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Portugal’s ‘carnation revolution’ – 46 years since revolt against right wing dictatorship and capitalism

April 25, 2020 Manny Thain

Today, 25 April, marks the 46th anniversary of the ‘carnation’ Portuguese revolution. A half-century of brutal right-wing dictatorship rule was swept aside in a day. The revolution started at 12.25 am, on Thursday 25 April […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

India: Fighting the curse of capitalism and coronavirus

April 24, 2020 Jagadish G Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI in India)

As is the case the world over, the coronavirus crisis has exposed all the inadequacies, incapacities, and the insoluble contradictions of India’s capitalist state. In popular terminology, India is labeled a “democracy” because the world’s […]

Britain

London bus drivers’ action over covid-19 safety stops front door boarding

April 23, 2020 Interview with a London bus driver

Twenty six transport workers have died from covid-19 in London, the majority were bus drivers. Now London bus drivers have forced Transport for London (TfL) and bus companies to implement safety measures to protect them […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

USA: ‘Protest-caravan’ held in solidarity with Worcester city nurses opposing furloughing during covid crisis

April 23, 2020 Evren Pallares Ó Laoghaire, member of Independent Socialist Group, and Teamsters Local 170 (personal capacity)

The US is facing an unprecedented historic crisis with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The economy is in ruins, as over 22 million Americans file for unemployment, which is expected to rise to 30% unemployment in […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Irish police use covid-19 emergency powers to disperse Dublin shop workers’ protest

April 22, 2020 Ciarán McKenna, CWI Ireland

In the main, there is support among the working class for the lockdown measures in Ireland. Workers recognise the imperative of defeating covid-19 and that this will necessitate often severe constraints on daily life. Social […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Global covid-19 pandemic, capitalist crisis and bitter class polarisation in the United States  

April 21, 2020 Statement by the International Secretariat of the CWI

The devastating consequences of the covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented economic global capitalist crisis which it triggered, has continued to ravage all continents. It could cause the onset of one of the deepest recessions, with […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Popular anger grows in Russia over Putin’s handling of covid-19 crisis 

April 20, 2020 Ilya Usnitsky, CWI Reporter, Russia 

The deep crisis in Russia arising from both the ‘oil war’ and the covid-19 pandemic will soon be widely felt. However, Russia is not ready for it. According to analysts, the consequences of the crisis […]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19: Joint statement by Indian unions and New Socialist Alternative (CWI) demands nationalisation of health sector

April 17, 2020 Joint statement by trade unions, union activists and New Socialist Alternative (CWI in India)

We are re-publishing below a joint statement produced by various trade unions, union activists and New Socialist Alternative (CWI in India) regarding the covid-19 crisis in India.  It is a scandal that private hospitals across […]

Chile

Chile: Trade unionists, left organisations call for workers’ congress to tackle covid-19 crisis

April 16, 2020 Joint declaration by Chilean trade unionists and left organisations

The following joint declaration was initiated by trade union figures, and left organisations, in Chile, including members of Socialismo Revolucionario (Chilean section of the CWI): Once again, the workers and the peoples of the world […]

Britain

Britain: Leaked report exposes sabotage of Corbyn leadership by Labour’s right wing political machine

April 16, 2020 Dave Nellist, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) and former Labour MP

A leaked internal Labour report, a mammoth 851 pages in length, has detailed internal sabotage by senior party officials of former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s attempts to radicalise Labour policies. The report – ‘The […]

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