China
China: The Daping mining disaster and “maximising profits”
The final death toll may rise to over a hundred at the Daping coal mine in what is China’s worst mining disaster so far this year.
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Myanmar-Burma
Burma: Open split in Burmese Generals’ regime
On Tuesday 19 October, the prime minister of Burma, Khin Nyunt, was forced out of power by the army’s generals and put under house arrest. According to government sources, Khin Nyunt was: "Permitted to retire […]
Myanmar-Burma
Burma: A potential paradise haunted by poverty and war
Ancient kingdom prey to colonial powers
Israel / Palestine
Israel: The Entanglement Plan
"Qassam" rockets, terror attacks, devastation, bloodshed… Can the "Disengagement Plan" bring the end of the Israeli-Palestinian bloodbath any closer?
Scotland
Scotland: Declaring for nationalism or socialism?
The new £430 million Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh was opened by the Queen in a blaze of establishment pomp and ceremony recently.
USA
US: ‘Million Worker March’ in Washington DC
On Sunday, 17 October, thousands of workers converged on Washington DC to voice opposition to the policies of US big business. Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (US CWI) Working people in the US have been under […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bush spin can’t hide the chaos
Tony Blair and George Bush, both seeking re-election, are desperately trying to put a good light on the deteriorating situation in Iraq.
Europe
european social forum: Capitalism condemned – but where’s the alternative?
Socialism is not merely an option – we face socialism or nothing.
Europe
european social forum: cwi pictures
back to article esf anti-war rally Joe Higgins and Peter Taaffe speaking at the cwi rally pictures: Molly Cooper
Germany
Germany: 20,000 people march in solidarity with striking Opel workers
Strike needs to spread not end