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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.

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.

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.

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 […]

“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 […]

The Portuguese public sector workers are today on a 24 hour general strike.

How could Hollywood muscle-man Arnold Schwarzenegger win the California Governor recall election?

What kind of conditions do workers and young people face in your area?

Growing resistance against US imperialism worldwide was reflected in almost every meeting, demonstration, placard and badge at the World Social Forum in Mumbai.

ON 5 JANUARY Jeffrey Donaldson, Norah Beare and Arlene Foster announced that they were joining the DUP. Their move underlined the results of the recent elections. The DUP are now the largest unionist party and […]

Midnight, January 21, is set for the start of an unlimited general strike in Nigeria.

Are the Democrats a viable alternative to Bush?

Banners, posters and slogans against Bush and his war on Iraq were prominent in Mumbai (India) on 21st January.

"Many multinational corporations feel their mouths water at the mention of the opening up of the Indian economy. India offers a good ground for plunder. Even if only 10 per cent of the population of […]

2004 will be a defining year for the Fianna Fail/Progressive Democrat coalition. They face their first electoral test on 11 June in the Local and European elections the first to take place since their re-election […]

Earlier this fall, with healthcare costs spiraling upward and new Census data showing increasing numbers of Americans without health insurance, the Bush administration quietly changed federal regulations to allow hospitals to turn away more low-income […]

Pictures from Mumbai

"Many multinational corporations feel their mouths water at the mention of the opening up of the Indian economy. India offers a good ground for plunder. Even if only 10 per cent of the population of […]

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Building the cwi in 2003 in the US

Over 120,000 people have attended the World Social Forum in Mumbai.

cwi interviews striking workers’ leaders

Building the cwi in 2003 in Scotland, South Africa and Sweden

Socialists oppose right wing agenda

Building the cwi in 2003 in Nigeria and Poland

Building the cwi in 2003 in Netherlands and New Zealand/Aotearoa

There has been a real shift in public opinion against President Bush and his war in Iraq since he declared victory in Iraq on May 1.

Building the cwi in 2003 in India and Israel

Mass protests against autocratic rule

The New Year has seen Nigeria gripped by a wave of anger following President Obasanjo’s sudden imposition of a new fuel tax.

cwi international conference.

Rent allowance cuts may make 4,000 homeless

cwi international conference.

It took me a long time to prepare this – The Politics of Hip Hop- because it’s such a massive subject. I mean, where do you start? Everyone that I spoke to about it had […]

LC: It shows what’s possible when you have a party and a leadership which wages a real fight in defence of workers’ interests. At that time, like today, local councils were carrying out a mix […]

While the right wing Raffarin government in France increases its attacks against the social gains of the past, there is a continued radicalisation amongst workers and youth.

The ultra nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has become the biggest force in Serbian politics following the country’s general election on 28 December 2003.

“La muerte o captura de Saddam Hussein tendrán un impacto, pero no acabará la violencia,” señaló Sanchez General, el comandante militar americano en Irak, al periodicoNew York Times, 7 el 2003 de diciembre.

“Irak continua siendo el centro de la política mundial y la administración Bush esta camino al desastre. Citando al Rey Pirro: “otra victoria como esta y estamos acabados!”.

Workers at the main production base in Italy of “Europe’s Enron” have no sympathy for those they call the “magnificent eight” now locked up in Milan’s notorious San Vittore prison.

Building the cwi in 2003 in England and Wales

Building the cwi in Canada and Chile in 2003

Government scientist sold nuclear secrets “in the knowledge of the bosses”

Armed forces in Iran opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of copper foundry workers and their families on 23 January, killing fifteen and injuring 300.

The New Year will see important changes to the Committee for a Workers’ International (cwi) website. During January, this site will undergo a major revamp and will have a new url name: socialistworld.net

Building the cwi in Brazil in 2003

Building the CWI in Austria and Belgium in 2003.

Building the cwi in Australia in 2003