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International Women’s Day in Hong Kong

Women of different nationalities are out on the streets protesting for women’s rights. Socialist Action reporters International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March, is a day to commemorate the struggle of women for their rights. ...

Greece: Syriza retreats under EU threats

Popular mood shows anti-austerity socialist policies would win huge support Nicos Anastasiades, Xekinima (CWI Greece) On 20 February, Greek negotiators agreed a four month extension of the current bailout programme with its creditors (the Troik...

The Life and legacy of Malcolm X

50 years since the assassination of the black revolutionary Hugh Caffrey February 21 marks 50 years since the assassination of the black revolutionary activist Malcolm X. As the United States is shaken by mass protests in hundreds of cities aga...

Protest against political arrests in Ireland

Campaigners against government’s water tax are targeted in police crackdown Socialist Action (CWI) reporters A police crackdown in Ireland has so far seen 17 people arrested for taking part in protests against austerity polices and the governme...

Greece: Syriza comes to power as old ruling parties collapse

Left parties fail to form government – Syriza goes into coalition with populist right Independent Greeks Interview with Andros Payiatsos from Xekinima (CWI Greece) What is the importance of the Greek election results? We can describe the res...

Britain endorses Hong Kong’s fake election plan

Former colonial power kowtows to Beijing’s economic muscle Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info After last autumn’s ‘youthquake’ in the shape of the Umbrella Revolution there are few people on the planet who do not know that Hong Kong’s so-called ‘de...

Greece: Towards a Syriza government?

General elections on 25 January Interview with Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI in Greece) At the end of last year a constitutional crisis arose in austerity-ridden Greece with the failure to elect a president. This triggered an early general el...

France: Mass struggle needed to resist terrorism and racism

Statement distributed by Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France) on 10-11 January demonstrations throughout France No restriction on freedom of expression ! We must not let ourselves be divided ! No to racism ! No unity with Valls-Merkel-Rajo...

France: Millions march for solidarity

Unity against racism and capitalism! Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France) Nearly four million people marched in the streets of France on the weekend of 10-11 January to express their disgust and their grief against the attacks in Paris which ...

China: Hard landing in 2015?

China’s economic slowdown already being felt throughout world economy Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info “The most important number in the world, for the past 30 years and next five years, is China’s growth rate,” declared BBC Economics Editor Robe...

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Trump and Netanyahu’s War on Iran

Build and escalate working-class antiwar resistance!  The Middle East is in flames once more, and again it is Trump who has lit the fire. The...

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