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Iran’s retaliation attack: From bloodbath in Gaza to the brink of regional conflagration
Unprecedented military response of the regime in Tehran to the provocative Israeli assassination of Iranian generals in Damascus leads to fear of a chain reaction.
Shahar Ben Horin and Yasha Marmer, Socialist Struggle (ISA in Israel-Palestine)
(Thi...
China
China’s involuted economy
The economy is tipping into a deflationary crisis with a worsening debt crunch, falling wages and prices, and increasing reliance of fraudulent economic data
Editorial, issue 74 of Socialist magazine (China magazine published by ISA in China,...
Features
How socialism can save the planet
Greyson Van Arsdale, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This article was first published on 31 August 2023)
In 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sat down on CNBC to urge the world’s wealthiest to act on climate change. Announcing tha...
China
The New Cold War heats up
Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This article was first published on 29 August 2023)
The last few years have seen a sharp rise in geopolitical tension centered on the US and China. This is being widely described as a New...
Features
Capitalism is preparing for more war – We need a socialist alternative
Chris Gray, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This article was first published on 10 July 2023)
As inter-imperialist tensions continue to heighten, capitalist governments around the world plan to spend over $6 trillion on their mili...
China
China’s economy in the grip of ‘Japanification’
Property collapse deepens while concerns rise over slow and limited government intervention
Editorial from issue 71 Socialist《社会主义者》magazine, the magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
China’s economic crisis entered a new more dangero...
International
Economy: SVB collapse detonates financial crisis
US banking crisis spreading to Europe
Tom Crean
(Originally published 16 March)
The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank last week has opened up a significant financial crisis for U.S. capitalism which now appears to be spreading to Europe. It is t...
Features
ISA 13th World Congress: Preparing for new twists and turns in the ‘age of disorder’
Report from International Socialist Alternative’s World Congress
Danny Byrne, ISA International Executive
(This article was first published on 15 February 2023)
Between 30 January and 5 February, over 100 delegates and visitors participated in Intern...
Features
2023 World Perspectives(2): How the Multi-Faceted Global Crisis Affects Different Regions
Duing the World Congress of ISA held from 30 January to 5 February delegates and visitors held intense discussions on ‘World Perspectives’. As a consequence, the document “Epoch of multiple crises -we have a world to win” was passed. We publish here Part 2 — dealing with the various regions of the world.
Features
2023 World Perspectives(1): Epoch of Multiple Crises — We Have a World to Win!
During the World Congress of ISA held from 30 January to 5 February delegates and visitors held intense discussions on ‘World Perspectives’. As a consequence, the document “Epoch of multiple crises — we have a world to win” was passed. We publish her...
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50 years of CWI/ISA: Our struggle for a fighting revolutionary Marxist International
Arne Johansson, Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden)
When the CWI, the Committee for a Workers International (now International Socialist Alter...
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