Interview with Hidouri Abdessalem, member of the regional UGTT office for secondary education, Sidi Bouzid from CWI Tunisia. The talks held between the government and the opposition parties, called the ‘initiative for a national dialogue’, were suspended on Monday 4 November. In short, this ‘initiative for a national dialogue’ is nothing but an attempt by […]
Continue ReadingRobert Bechert is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Millions routinely spied upon by state agencies Widespread anger across the world and embarrassment in Washington has greeted the news that the US security services and its closest allies, particularly Britain, have been spying both on their supposed allies and tens of millions […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden). Will there be ’Geneva II’ negotiations? The western imperialist powers have changed their current focus on Syria from war to negotiations. The aim now is to convene a Geneva II conference before the end of the year. On the ground in Syria, fighting and […]
Continue ReadingDavid Johnson is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Independent workers’ organization and socialist program needed Twenty three thousand workers at Egypt’s largest factory, Misr Spinning, in Mahalla al-Kubra, went on strike on 9 October. They demanded payment of their bonuses that were withheld by management of the state-owned company. […]
Continue ReadingAndros Payiatsos is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). Party battles promise to be as hard as the Greek class struggle The leadership of Syriza achieved the main goals it had set for the first congress of the now ‘unified’ party that took place in July. The component organizations of Syriza, the Coalition of […]
Continue ReadingChris Thomas is a member of ControCorrente (CWI in Italy). Letta government faces continuing economic and social crisis “Berlusconi is dead” declared one of the closest collaborators of il Cavaliere at the end of the worst week in his political career. Having dominated Italian politics for nearly 20 years Berlusconi was forced into a humiliating […]
Continue ReadingSascha Stanicic is National Spokesperson, Sozialistische Alternative (CWI in Germany). But unstable times lie ahead Despite the electoral success of Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU (the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria), last weekend’s general election in Germany reflects an alienation of big parts of the population from the established […]
Continue ReadingPer-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden). Local and global powers fight for power and oil The agreement between the US and Russia on Syria’s chemical weapons does not mean that the war is over. While Kerry hugged Lavrov in Geneva the fighting continued. The agreement represents a sharp reversal for […]
Continue ReadingPasha is a member of Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong). New leaders facing economic and political crisis China has entered a period of crisis. Even its leaders recognize this. The new president, Xi Jinping, admitted that the current crisis could threaten the CCP-state (Chinese Communist Party) with extinction within 10 years. A senior economist […]
Continue ReadingLiv Shange is a member of Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in South Africa). Both capitalists and working class prepare for unforeseen turmoil On August 16, 2012, at Marikana, a bloody line was drawn in South Africa’s political sand when police in cold blood shot dead 34 workers and wounded 78. The few seconds of the […]
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