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EuropeThe European Union (EU) summit in Nice was supposed to be one of the most important conferences in Europe’s history. But the marathon summit ended [...]
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Ireland RepublicSocialist Party T.D. Joe Higgins was suspended from the Dail today until the next session in 2001 because he protested against a ruling of the [...]
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BrazilAt the end of the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections the result is clear: the defeat of Cardoso’s allies and the growth of [...]
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Israel / PalestineThe situation in the Middle East, apparently relatively calm on the surface a few weeks ago has degenerated into a cauldron of bloody conflict. The [...]
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NigeriaThe Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) is deeply worried by the spate of ethnic violence and killings which have rocked some parts of the country in [...]
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Sri LankaThe recapture of the strategic Elephant Pass by the Tamil Tigers inflicted a severe blow to the Sri Lankan army. President Chandrika Kumaratunga has declared [...]
Economy

World Economy
Are cryptocurrencies ground-breaking assets for capitalism?
Cryptocurrencies have been hailed as innovative and ground-breaking assets that can have a transformative effect on the world economy. In the second article in our series ‘busting economic myths’, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) […]

World Economy
Volatility in world supply chains
The recent acute shortages of energy, goods, and labour in some sectors in the UK stem in large part from UK-specific capitalist failings. But the volatile world situation is part of the background to those […]

World Economy
‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows
Across the globe, at least 2.4 million people have now died from contracting Covid-19. Livelihoods have been wrecked and economies have crashed, with the world economy shrinking by over 4% and the UK suffering a […]