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Over 75 trade unionists and international visitors attended a conference organised by the Free Trade Union Centre in Sri Lanka, which debated the way forward for workers in that country following the protests of 2022, [...]
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A Response to Philip Plickert’s Attempt to Absolve Capitalism Especially since the publication of Eric Williams’ groundbreaking work Capitalism and Slavery, which first appeared in 1944 and sheds light on the contribution of slavery to [...]
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From Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom is described as the first major book on the 2022-23 uprising in Iran. Protests were sparked in [...]
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But Struggle Continues to drop all charges and free all jailed #EndBadGovernance activists On Wednesday September 11, Adaramoye Michael Lenin and nine others were granted bail by a Federal High Court at the Federal Capital [...]
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The Partido Obrero (PO – Workers’ Party) of Argentina stands in solidarity with the campaign for the release of hundreds of demonstrators detained in Nigeria, particularly in the days of last August, in the protest [...]
Biden’s campaign was on track to crash and burn after his debate with Trump. [...]
Britain’s Far-Right Riots – Political Alternative Needed
by Editorial from Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) in Spotlight on Britain
One month after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party was ‘swept to power’ by a paltry 20% of the electorate – the lowest support base of any government since the introduction of universal male suffrage in 1918 – violent protests and riots, instigated by far-right groups, broke out across the country. [...]
CHINA | China, Mao and the Markets
by Hannah Sell, CWI International Secretariat in Spotlight on China
Originally published in Socialism Today, monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). ‘Mao [...]
Mpox Exposes Continuing Global Pandemic Vulnerability
by Jon Dale, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) in Public Health
The latest outbreak of mpox virus is exposing once again global vulnerability to new pandemics. This outbreak had been largely ignored by politicians and media in wealthy countries when it remained confined to Africa. Since 2022, 40 874 cases and 1,512 deaths have been reported across fifteen African states. [...]