Nigeria
Nigeria elections – Main parties offer no alternative
Socialists raise banner of struggle
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Cuba
60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution
1 January 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. Tony Saunois looks at the Cuban Revolution and the life of its main leader, Fidel Castro. The article also discusses what is […]
Russia
Consolidating Russia’s gangster capitalism
Vladimir Putin rose to power after the collapse of the Soviet Union, as gangster capitalism seized hold of Russia. Emulating aspects of Stalin’s ‘strongman’ image, he has sought to reassert Russian power on the world […]
Sudan
Sudan: long-simmering rage of the masses explodes on the streets
Sudan has been rocked by extensive anti-government protests since December 19, unprecedented in their geographic scope and duration. People in the diaspora have come out in large numbers worldwide in front of Sudanese embassies to […]
ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019
US: Make 2019 a year of struggle
The system of capitalism is in serious crisis. With massive inequality, impending climate catastrophe, and the loss of confidence in political institutions, it is clear that the foundations of the system are beginning to shake. […]
Comment & Analysis
Preparing the struggle for socialism in 2019
Tories torn apart, French workers and youth in revolt, ‘populism’ on the rise … revolution in the air?
Netherlands
Workers’ anger growing against right wing Dutch government
On 10 November, 10,000 workers took part in a union demonstration in the Netherlands, for a fairer distribution of wealth, against tax breaks for multinational companies, for investment in the public sector, against ‘flexi-work’ and […]
Serbia
Belgrade protests emulate ‘yellow vests’ but who is leading them?
For the last two weekends, drawing a parallel with the ‘Yellow vests’ protests, in France, there have been anti-government protest marches in Belgrade. The second one was much bigger than the first, with, according to […]
ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019
Belgian government crisis over migration – Unions must launch offensive to stop right wing policies
If there would be a European competition for the least stable government, it would be a very close run. The Belgian government made a move bringing it back to the front of this competition: in […]
Europa
Gran Bretaña: el caos tory alcanza un punto de inflexión
El número de esta semana de The Socialist (periódico del Socialist Party en Inglaterra y Gales) se publica en medio de una crisis gubernamental sin precedentes. Justo un día antes de la votación prevista en […]