Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Statement from Tamil Solidarity Campaign
What does the election mean for the Tamil-speaking masses?
Around the world
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: One year after the war on Gaza: Instability, class polarisation and growing interest in socialist ideas
Over 130 Jews and Arabs participate in ‘Socialism Conference 2009’, organised by Tnua’t Maavak Sozialisti / Harakat Nidal Eshtaraki (Socialist Struggle Movement – CWI in Israel)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: United Socialist Party stands in heated Presidential contest
New website covers election campaign
Bolivia
Bolivia: Morales and MAS win Presidency and 2/3 control of Congress in landslide election
Workers and indigenous peasants must mobilise and take revolutionary socialist action now
Germany
Audio: 1989: Consequences and lessons of the fall of the Berlin wall
The fall of Stalinism from 1989 to 1991 changed the world. Listen here to the introductions to debates at Socialism 2009 about the collapse of the Soviet Union and the mass movements in the former […]
Britain
Britain: Lessons from Labour’s early history
The British Labour Party was formed over 100 years ago to provide an independent political voice for working-class people. Ed Doveton describes this struggle, which is paralleled by today’s campaign for a new mass workers’ […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: The vested interests behind the Sri Lankan regime
We are sickeningly familiar with the arrogant, cruel statements of Sri Lankan prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his cronies. They dismiss any criticism of their brutal war against Tamil-speaking people and the horrific aftermath of […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: ‘Power Sharing’ Assembly delivers austerity, as sectarianism grows
2010 – Time for united working class opposition!
Iran
Audio: 1979: Iran in revolt
Listen here to a discussion on events in Iran 1979, which took place at the November 2009 ’Socialism 2009’ event, held by the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales).
Africa
Asia and Africa: Processes of revolution and counter-revolution
Masses need socialist alternative to end poverty, wars and oppression