France
France: right wing interior minister Sarkozy insults youth on estates
‘Sarkozy: We’ve had enough! No to repression! No to racism!’
Around the world
Germany
Germany: Electoral success for German left – now organise resistance!
The result speaks in very clear language: there is no majority for the neo-liberal attacks of the previous red/green government of Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer, or the even harsher ones proposed by Angela Merkel […]
Germany
Germany: What the Greens did in power
Seven years in coalition government showed Greens were an establishment party
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: “After war, tsunami and corruption, they won’t vote for anyone”
Reply to article in The Observer (UK).
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Socialist MP speaks on Irish unification
Pro-capitalist and sectarian parties cannot provide solution
Britain
Britain: Towards a new workers’ party
New Labour’s 2005 conference signified another, and perhaps decisive, nail in the coffin of this party as a specifically working-class party, at least at its base.
USA
US: Bush presidency goes into freefall
Iraq war – lies and rising body count, Hurricane Katrina failures, conspiracy and cover-up
USA
US: Defend free speech in Boston high schools
Lift the suspension threats – Urgent solidarity needed!
Brazil
Brazil: Organised homeless call for worldwide solidarity support
Thousands of poor occupying land in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, under eviction threat
Iraq
Iraq: New Constitution will not end bring peace or prosperity
Constitution passed but nightmare remains