Matt Hirst is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales and Scotland). Last night, after planned far right riots had been circulating on social media, tens of thousands of anti-racists in England and the north of Ireland came out to oppose them. The mood was determined but positive, with a clear stance taken by all […]
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Demonstrative Assassinations Deepen and Expand the Bloodbath The provocative assassinations by the right-wing Israeli government in the last 24 hours have aggressively swung the regional pendulum from the possibility of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, towards a wide-scale “multi-front” escalation in the direction of regional war. The danger inherent in this development and its destructive […]
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Movement for a Socialist Alternative, Nigeria The current economic challenges in Nigeria, caused by the anti-people policies of the APC-led Tinubu government, have left many Nigerians in severe hardship and prompted the call for the End Hunger protest. President Tinubu’s announcement on the day of his inauguration to increase the price of petrol from Naira […]
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Germany’s Defense Minister Pistorius gets serious about “war readiness.” Claus Ludwig, SAV, Germany Pressure is to be exerted on young people to increase the size of the German army (Bundeswehr). From 2025, 18-year-old males are to be obliged to complete a “questionnaire”. The “Ministry of Defense ‘’ writes in its FAQ: “Will there be sanctions […]
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T, Shop steward at Tel Aviv University and Socialist Struggle, Israel/Palestine In April, before the start of the murderous invasion of Rafah, the international solidarity movement with the Palestinians in Gaza and beyond intensified and gained momentum. Students at Columbia University in New York set up the first encampment, in the belly of the beast […]
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We Need Mass Struggle Against the Threat of Trump 2.0 The assassination attempt on Donald Trump at one of his rallies with thousands attending was utterly shocking, but not necessarily surprising. For the millions who deeply oppose Trump’s increasingly far right politics, desperation is growing as November 5 approaches. This is particularly the case because […]
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But His Persecution Proves That No One Is Truly Free Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison and allowed to go home to his wife and children in Australia after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage. His sudden release ends a legal nightmare for Assange during which he was involuntarily confined for […]
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But Starmer’s Labour will disappoint — Build working class struggle and a New Left Party The working class in England, Scotland and Wales have just wiped the floor with the Tories. With votes still being counted, they are headed for an historic defeat, and Labour is headed for one of the biggest majorities in more […]
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The June 27 Presidential debate ended, and an excruciatingly pregnant pause swallowed the country. What did we just watch? And what the hell is about to happen? After Joe Biden puttered off the debate stage and the national debrief began on every major network, the chorus of Democratic operatives and media pundits concluded in harmony: […]
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Keely Mullen is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are neck and neck in a race no one asked them to run. Groceries are 30% more expensive than they were before COVID, while portion sizes shrink. The US is bankrolling the genocidal onslaught in Gaza to the tune […]
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