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  Egypt

  Workers’ struggles set the stage for Egypt’s 2011 uprising

  November 10, 2019 David Johnson, CWI

  One of the largest strike waves in Middle East history swept across Egypt in the years before the mighty demonstrations that erupted in Tahrir Square in January 2011, part of the ‘Arab spring’. As a [...]

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  Germany

  Germany: 30 years since Berlin Wall brought down

  November 9, 2019 Robert Bechert (CWI), a Berlin resident in 1989

  For millions of people, the 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall was rightly celebrated as a great victory for democratic rights. But the build up to the official celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary have, [...]

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  Comment & Analysis

  A world of explosive social upheavals and inter-imperialist turmoil

  November 8, 2019 CWI Statement

  The following statement was agreed at a meeting of European CWI sections and supporters, along with visitors from the USA and Nigeria, which was held earlier this week, in London. socialistworld.net The world situation is [...]

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  Britain

  Britain: ‘Socialism 2019’ – daring to fight

  November 8, 2019 James Ivens, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

  ‘Socialism 2019’, a weekend of discussion and debate, held in central London on 2 and 3 November, came as the parliamentary logjam finally burst apart into a general election. As Paula Mitchell told the opening [...]

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  Russian Revolution

  In defence of the Russian Revolution

  November 7, 2019 socialistworld.net

  Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the Russian Revolution, a world-historic event. The October revolution led to a huge transformation of the former repressive Czarist Empire – politically, economically, culturally, and also concerning questions of [...]