Steve Edwards is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The strike of 50,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members which began Sunday at midnight at all 55 GM plants in the US has the potential to mark a new stage in the revival of working class action. Teachers, hotel workers, and others made 2018 […]
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James Clement is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). The ongoing trade war between Japan and South Korea has heightened with the decision by the South Korean government to sever their military intelligence cooperation with Japan. The trade war itself began when Japan removed South Korea from its white list of 27 […]
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Climate Change and Jobs New Politics Needed Socialist Youth China from Tienanmen 1989 to Hong Kong 2019 Indigenous Women Socialist Campaigns in US Sudan’s Revolution End Sexual Violence at Work … more from Canada and the world If you would like to order copy(ies) contact: [email protected]
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Leonard Chiwoniso Mhute and Sodindwa Malandelilanga are members of CWI Zimbabwe. On 16 August, the regime in Zimbabwe brutally attacked street demonstrations against the country’s seemingly endless economic and political crisis. The ruling elite fears a protest revolt such as in Sudan, having clearly seen the strength of the masses in action in the three […]
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This resolution was unanimously agreed at August meeting of CWI’s International Executive Committee. We are rapidly approaching a decisive turning point in world relations with a slowdown in the world economy increasingly pointing towards a deeper downturn, including the possibility of a 2008-9 type financial crash. Such a development would find capitalism far less prepared […]
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Ty Moore is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Seattle’s Socialist City Councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is in the midst of a major fight for re-election. U.S. elections are long and expensive compared to most of the world. Seattle city elections are in two parts: a primary that runs through August 6 and then […]
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Vincent Kolo is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Rising U.S.-China Tensions: A New Era of Conflict The escalating U.S.-China conflict is nothing short of a major crisis for global capitalism. With negotiations having all but collapsed there seems to be no “exit ramp” from the trade war that began in July 2018. This crisis points to […]
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Cities around the world, from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to London, and Berlin and many others have experienced housing crises over the last decade. While the local details may differ, the root cause is the same – rampant profiteering from homes. Housing Movements in Cities Around the World In Los Angeles, where California laws […]
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Vincent Kolo is a contributor to chinaworker.info. President Trump’s decision to increase punitive tariffs against China from one minute past midnight on Friday, 10 May, marks a dramatic escalation of the 10-month old trade war between the world’s biggest economies. This follows months of talks and the widespread impression, encouraged by Trump and his officials, […]
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This article is from the document on Canada agreed unanimously at Socialist Alternative’s recent conference. SNC-Lavalin has dominated Federal politics this year. While the media has concentrated on the claimed undermining of the attorney general’s independence, it reveals the normal workings of government, constantly acting to support big business. In return, big business gives generously […]
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