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Shockwaves from Middle East to Korea in wake of Trump’s resort to ‘missile diplomacy’ Editorial from Socialist《社會主義者》magazine issue 42 Donald Trump’s cruise missile attack on a Syrian airbase on 6 April, during a round of “beautiful chocolate...

Scottish National Party fires the starting gun but offers no solutions to austerity Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI) The Scottish parliament (with limited 'autonomous' powers) will vote next week in favour of triggering a second ind...

World’s second most dangerous nuclear disaster David Hundorf, chinaworker.info It is six years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On 11 March 2011, ‘311’, a devastating earthquake and series of tsunamis destroyed the cooling systems at the F...

International Women’s Day: “Solidarity with global mass protests and women’s strikes” Socialist Action reporters Over 70 attended the Socialist Action (CWI) candle-lit demonstration in Hong Kong for International Women’s Day, 8 March. Protester...

Women strike in over 50 countries against oppression Socialist Action statement for this evening’s demonstration in Central International Women’s Day, March 8th, this year will be the biggest ever. Millions around the world will march and str...

Pan-democrats sink to new low by supporting “lesser evil” John Tsang Dikang, Socialist Action Hong Kong’s Chief Executive election is a five-yearly political farce. It has been described as the world’s most bizarre election. Just 1,194 electors...

Welfare contractor ISS imposes new rent policy Socialist Action reporters Around 100 refugees and supporters protested at the headquarters of ISS-HK on 13 February, against a new rent policy that makes it more difficult for refugees to find a h...

Regime fears calls for ‘International Women’s Strike’ could attract support even in China Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info A leading feminist blog account with 80,000 followers has been closed down in China for voicing criticism of US president Do...

Lessons for today’s struggles against dictatorship Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info In the February Revolution of 1917, (March in today’s calendar) the centuries-old system of Russian tsarism came crashing down. It was the working class especially...

Round One to Xi Jinping? Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info The deepening crisis in Washington over the resignation of Michael Flynn and the Trump administration’s alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, has overshadowed the significance of the...