Women workers with artillery shell-filling factory, Chilwell, England, 1914

Women in World War One

Jane James and Jim Horton are members of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). World War One resulted in the horrific slaughter of millions of workers who were initially encouraged and then conscripted into the bloody horrors of trench warfare. Women too were cajoled to do their bit for ’the war to end […]

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Socialism and national rights

Peter Taaffe is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Ukraine, Israel/Palestine and other countries  The bloody conflict in Ukraine, alongside the slaughter of the Palestinian people in Gaza, has brought the issue of the ‘national question’ once more forcefully onto the political agenda. How can we open a road to […]

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War on Gaza

Shahar Ben Horin is a member of Socialist Struggle Movement (ISA in Israel-Palestine). Mass action needed to stop bloodshed Whole families burnt alive. Parents with children. Shajaiya neighbourhood in Gaza is complete rubble. Over 1,100 Palestinians’ lives have ended since 8 July, as ruthless inferno has rained down on this besieged, impoverished, and highly populated […]

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China: The great slowdown

Vincent Kolo is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Signs that the mammoth property bubble is finally bursting belie Beijing’s upbeat GDP data On July 16 the Chinese government released its GDP figures for the second quarter, causing global financial markets to heave a collective sigh of relief as 7.5 percent growth was announced. This figure (Beijing’s […]

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