Rob Rooke is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. As it is nearly one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the devastation to families and individuals is hard to comprehend. More than eight million people who have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine are now refugees. Close to 50,000 soldiers, […]
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Per Olsson is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). The World and Sweden have never been so unequal. 81 billionaires hold more wealth than 50% of the world combined. Since 2020 the wealth grab by the super-rich has accelerated, and the richest 1% have captured almost two-thirds of all new wealth. This is […]
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As the Chinese New Year approaches, China is again the epicentre of the global pandemic. Despite a total information blackout, it is clear the country is experiencing an explosive spread of the virus after suddenly abandoning its three-year Zero COVID policy of hardline controls. This has been replaced by a chaotic “laissez-faire” position of minimal state […]
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Arno is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). On Thursday, January 20, millions of French workers were on strike with tens of thousands on marches as workers reject the Macron’s government attack on pensions. As announced during the presidential campaign, the Macron government has launched its pension […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. This article was originally published by The Stranger. This is now the tenth year I’ve had the honor to serve as an elected representative of Seattle’s working people. Workers in Seattle, through getting organized alongside my socialist City Council office, and my organization, Socialist […]
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Darragh O’Dwyer is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). The Peruvian masses must rely on their own strength and continue to build local committees of struggle to unite workers, campesinos and Indigenous people and allow them to democratically discuss and coordinate the next steps of the movement. 2022 came to a chaotic […]
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Walter Chambers is a member of International Socialist Alternative. Nearly two years after the military coup in Myanmar, the regime continues its brutal war against its own population, while the international “community,” that is the imperialist powers, ignore the suffering of the Myanmar population. For the first time since 1948 when Burma was accepted into […]
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Mobilize for Our Rights and Radical Change! Text of leaflet distributed by LSR (ISA in Brazil) on anti-coup protests on 9 January 2022 The violent coup attacks by the Bolsonarist horde on Sunday in Brasilia must be strongly repudiated by one and all. Bolsonaro must be held accountable first and foremost, and must pay for […]
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Tony Wilsdon is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is a fundamental work that should be required reading for all socialists and those seeking to understand underdevelopment in countries today when inequality between rich and poor countries is dramatically exacerbated by global crisis. This is especially true as the […]
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This article was written by the Editorial Board of Socialist Alternative in the US. The chaotic scenes as the Republicans try to elect a speaker for the House of Representatives demonstrates the fractured nature of US politics, especially of the Republicans. When Trump was running for office, he was lambasted by liberals for his protectionist […]
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