Iraq
Iraq: New Constitution will not end bring peace or prosperity
Constitution passed but nightmare remains
Around the world
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stalled peace process background to 2005 presidential election
Pro-capitalist presidential winner will not bring peace and better living conditions
Netherlands
Netherlands: Immigrants die in fire “Like rats in a trap”
Makeshift detention centre failed safety standards
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Presidential Election 2005 – United Socialist Party goes to court
Only left party to challenge attack on right of Tamils to vote
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: United Socialist Party Manifesto for Presidential elections
A socialist programme for workers and the oppressesd
Pakistan
Pakistan: Local elections expose Musharraf’s sham of democracy
Socialist Movement members achieve impressive votes
Canada
Canada: Teachers’ return to work in British Columbia
Union leaders fail courageous struggle
Chile
Chile: Coalition government defends capitalist system
Sixteen years of neo-liberal policies
France
France: French government’s new war on the workers
More privatisations, tax cuts for the rich and attacks on workers’ rights
Austria
Austria: Freedom Party strengthened in Vienna elections
Only minor gains for Social Democrats (SPÖ), Socialist Alternative needed