China
China: Ruling Communist Party’s 17th National Congress
‘Fifth generation’ leaders groomed for office in 2012
Around the world
Nigeria
Nigeria: Free the students campaign, next steps
Further reports of international solidarity picket and new plan
Britain
Britain: Respect in crisis – what lessons for socialists?
Heading rapidly towards a split between the two main forces who founded it in 2004.
Venezuela
Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and Socialism
A contribution to the international debate
Italy
Italy: Mass demonstration in Rome
Crisis and confusion remain
USA
US: Socialist Alternative candidate for Boston City Council
Bringing socialist ideas to working class communities and youth
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25,000 textile workers protest against poor wages
Textile workers are on the move again.
Poland
Poland: Terrible Twins suffer election defeat
Right-wing populist government defeated
Nigeria
Nigeria: Imprisoned students get world-wide support
Simultaneous pickets demand their release and the dropping of all charges
Turkey
Turkey: Invasion threat increases regional instability
Bloody fighting between Turkish troops and PKK Kurdish separatist guerrillas on the Turkey/Iraq border has enormously ratcheted-up tensions between the two countries.