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China: repression or “reform”?

The dominant group within the ruling party stand for continued but ‘smarter’ repression. Here we republish this article which was first published 11 July 2011. Despite the dictatorship’s triumphalist propaganda about its economic achievements, th...

Chile: Pinochet Constitution rejected! plebiscite victory opens road to new struggles

The Battle is Just Beginning. This article was written in October. Andre Ferrari LSR (ISA in Brasil) The Chilean people gave another example of consciousness and strength this Sunday 25 October. The Constitution inherited from Pinochet’s dictato...

Students protest prison-like restrictions across China

Student protests sweep Chinese campuses against draconian lockdowns Hong Liuxing (红流星) chinaworker.info Due to the coronavirus pandemic the Chinese state imposed strict lockdowns on university and school campuses since April. In August, the Ministry...

Inter-Imperialist conflict and a new Cold War

What Next? Sonja Grusch, SLP (ISA in Austria) This article is based on an introductory speech given by Sonja Grusch, a member of the ISA International Executive, at the ISA Virtual Marxist University in July 2020. The background to the discussion ...

China: Xi regime declares war on Jack Ma and Ant Group

CCP dictatorship’s plan to curb the power of tech oligarchs sends shockwaves through the system. Lee Yong, chinaworker.info This article first appeared on chinaworker.info on 14 November and has been translated to English for ISA. The last-minute...

US: Never another Trump – why we need a working class party

What should a new party of the left based on the interests of working people look like? Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative (ISA USA) Working people in the U.S. are facing a crisis of massive proportions. Decades of neoliberal attacks on unions and ...

Capitalism and COVID-19: Why We Need a Planned Economy

weak spots and vulnerabilities built into every joint in the capitalist system. Keely Mullen Socialist Alternative (ISA-the US) Capitalism is set up like a house of cards. Disjointed supply chains, competition for component parts, research a...

China: State repression against left activists escalates

Drop the charges against Chai Xiaoming chinaworker.info (ISA in China) reporters On 14 August, left activist Chai Xiaoming was tried secretly by the Intermediate Court in the eastern city of Nanjing on the charge of “inciting subversion of state po...

US: Drive out Trump and shut down the system!

Take action to stop Trump from stealing the election Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (ISA USA) In order to drive Trump out of the White House, we need to disrupt “business as usual” with mass civil disobedience, student walkouts, and workp...

US: Why the Left shouldn’t support Joe Biden

With the US Presidential election looming, pressure is mounting to vote for Joe Biden to keep Trump out. Keely Mullen, Socialist Alternative (ISA USA) Even the New York Times has carried an editorial headed “Why socialists should support Joe Bid...

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Stalin’s “Socialism In One Country”—A Century of Disaster

March 11, 2026 Leon Pinsky, Sociaist Alternative (ISA in the US) A century ago, from December 18-31 of 1925, the 14th Congress of the Communist Part...

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