The Venezuelan economy faces runaway inflation, speculation and severe food shortages. At the same time, capitalist forces are increasingly emboldened by the growing divisions in the government.
Johan Rivas, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI Venezuel...
“Earth-shattering consequences” in the US and internationally
An interview with Kshama Sawant. Sarah Wrack, from The Socialist (weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party, England & Wales)
The evening of 15 November will go down as marking an ...
China’s censors block more overseas websites to limit fallout from “JPMorgan affair”
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
The family of China’s ex-premier Wen Jiabao is once again the focus of a financial scandal – this time concerning fat payouts fr...
Thousands killed and 11 million affected by the strongest storm ever
Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong)
Typhoon Haiyan (‘Yolanda’ in the Philippines) has caused destruction on a massive scale. This storm was three times more powerful t...
Strongest showing by socialists in decades - Opportunities for working-class politics must be seized
Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative
Two Socialist Alternative candidates sent historic shock waves through the United States on 6 November. ...
Support grows in campaign for release of imprisoned workers’ representative
chinaworker.info and CWI reporters
It is now five months since Wu Guijun, a migrant worker employed at the Diweixin Product Factory in Shenzhen, was taken into detentio...
Shenzhen factory workers’ representative held by police for five months
chinaworker.info
On Wednesday 23 October, Wu Guijun, a migrant worker in Shenzhen, will have been held in police detention for five months. Wu has only very recently been f...
New generation can learn from experience of Malaya Communist Party leader
CWI Malaysia
Chin Peng, the former guerrilla leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), died in Thailand on 16th September at the age of 88. His party had not been active...
Standing up against fascism and injustice until the end
Alexandros Prantounas, Xekinima (CWI Greece)
“On a day like this
It’s fine to die
A beautiful death,
Standing up,
In full public view”
‘Killah P’, from the CD ‘Zorya’
Ca...
Popular Front’s alliance with ‘Nidaa Tounes’ provokes big turmoil on the left
Serge Jordan, CWI
In the aftermath of the cold murder of the left Nasserite leader Mohamed Brahmi on 25 July, a cascade of mass protests shook every corner of Tunisia...
