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Seattle Gives Green Light to Oust Richard Conlin from City Hall Kshama Sawant Campaign for Seattle City Council / Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US) Seattle voters sent a clear message to an out-of-touch political establishment ...

Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba and Latin America Laura Fitzgerald, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) Johan Rivas, CWI activist in Venezuela, introduced a discussion on Latin America at this year’s CWI Summer School. He noted the opening of a new perio...

Sweden once had a reputation as some kind of ‘social-democratic model’ with far-reaching public services and social support. But that has been dismantled by two decades of attacks – what the Economist magazine calls a ‘silent revolution’ Per Olsso...

The revolution must continue! For a government of workers and the poor! Aysha Zaki, CWI During the last week of tumultous events in Egypt, Aysha Zaki has discussed with socialist opposition activists in Cairo about the mass movement to the rule...

Workers and Socialist Party calls for one-day-general strike DSM (CWI South Africa) reporters The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) denounces in the strongest terms Amplats’ cold-blooded plans to slash 6,000 jobs and stands in solidarity with ...

Capitalists commentators applaud ‘Liconomics’ but its effects on the global economy can be disastrous chinaworker.info “China has basically said goodbye to 8 percent GDP growth,” declared Ha Jiming, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs in China, recen...

Governors of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities cut transport fares but the struggle must continue. Andre Ferrari, LSR (CWI Brazil) Following the tsunami of mass struggles during recent days, the state government of Sao Paulo, the...

Credit explosion “unprecedented in modern world history” behind financial volatility Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info World financial markets have been rocked again in recent days. First came the US Fed’s announcement last Wednesday (19 June) tha...

For independent action by workers and poor Robert Bechert, CWI The removal and arrest of President Morsi by the military marks a new, challenging but potentially dangerous stage in the unfolding Egyptian revolution. Morsi’s end came quickly ...

China’s carbon emissions have almost doubled in five years By Sally Tang, Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong). This article first appeared in Socialism Today (July/August 2013), the magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales). P...