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  Britain

  2018: More upheavals loom

  January 2, 2018 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) general secretary

    “Biggest fall in living standards for a generation.” “Sharp rise in child poverty as cuts bite.” “700,000 young people and pensioners join ranks of Britain’s poor in four years.” “Stoke proposes £1000 fine for [...]

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  World Economy

  The robot bubble: New technology, new crisis ahead

  December 28, 2017 Sonja Grusch, Austria

  The IMF in its latest prognosis praises what it sees as a stable growth of the world economy. Yes, there are some risks the IMF says, not least the political ones. But the crisis has [...]

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  Trotsky

  ‘Trotsky in 1917’ – New collection of Trotsky’s writings from year of the Russian revolution

  December 24, 2017 Niall Mulholland

  Socialist Books new book, ‘Trotsky in 1917’, will be published at the end of January 2018 (for more information and to order see: http://www.socialistbooks.co.uk/pre-order-trotsky-1917-today/). The collection of  Leon Trotsky’s writings and speeches are all newly [...]

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  ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

  ‘Net Neutrality’ repealed in the US

  December 24, 2017 Sarah Champernowne, Socialist Alternative

  On December 14, 2017 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to give internet providers, such as Comcast and Verizon, the power to give preferential treatment to web content producers of their choosing. Under the current [...]

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  CWI

  Socialistworld.net holiday schedule

  December 24, 2017 socialistworld.net

  Socialistworld.net will be posting less frequently during the holiday period, returning to normal publication on 3 January 2018. We extend season’s greetings to all our readers.