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Greece election: Majority vote against austerity

Clear socialist programme for struggle needed Nicos Anastasiades, Xekinima (CWI Greece) The relief of the capitalist world leaders attending the G20 summit in Mexico didn’t last long. Within hours following the narrow general election victory o...

China: The spectre of revolution

The “spectre of revolution” hangs over the upcoming 18th congress of China’s ruling Communist party (CCP). So warned US-based commentator Yun Tang in the South China Morning Post (20 June 2012) chinaworker.info The power struggle in the top lev...

Taiwan: A successful meeting for solidarity with Hualon strikers

Solidarity and struggle until victory CWI in Taiwan 22 July was an exciting day, because Hualon textile workers came to Taipei from Miaoli, 100km away, and had a discussion with people. This discussion was held by CWI Taiwan and other groups. 4...

CWI Summer School: A stormy period for the world economy and relations

Capitalist crisis and workers’ mass struggles take global dimensions Finghín Kelly, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) This week, up to 400 people are attending the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) annual Summer School in Belgium, from al...

Poland: International Solidarity with Chung Hong (Poland) Factory workers

Reinstate sacked striking workers,  Against global sweatshops chinawoker.info chinaworker.info is a campaign website for independent trade union and labour rights in China. We have heard from the union, Inicjatywa Pracownicza, that the factory ...

Review: “New Parties of the Left – Experiences from Europe”

Challenging times for the left in Europe Robert Bechert, CWI, first published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) Review of "New Parties of the Left: experiences from Europe", by Daniel Bensaïd, Alain K...

Taiwan: Textile workers occupy Hualon Factory

Solidarity needed in fight to save jobs CWI Taiwan Three hundred textile workers in the Hualon Corporation’s factory in Miaoli County, Taiwan declared indefinite strike more than a month ago on 6 June. Since then they have occupied the factory ...

US: Mitt Romney – Candidate for the 1%

There are now two corporate parties in the U.S. Why shouldn’t we, as working people, have one of our own? Kerry Finnan, Socialist Alternative (CWI US supporters) As the 2012 presidential election draws closer, Republican candidate Mitt Romney c...

Quebec: Interview with an organiser of the student strike

"Students have been striking for over 110 days." Joshua Koritz, first published in "Justice", paper of Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US) Joshua Koritz traveled to Montreal, Quebec to witness the student struggles firsthand and re...

International students in Australia

‘The Socialist’ speaks to international student Tran Nguyen Socialist Party (CWI in Australia) What are the costs involved if you’re living and studying as an international student in Australia? There are many different costs if you decide t...

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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Spain—Lessons for Fighting the Far Right Today

Marcus Kollbrunner, Liberdade Socialismo e Revolucao (ISA in Brazil) This July we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the revolutionary workers’ u...

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