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Union leaders fail courageous struggle

Sixteen years of neo-liberal policies

More privatisations, tax cuts for the rich and attacks on workers’ rights

Only minor gains for Social Democrats (SPÖ), Socialist Alternative needed

The invasion and occupation of Iraq has resulted in the deaths and suffering of millions of ordinary Iraqis. Among these are the increasing attacks on women’s lives, their rights and conditions.

Private hospitals demand money before health

“An opportunity to alert Chinese workers”

Workers’ action grows with solidarity walkouts

Thousands of teachers and public sector workers oppose court rulings

The Algerian regime claimed an overwhelming (and totally unbelievable) 97% ’yes’ vote and 80% turnout in its referendum on a ’peace and reconciliation charter’, held on 29 September. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said this would draw […]

Left must build on election success with socialist policies

Socialist candidate’s “red three-wheeler” makes history

Photographs of USP members campaigning on ’Nomination Day’

Why the IRA campaign failed to defeat the British state

Workers reject political establishment

Coalition formed to fight job losses and poverty

How to advance the Venezuelan revolution

Until recently China was seen as the main economic lifeline for world capitalism.

Victors of last December’s inter-elite struggle in spectacular fall out

Lessons of the Pakistan Telecoms Company Ltd (PTCL) Union Action Committee betrayal of strike

For workers’ unity across ethnic and religious divides

Fifty million workers take action against privatisation

Sri Lanka is experiencing one of its deepest-ever crises. Since the new millennium began, there have been four major elections in this country. Many of Sri Lanka’s workers and down-trodden people are faced with a […]

Helicopter-borne French commandos storm anti-privatisation protest

International solidarity week with workers’ struggles

On 15 August 2004, a recall referendum aimed at ousting Venezuelan president Chávez was resoundingly defeated by a mobilisation of the masses – particularly in poor shantytowns, through electoral ‘battle units’ and other organisations of […]

Red youth on 24 September demo say end imperialist occupation and capitalism

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

Five general strikes in five years and still Nigerian workers and youth continue their struggle against fuel price rises

Now is the time to organise resistance!

The London bombings had a profound impact in West Yorkshire once it emerged that the alleged bombers came from Leeds and Huddersfield.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Lebanon’s descent into 15 years of horrific civil war.

Socialist alternative needed to capitalist barbarism

“An inspiring event”

Every day 8 rape cases are reported but for every case reported there are two that go unreported in Pakistan

A massive defeat for the right and a big victory for the left, was the result of the early German election

With 89% of the votes, Egypt’s first contested presidential election on September 7th could have been a crushing victory for Hosni Mubarak. But according to official figures only 23% voted.

The massive turn-out by Nigerians in their hundreds of thousands to a rally called by Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) against the incessant increase in the fuel price and other neo-liberal, anti-poor polices of […]

"Socialism is alive and kicking, and it has a world to win" Clare Doyle, CWI, Malaysia, Thursday 15 September 2005 History was made in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, when over 700 people poured into the […]

The Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has gained an unexpected overwhelming victory in the elections on Sunday 11 September.

Trade Union Rights Campaign statement

Oppressed workers and poor resist regime

Textiles crisis between China, the EU and the US

The end August 30% rise in Nigerian fuel prices has provoked a renewed outburst of mass anger in Africa’s most populous country.

New party has potential to become third biggest party in Bundestag

The tragedy of Baghdad – with almost 1000 Shia pilgrims killed in Iraq’s bloodiest day on 31 August – competes with the catastrophe of New Orleans in a kind of “league of horrors”.

How can the working class stop the bigots?