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  CWI

  New book out soon – ‘The Struggle For World Socialism’ by Peter Taaffe

  June 10, 2021 CWI

  Thousands of people, especially the young, have taken to the streets across the world in opposition to the naked greed by the ruling elite and growing impoverishment of the mass of people. The chasm between [...]

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  Peru

  Peru’s presidential elections – between reaction and hope of social transformation

  June 9, 2021  Patricio Guzmán S. (Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI Chile))

  Since this article was written, the left candidate in the presidential elections in Peru, Pedro Castillo, has edged ahead in the election, winning 50.277% of the vote. The narrowness of the result and bitter opposition [...]

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  Colombia

  Colombia: Mass struggle continues against murderous Duque government

  June 7, 2021 Elisabeth Wichser (Independent Socialist Group USA)

  After a month of mass mobilizations, protestors and strikers in Colombia continue to struggle against the murderous capitalist government of President Iván Duque Márquez. Widespread protests and strikes began in opposition to a now-withdrawn tax reform [...]

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  Ireland North

  Ireland North: Sectarian based parties subvert abortion rights

  June 5, 2021 Councillor Donal O’Cofaigh, Militant Left (CWI Ireland)

  It took a vote in Westminster in 2019, initiated by right-wing backbench Labour MP Stella Creasy and backed by virtually all the right-wing parties in that chamber, to vindicate the rights of women in Northern [...]

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  China

  China: Anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre met with clampdown by authorities

  June 4, 2021 Clare Doyle, CWI

  For the first time since the horrific slaughter on June 4th, 1989 of unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square, there will be no commemoration in any part of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. In Hong [...]