Xi’s totalitarian rule is steering China towards revolutionary upheavals. The Chinese regime (CCP) is holding its 20th Congress in Beijing, at which Xi Jinping will be confirmed as dictator-for-life. An unlimited non-stop state propaganda campaign has been eulogizing the “many achievements” of Xi’s decade-long reign. But in reality, Xi’s tenure has been a succession of […]
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Doug McCallum was defeated as Surrey Mayor, losing to former colleague Brenda Locke. Locke has promised to reverse the establishment of a separate Surrey police force, which will add further burden Surrey’s budget. Neither the RCMP nor Surrey Police is the answer, what is needed is democratic control over the police. Locke on other issues […]
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The Coalition for Progressive Electors (COPE) – Vancouver’s political party for renters and workers – hosted a Rally for Rent Control, on October 2. Incumbent city councillor Jean Swanson (COPE) shared a platform with Seattle’s Socialist Alternative city councillor, Kshama Sawant and other COPE candidates. Jean offered “huge thanks” to “Kshama for the solidarity she’s […]
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Second Round — Vote for Lula and Mobilize the Working Class The majority of Brazilians rejected Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential election. Bolsonaro trailed Lula of the Workers Party (PT) by a difference of 6.18 million votes. Despite this, the genocidal president has shown once again that he is not a lame […]
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This article is republished from the archives of ISA. Recent events in Iran have demonstrated once again the revolutionary energy of the Iranian masses, and particularly the working class. Articles written at the time by members of the CWI, since renamed as ISA, analyse the events of the revolution, and how Iran then ended up […]
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Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). The offensive by Ukrainian forces continues and the crisis of Putin’s war deepens. On Friday 30 September, Moscow declared that the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are “forever” part of Russia, as a result of the fake “referenda”. But already on the […]
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Nina Mo is a member of Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria). The killing of a young Kurdish woman in Iran has triggered a massive wave of upheaval, protests and strikes, threatening the whole regime. With global instability for the ruling classes growing, the whole region might once again become the epicenter of revolution and counterrevolution. […]
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Kshama Sawant, a member of Socialist Alternative in Seattle, has an incredible record that shows what can be achieved as a socialist city councillor with a class-struggle approach to politics. Using the city council seat as a platform to lead mass campaigns against the rich establishment powers in Seattle and Washington State, Kshama and Socialist […]
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Written by ISA members in Italy. A coming storm These elections have reaffirmed the deep political crisis in Italy. With the lowest turnout in republican history, the right wing is confirmed as the largest parliamentary force and Fratelli d’Italia as the largest national party. We must prepare for the most right-wing government since the fall […]
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“‘It’s going to bankrupt health care’: Spending on temp agency nurses up more than 550% since pre-pandemic at one Toronto hospital network,” ran the headline in the Toronto Star. “Ontario isn’t ruling out privatization in health care,” was a headline on CBC News. Temp Agency Nursing is Privatization Given the shortage of 15,000 nurses since […]
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