Britain
Britain: ISR member Karl Debbaut acquitted of assaulting a police officer
ISR member Karl Debbaut acquitted.
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Iraq
Iraq: Still no Exit sign
IN THE RUN-UP to last year’s invasion of Iraq much was said in the media about the ‘fog of war’, the confusion spread by the combination of the incomplete knowledge of fast changing events and […]
USA
US economy: “Recovery†or temporary blib?
Politicians and economists have been trumpeting the "recovery" in the US economy, heralding it as the sign of a new period of growth for the world economy.
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Bin tax battle has undermined all established political parties
This Government and its lackeys on the four Dublin councils had hoped that they could enter the new year with the bin tax imposed and long forgotten.
Germany
Germany: Struggles develop as crisis deepens
As socialistworld.net has previously reported, Germany has witnessed a wave of protests and strikes both on the industrial and social fields, as well as series of student strikes, towards the end of last year.
History & Anniversaries
Socialist history: Irish civil war fears revealed
THIRTY YEARS ago, on 1 January 1974, a power-sharing government was established in Northern Ireland. Within months it had been brought down by a Loyalist stoppage and it would be 25 years before another power […]
Portugal
Portugal: Mass protest against neoliberal policies
“At 6.30 in the morning when I left home to travel into central Lisbon, I could see immediately that the strike was on. The refuse bins were full up in my street and in the […]
Portugal
Portugal: Public sector workers strike against cuts
The Portuguese public sector workers are today on a 24 hour general strike.
USA
US: Governor Schwarzenegger!
How could Hollywood muscle-man Arnold Schwarzenegger win the California Governor recall election?
Comment & Analysis
World social forum, Mumbai: Struggling for socialism in Sri Lanka
What kind of conditions do workers and young people face in your area?