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  South Africa

  South African Federation of Trade Unions second congress: Ideological, organisational re-armament of the working class must begin

  June 15, 2022 Weizmann Hamilton, Marxist Workers Party (CWI South Africa)

  The note of optimism and determination of the declaration issued at the end of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) Second Congress in May will be greeted with a sense both of relief [...]

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  Iran

  Iran: Cuts, corruption and the campaign for the freedom of political prisoners

  June 14, 2022 Lukas Zöbelein, Sol (CWI Germany)

  Iran has not been at rest since the beginning of 2022. Amongst the protesters were teachers who, under the leadership of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, led a campaign of protests and [...]

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  Spain

  Spanish State: An economy in shambles and youth without a future

  June 13, 2022 Eloi Picrín, CWI

  There is currently a generation of young workers in Spain who have no idea what “prosperity” means. Those who acquired a consciousness of their surroundings after the 2008 financial crash, which in the Spanish State [...]

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  The State

  Marxism, the state and class rule

  June 11, 2022 Paula Mitchell, from Socialism Today, June 2022 issue, monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

   In modern society, the term ‘state’ is used in many contexts. People might think of the ‘welfare state’ – the NHS, pensions, benefits, etc. Or they may be familiar with references to ‘state intervention’, for [...]

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  Britain

  Privatisation and airport chaos

  June 11, 2022 An airport worker, London

  The problems of the airline industry predate the pandemic and stretch back to privatisation in the 1980s. In the post-war period, governments invested billions in the creation of the worldwide airline industry. This investment was [...]