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    World economy: Riding the double-dipper

    Capitalist leaders are in disarray as they strive and fail to get to grips with the eurozone crisis and its threat to the global economy Lynn Walsh, from Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales) Capitalist l...

    Kazakhstan:The freeing of Vadim Kuramshin

    Result of massive international campaign of solidarity Statement by Ainur Kurmanov, Socialist Movement, Kazakhstan Today, August 28, Vadim Kuramshin was released from the courtroom in Taraz after the jury’s verdict was announced. The human righ...

    Britain: Big business and the London Olympics

    The greatest sporting, and money-making, show on earth Manny Thain, from an edited version of an article in Socialism Today (monthly magazine of the Socialist Party, CWI England and Wales) The 2012 Olympic Games, held in London, will start with...

    South Africa: [Updated] Solidarity with Lonmin’s miners

    South African police massacres striking workers at Marikana - call for protest action DSM (CWI South Africa) At least 46 workers were shot dead, and many more injured, on August 16 as a massive police assault was launched to crush a strike ...

    Russia:“Pussy riot” – made into scapegoats by revengeful Putin

    Public support growing for punk group! Rob Jones Moscow It would have been difficult to predict a year ago that a group of “third generation feminist punk rockers” calling themselves “Pussy riot” and dressed in brightly colored balaclavas and w...

    Spain: Miners light up Madrid and show workers the way to struggle!

    For a 48 hour general strike to bring down Rajoy government John Hird, CWI Spain Thousands of coal miners arrived in Madrid, last week, completing another march on the capital as part of the struggle to defend their jobs. They were greeted by t...

    Syria: Houla massacre deepens fears of slide into full-blown civil war

    In struggle against brutal Assad regime, working class must oppose sectarianism and imperialist intervention Niall Mulholland, CWI The killing of 108 people near the Syrian town of Houla shocked and appalled people everywhere. Particularly abho...

    Ireland: If they take one non-payer to court they take us all

    Non-payment campaign against household tax: Preparation needed to organise a powerful, mass response to any court cases Cian Prendiville, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) According to the government, after their three threatening letters, they pla...

    Russia: Moscow police round-up 6th May protesters

    Protest to Russian Embassies! CWI Reporters, Moscow Nearly three months after the event, Russian police are continuing to arrest protesters who took part in a massive opposition demonstration of 6 May. The demonstration ended in clashes and the...

    Greece election: Majority vote against austerity

    Clear socialist programme for struggle needed Nicos Anastasiades, Xekinima (CWI Greece) The relief of the capitalist world leaders attending the G20 summit in Mexico didn’t last long. Within hours following the narrow general election victory o...

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    Britain: Build a new left party – No to austerity 2.0!

    Busting the “black hole” myth Editorial, issue 49 of Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland) newspaper (This article was first ...

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