Israel / Palestine
Israel: Contract postal workers storm Histadruth union HQ
Protest carried on national TV
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Netherlands
Netherlands: The rise of the Dutch Socialist Party
New right wing government formed – What way forward for Left opposition?
Israel / Palestine
Israel: Contract postal workers demand permanent job status
Histadrut union federation takes membership dues but ignore struggle
Kashmir
Kashmir: Public sector workers continue strike despite leader’s betrayal
Medecin Sans Frontier threaten striking health workers with dismissal
Lebanon
Lebanon: Bus bombings heighten tensions before pro-government rally
Working people demand: “Let us live!”
North Korea
North Korea: Six nation talks reach new accord
Another US retreat?
Ireland Republic
Ireland: “Sold out Aer Lingus workers… [thrown] to the Stock Exchange wolves”
Socialist MP backs Aer Lingus workers 95% vote for industrial action
USA
US: Congressman Kucinich announces presidential bid
But will the Democrats allow change from within?
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Another election, another recipe for sectarian deadlock
The fact that the Assembly [local ‘power sharing government body] election is going ahead on 7 March does not mean that an Assembly will be set up first on 26 March.
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cwi: world congress 2007 – Socialist ideas back on the agenda in Latin America
One of the most important and interesting discussions at the CWI 9th World Congress was the unfolding continental wide uprising against neo-liberalism in Latin America.