Austerity

The fight for an end to violence against women must be an anti-capitalist fight. Statement by the ISA’s International Women’s Bureau November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, founded in 1981 after the m...

January 15th marked the 101st anniversary of the murder of the outstanding revolutionary socialist leader, Rosa Luxemburg  Eleanor Crossey-Malone (ISA Ireland) This article, first published by Socialist Party Ireland, looks at her def...

For a social and political program to fight the pandemic Katya Raetz (Sweden) and Marty Harrison (US) frontline health workers and ISA members The figures for those infected and deceased are outdated as soon as they are reported. More than 3.5 mill...

“The shock to the global economy from COVID-19 has been both faster and more severe than... even the Great Depression” Per-Åke Westerlund Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden) That comment by economist Nouriel Roubini on 24th March indicate...

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China’s rulers are destroying ten times as many coal mining jobs as Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Mrs Thatcher chinaworker.info reporters A tsunami of job destruction is heading towards heavy industry in China. This is especially in the coal and steel ...

Opinion polls show independence vote is balancing on a knife edge Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI in Scotland) “In the past four weeks support for the union has drained away at an astonishing rate. The Yes campaign has not just in...

We are living through one of the most dramatic periods in history Document adopted by the December 2012 meeting of the International Executive Committee of the CWIIntroduction We are living through one of the most dramatic periods in history....

Huge opportunities for building new workers’ party Giuliano Brunetti, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy) 2012 has marked a turning point in the level of the economic, social and political crisis in Italy. After Greece, Italy is one of the hardest hi...

Non-payment campaign against household tax: Preparation needed to organise a powerful, mass response to any court cases Cian Prendiville, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) According to the government, after their three threatening letters, they pla...