around the world

“A day in Baghdad” was how many journalists and commentators in Brazil described Sunday 14 May.

Trade union bureaucracy holds workers’struggles back

When Bolivia’s President Evo Morales announced, on 1 May, a decree that ‘nationalised’ the oil and gas (the ‘hydrocarbons’) resources, he sent a shockwave around the world.

“We’re voting for Jackie – she’s the only one we trust to fight for our services. All the others have promised us everything and delivered nothing”.

The results in last Thursday’s local authority elections were a devastating blow for New Labour and could be a death blow for Blair.

"The Spanish, the North Americans, the Europeans looted the tin, the silver and the natural resources. We should recognise that in 1937, under the leadership of the armed forces, petroleum was nationalised for the first […]

Silvio Berlusconi, the tycoon prime minister of Italy for five years, has finally tendered his resignation.

A reply to Linksruck, sister organisation of the British SWP

Press statement from the Socialist Party

A dangerous move to the right

Demonstrations recede but political crisis will continue

Future not capitalism

Victory celebrations – will the masses go further?

On Tuesday, 25 April, a suicide bomber attacked the car in which the top Sri Lankan army commander was travelling.

Corruption and despair – Interviews with accident victims

Anti-cuts alternative confirmed for September poll

King threatened with insurrection.

Alma-Ata authorities feel pressure of worldwide protests

Socialists and activists demand party’s registration

End low pay

The horrendous assassination of three people in Caracas has been used by the opposition to Hugo Chavez as an excuse to start an offensive against the government. After the brutal murder of the Faddoul brothers […]

World’s worst nuclear accident

On Friday 7 April the CWI in Venezuela held a successful public meeting about the situation in France

But political crisis persists

But union leaders refuse to seize opportunity

Workers must act to block the return of the tycoon prime minister

Police and bulldozers repelled by shanty town residents

Public meeting discusses how to combat capitalist crisis

Socialist Party councillors make a difference

Workers need a party of their own!

Neither ‘Orange’ nor ‘Grand’ coalition government solution for workers

Extend the action – for a general strike!

Appeal for world-wide solidarity.

What do the WASG and LeftParty.PDS results show?

Unions need to step up action to win

In the council and provincial elections which took place on Thursday, 30 March, the United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) won one seat and massively improved its vote in many other areas.

Activists arrested – Solidarity needed urgently!

Hundreds hear the socialist case at CWI meetings

Volcanic anger of working class against New Labour

Tuesday March 28’s "day of action" saw new mass protests and strikes throughout France against the government.

On the 26th of March, there were federal state elections in Germany, and local council elections in Hessen.

Over one million local government workers across Britain and Northern Ireland are expected to strike over their pension rights, on Tuesday 28 March.

But workers face petty, vindictive management

‘Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are’

Only united working class struggle can win national rights

No party represents interests of working class

For a general strike!

Protests in Brussels and Amsterdam