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Europa

Irlanda: “Un monstruoso arsenal de armas” usado contra Falluja.

November 20, 2004 socialistworld.net

Mientras aumentan los ataques desvastadores de la ocupación imperialista contra los trabajadores iraquíes, y los líderes de la Unión Europea dan su consentimiento a la política de Bush, Joe Higgins permanece como una voz elocuente […]

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Privatisation – capitalism’s great theft

November 19, 2004 Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party, Ireland

In the early modern age, millions of acres of common land in Britain were seized by the aristocracy by force in what became known as "the enclosures".

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History & Anniversaries

Che Guevara: A legacy of struggle

November 18, 2004 Daniel Waldron, Socialist Party, Ireland

Che Guevara has become an iconic figure. His face can be seen in the slums of Argentina, and on countless t-shirts across the globe.

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Comment & Analysis

Review: Motorcycle diaries

November 18, 2004 Dave Reid

What forms revolutionaries? Maybe they are not so different to everyone else but are the ones who realise first that something has to be done. They are the ones who can’t just shrug their shoulders […]

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Short history of Swedish Stalinism

November 18, 2004 Per-Åke Westerlund. Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden)

"The Communist party’s aim is to be loyal to their master. We read Stalin, we study Stalin, we listen to Stalin and we are learning through Stalin. This is what communist’s confidence is in Stalin, […]

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Students against racism

November 17, 2004 Darren, Offensief, cwi Netherlands

More than 40 students from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam assembled on 16 November on campus to show their anger against the current spate of racist attacks and the posting of inflammatory anti-Muslim posters on campus […]

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Socialists struggle against Stalinism

November 17, 2004 Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna

"Do you want the same as in Russia?" was always a standard argument from right-wingers against socialists.

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USA

US: Big events will shake Bush win

November 17, 2004 Editorial from The Socialist

There is deep disappointment in Britain and worldwide at the victory of Bush in the US elections.

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Socialism Today – weekend of debates in Dublin

November 16, 2004 Socialist Party Ireland

Over 180 attended the Socialist Party’s weekend of debates entitled Socialism Today in Dublin on 29 – 30 October.

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: New anti-communist campaign

November 16, 2004 Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna

Left Party’s Stalinist history used to attack socialism

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World Economy

World economy: A new oil crisis

November 16, 2004 Lynn Walsh, cwi

The price of oil has surged during 2004, after a period of relatively low prices.

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Britain

Britain: Civil servants show Blair they mean business

November 15, 2004 Ken Smith

After a 1,200-strong demonstration through central London, a packed rally heard PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka report on how successful the day’s strike action had been. He outlined the next stages of the campaign.

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Unions call seventh general strike since 2000

November 14, 2004 Democratic Socialist Movement, cwi in Nigeria

Workers’ fury at government’s failure to reverse fuel price hike

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Nigeria

Nigeria: How Labour should engage the Obasanjo administration

November 12, 2004 Segun Sango, Democratic Socialist Movement

For the sixth time since June 2000 and for third time in year 2004 alone, the working people of Nigeria have resoundingly through nationwide general strikes and protests, expressed their total objection to the pro-rich, […]

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World Economy

World economy: The US economy ‘running on fumes’

November 12, 2004 Lynn Walsh, Editor, Socialism Today

The sluggish world economy is being dragged along by two coupled locomotives, with US capitalism at the head of the train and with China as a key auxiliary.

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Europa

Holanda: Una avalancha de ataques y bombas anti musulmanas

November 12, 2004 Niall Mulholland, cit

Los socialistas llaman a protestas de trabajadores y jovenes

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: “Monstrous arsenal of armaments” used against Fullaja

November 11, 2004 socialistworld.net

As the imperialist occupation steps up its devastating attacks against Iraqi working people, and the EU leaders acquiesce to Bush’s policy, Joe Higgins remains an eloquent and principled voice for the oppressed and the working […]

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Israel / Palestine

Middle East: Obituary – Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)

November 11, 2004 Rotem and Gal, Maavak Sotzialisti, Israel

Palestinians mourn Arafat but struggle for liberation will continue

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Netherlands

Netherlands: “Stop the attacks, stop racism!”

November 11, 2004 Offensief, cwi Netherlands

Socialists and school students call protest actions

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Kosova / Kosovo

Kosovo: Post-election turmoil

November 10, 2004 Tim Lessells, Socialist Party England and Wales (cwi)

The main headline story resulting from the recent Kosovan Parliamentary elections was that less than 1% of the Ethnic partition threatened 80,000 ethnic-Serbs living in Kosovo (called Kosova by ethnic Albanians) cast their votes.

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

US: The rotten US electoral system

November 9, 2004 Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative, cwi in the US

New allegations of voting irregularities

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Netherlands

Netherlands: A spate of anti-Muslim bombings and attacks

November 8, 2004 Niall Mulholland, cwi

Socialists call for workers and youth protests

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Environment & Climate Change

Environment: Stoking up a disaster

November 8, 2004 Pete Dickenson

Is there an alternative to global warming?

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

US: How Could Bush Win?

November 8, 2004 Philip Locker, Socialist Alternative (cwi in the US)

Democrats’ failure shows need for new workers’ party

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Widespread shock at killing of controversial film director

November 7, 2004 Niall Mulholland, cwi, Friday 5 November 2004

Workers’ movement must organise against racism and cuts

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: Instability reigns in Belgium

November 6, 2004 Anja Deschoemacker, LSP-MAS, Belgium.

