Portugal
Portugal on the brink
Preparing for mass struggle
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Britain
Scotland: Westminster coalition of savage cuts takes power
Time for mass struggle to fight the cuts
Britain
Britain: New government… the onslaught of cuts
Peter Taaffe, general secretary of the Socialist Party, gave a sober but inspiring analysis of the general election outcome on a London meeting of the Socialist Party. Hear his speech here (40 min, mp3-file).
Greece
Greece: Joe Higgins speaks at central SYRIZA rally in Athens
At a central meeting of SYRIZA in Athens last Friday, 14 May, Joe Higgins, MEP for the Socialist Party in Ireland, spoke, along with Alexis Tsipras (chair of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group), Manolis Glezos (member of […]
History & Anniversaries
Review: The Tragedy of the Chinese Revolution by Harold Isaacs
The Chinese revolution of 1925-27 represented one of the most gigantic and splendid movements in human history.
Ireland North
Ireland: A tribute to comrade Peter Hadden’s contribution
Obituary
India
India: Police assault in Orissa condemned
State colludes with Multinational
Romania
Romania: Mass protests against EU / IMF deal
"Those in power starve our children" – trade unions threaten a general strike on 31 May.
Europe
Slovenia: Students smash parliament buildings in anger at government’s attacks
10,000 students and school students protested in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, on 19 May. A demonstration began on Preseren Square. Students then moved to the Slovenian parliament and smashed its facade with eggs, stones and bottles. […]
South Africa
South Africa: Towards a genuine left alternative?
The Conference of the Democratic Left (CDL) is an initiative to bring together left organisations, social movements and activists to confront the disastrous social, economic and political crisis in South Africa.