CWI
Lynn Walsh
The International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) was very saddened to hear the news of the death of Lynn Walsh, who passed away late last Friday. For many years Lynn was […]
Month: November 2024
Britain
‘Socialism 2024’: Building the Socialist Opposition with Ideas and Action
Hundreds of working-class activists, trade unionists and students poured into the workshops and rallies of Socialism 2024, held in central London, on 9-10 November to discuss how a fighting socialist opposition to Labour leader and […]
Climate Change & Environment
SPAIN | Deadly Floods Cause Political Upheaval
“It’s like being in a disaster movie”, was the way that one person put it when asked how he felt about the recent wave of floods that have decimated large areas of Spain’s eastern coastline near Valencia. […]
Scotland
Scotland – the drugs death capital of Europe
Scotland continues to be the drugs death capital of Europe for the sixth year in a row. An estimated 1,172 people lost their lives due to drugs last year. The figure might be the second […]
Germany
GERMANY | The End of the Coalition and its Consequences
The trade unions and the Left Party must take up an independent and combative class position The end of the coalition between the SPD, the Greens and the liberal FDP on the evening of Wednesday […]
Spain
Worst flooding kills more than 200 people in Spain
These are days of unconsolable mourning and righteous anger in València. Accompanied by shouts of “murderer”, the king and queen of Spain were pelted with mud when they visited the area and on the same […]
USA
Trump Declared President-Elect for Second Right-Wing, Anti-Worker Term
Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election early this morning (6 November). Once again, the Democratic Party’s pro-corporate agenda failed to win enough votes to stop Trump, the right, and far […]
USA
US elections: Trump’s return heralds upheavals
The victory of Trump and his refashioned Republican party clearly opens new chapters in both US and world history. For many in a polarised US this victory of right populism will strike more than a […]
Nigeria
Drop Charges Against All #EndBadGovernance Protesters
Below is the text of a press conference addressed by the #Endbadgovernance movement, Lagos State Chapter, on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, to respond to the discontinuation of suit […]
Chile
Huge numbers of spoilt and blank votes in Chilean elections
On October 26th and 27th elections took place in Chile for regional governors and Cores (Deputies) for the regional governments and mayors and councilors for the municipal governments. The elections were held in the middle […]