 

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Poland: Why we joined CWI

November 6, 2004 Grupa na rzecz Partii Robotniczej (GPR - Group for a Workers’ Party)

The struggle for socialism has to be coordinated on an international scale. That is the fundamental purpose of a revolutionary Workers’ International.

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USA

US: Bush victory will provoke big opposition

November 6, 2004 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Elections show US workers need their own political voice

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América

Unión Europea: Sin luz al final del túnel

November 6, 2004 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cit Suecia), 28 de Octubre de 2004

Descontento masivo detrás de la crisis de la Comisión

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Slovakia

Slovakia: Workers sacked for organising wage protest

November 5, 2004 socialistworld.net

The management of the Austrian based multinational Neusiedler in Ruzomberok, a town in central Slovakia, has decided to hand out redundancy notices to all workers who were involved in organising a new trade union.

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Israel / Palestine

Israel/Palestine: Arafat and the Palestinian struggle

November 5, 2004 Jenny Brooks

When Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat fell dangerously ill, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was worried enough about being blamed for his death to release him from the Israeli blockade in Ramallah to be flown to […]

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USA

US: Bush victory signal for new world disorder?

November 5, 2004 cwi comment and analysis

The results of the US elections have come as a big disappointment to all those in the US and worldwide hoping for a defeat for the hated Bush regime.

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Fourth general strike in 10 months

November 4, 2004 Robert Bechert, cwi, London

What alternative to Obasanjo?

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Musharraf’s hypocrisy won’t end violence to women

November 3, 2004 Rukshana Manzoor, Socialist Movement Pakistan

National Assembly in Pakistan passes a Bill on ’honour killings’.

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

US elections: Assessing the Nader Challenge

November 3, 2004 Ty Moore, Nader Campaign Coordinator, University of Minnesota

Was it worth voting for Kerry after all?

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Austerity measures lead to soup kitchens

November 2, 2004 Johann Kwisthout, Socialist Party (SP) Councillor, and Offensief (CWI) member

"In this week’s BN-De Stem [newspaper] there was an article about a new phenomenon in Breda: the soup kitchen.

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Comment & Analysis

Review: NHS plc

November 1, 2004 Alison Hill, Socialist Party

Before the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, an accident or illness could be a catastrophe for working class people.

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

Taiwan’s elections: Chen won’t act without Bush

November 1, 2004 Laurence Coates, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, Stockholm, Sweden

Ahead of Taiwan’s elections on 11 December, Taiwanese socialist Huang Ding-wang who is living abroad gave the following interview to Laurence Coates of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden).

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Europe

European Union: No light at the end of the tunnel

October 28, 2004 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden)

Mass discontent behind Commission crisis

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Germany

Germany: Lessons of the Opel strike

October 28, 2004 Tanja Niemeier, CWI

"This was a sell out!"

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América

Conflicto Mapuche: Mas Represion Es La Unica Respuesta

October 28, 2004 Celso Calfullán, Asamblea Mapuche de Izquierda y Socialismo Revolucionario

La situación de los mapuche ha empeorado bastante durante los últimos años.

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: Peace demonstrators look for answers

October 27, 2004 Rotem Michaeli, Maavak Sozialistsi, Israel

The speakers at Monday’s demonstration , held in Tel Aviv, in support of withdrawal from Gaza were not radical ones – actually they gave unconditional support to Sharon’s disengagement plan.

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

China: The Daping mining disaster and “maximising profits”

October 26, 2004 Article from chinaworker.org

The final death toll may rise to over a hundred at the Daping coal mine in what is China’s worst mining disaster so far this year.

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Myanmar-Burma

Burma: Open split in Burmese Generals’ regime

October 25, 2004 Jonas Brännberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden)

On Tuesday 19 October, the prime minister of Burma, Khin Nyunt, was forced out of power by the army’s generals and put under house arrest. According to government sources, Khin Nyunt was: "Permitted to retire […]

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Myanmar-Burma

Burma: A potential paradise haunted by poverty and war

October 25, 2004 Jonas Brännberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (cwi Sweden)

Ancient kingdom prey to colonial powers

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: The Entanglement Plan

October 24, 2004 Shahar Benhar, Maavak Sozialisti, Israel

"Qassam" rockets, terror attacks, devastation, bloodshed… Can the "Disengagement Plan" bring the end of the Israeli-Palestinian bloodbath any closer?

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Scotland

Scotland: Declaring for nationalism or socialism?

October 23, 2004 Philip Stott, cwi Scotland

The new £430 million Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh was opened by the Queen in a blaze of establishment pomp and ceremony recently.

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

US: ‘Million Worker March’ in Washington DC

October 22, 2004 CWI

On Sunday, 17 October, thousands of workers converged on Washington DC to voice opposition to the policies of US big business. Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (US CWI) Working people in the US have been under […]

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World Economy

World economy: Black gold rush and casino capitalism

October 22, 2004 Lynn Walsh, Socialist Party

A ’black gold’ rush is in full swing.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bush spin can’t hide the chaos

October 21, 2004 James Kerr and Dave Carr, Socialist Party

Tony Blair and George Bush, both seeking re-election, are desperately trying to put a good light on the deteriorating situation in Iraq.

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