“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 ...
Xi Jinping’s shift from dictatorship-by-committee to new ‘paramount leader’ is a high-risk strategy
Editorial statement from chinaworker.info
“More market, less freedom, and much more power to Xi Jinping” – this was the verdict of Beijing-based...
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. ...
China’s toxic air showing no signs of improvement
chinaworker.info
An unnamed 8-year-old Jiangsu girl has been diagnosed with lung cancer, China’s youngest known victim of the disease. Doctors at the hospital treating her blame exposure to air ...
Brutal attacks on doctors and nurses is a sign of a broken healthcare system
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
Several hundred Zhejiang hospital workers in white coats walked out on strike on 28 October. The staff at Wenling’s No. 1 People’s Hospi...
Chinese state steps up repression against Uighurs and other national minorities
chinaworker.info
Monday’s deadly incident in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, one of the most symbolic and heavily policed sites in China, has been classified as a “terr...
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...
Monster demo over TV licenses organised at five day’s notice
Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI) in Hong Kong
A huge crowd turned out in Hong Kong on Sunday to vent their anger over the government’s decision to favour two big business groups with so...
Imperialism and the quest for global hegemony is behind the rare earth battle
Li Yong and Moby, chinaworker.info
Rare earth elements are considered ...
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