Aftermath of Sandy further exposes corporate domination of governing institutions
Pete Ikeler, Socialist Alternative, New York
The gigantic “Frankenstorm” Hurricane Sandy has put thousands out of their homes, millions out of power, and claimed ...
But socialist policies needed.
Tony Saunois, Caracas
Thousands flocked to Miraflores, the Presidential Palace in Caracas, Sunday night (October 7) to celebrate the victory of Hugo Chávez in Sunday’s presidential election. In scenes reminiscent ...
Reaping the grapes of wrath
Cedric Gerome, CWI
Protests sparked by an anti-Islam movie trailer made in the US have spilled over more than 20 countries across the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, countries with important Muslim communities,...
“Workers unite! We can’t be defeated!”
Dave Hundorf, chinaworker.info
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, was hit by a massive a one-day strike on Wednesday October 3. A joint statement issued by several union organisations said a tota...
“It’s a big relief,” says Chinese CWI activist
Interview with Anna Löfgren of Swedish newspaper Offensiv
You have just been granted asylum in Sweden – how does it feel?
It feels very good! I have waited a long time for this, and it was a lon...
Forced to flee China due to state persecution of socialists and left activists
chinaworker.info
We just learned the great news: Zhang Shujie, 24-years old, who was persecuted by the Chinese dictatorship for his socialist ideas, has been granted...
ANC leadership has shown since the massacre that the gulf between it and the masses is now unbridgeable
Weizmann Hamilton, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in South Africa), from Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI in England &...
Campaign for permanent contracts continues
Kim Changwoo, CWI Seoul
For the last fours years, non-regular workers at a Hyundai Motors factory in Ulsan, South Korea have been taking recurring strike action and organising protests to become regula...
Huge opportunities for building new workers’ party
Giuliano Brunetti, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)
2012 has marked a turning point in the level of the economic, social and political crisis in Italy. After Greece, Italy is one of the hardest hi...
Perspectives for Struggle in 2012
By Socialist Alternative
This document analyzing the historic struggles of 2011, particularly the Occupy movement, and putting forward perspectives for struggles in 2012, was unanimously agreed by the National...
