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South Africa: Organised xenophobia – how should the working class respond?

April 20, 2022 Marxist Workers Party (CWI in South Africa) reporters

The majority of people have reacted with horror at the violent death of Elvis Nyathi, stoned and burned to death by a murderous mob in Diepsloot, South Africa. According to his wife, the mob had […]

Ireland North: Socialist councillor contests Legislative Assembly seat

April 19, 2022 Ciaran Mulholland, Cross Community Labour Alternative

Militant Left supporter Cllr. Donal O’Cofaigh is contesting the Fermanagh-South Tyrone constituency in the 5 May elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Donal is running as a Cross Community Labour Alternative (CCLA) candidate. In an […]

Sri Lanka: Tamil leaders fail to advocate vital united mass struggle

April 16, 2022 TU Senan, first published by Tamil Solidarity Campaign

Tamil organisations and self-proclaimed leaders in Sri Lanka have so far refused to come out clearly in support of bringing down the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime. With the position of ‘anybody but the Rajapaksas’ in the […]

The Falklands/Malvinas War – 40 years on

April 15, 2022 Peter Taaffe, from The Rise of Militant

This month marks the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas war. Below we republish a chapter on the war from the book, The Rise of Militant, by Peter Taaffe. Peter explains the approach taken by Marxists […]

The war in Ukraine – a commentary on Paul Mason’s muddle

April 14, 2022 Tony Saunois, secretary of the CWI

The brutal war in Ukraine following Putin’s invasion, like all wars, has posed crucial issues for the working class, in the sharpest way. War and revolution are the greatest tests for Marxists and the working […]

What are the causes of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka?

April 13, 2022 TU Senan, CWI

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka did not appear suddenly but has been in the making for some time. Covid-led destruction devastated the tourist industry and government policies have further accelerated the crisis. The recent […]

Pakistan: Crisis erupts as Imran Khan ousted

April 13, 2022 Tony Saunois (CWI secretary)

Pakistan is the latest south Asian country to be thrown into political, social, and economic turmoil. After a desperate attempt to cling to power, the coalition of opposition parties – Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) […]

France

Left candidate Mélenchon wins nearly 22% in first round of French presidential elections but run-off between Macron and Le Pen

April 12, 2022 Statement by Gauche révolutionnaire (CWI in France)

France’s right-wing president, Emmanuel Macron, faces far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French election on 24 April. They won 27.8% and 23.2% respectively in the first round on 10 April. […]

Horrific train attack by bandits indicative of Nigerian society’s deep social ills

April 11, 2022 Abiodun Bamigboye, Acting National Chairperson, Chinedu Bosah, National Secretary, Socialist Party Nigeria

The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the tragic attack by terrorists on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday, March 28, 2022, and condoles with the families of the victims, as well as the leadership and […]

Lessons of the Massachusetts St. Vincent nurses strike

April 8, 2022 Jeff Booth, Massachusetts, AFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity), originally published in Socialism Today, the paper of the Independent Socialist Group (US)

The longest strike in the U.S. in 2021 and the longest nurses’ strike in Massachusetts history ended in January 2022 when union nurses voted to ratify a new contract. 700 members of the Massachusetts Nurses […]