Historic “Hartal” Halts Sri Lanka as President Declares State of Emergency

Serge Jordan is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Responding to a joint appeal issued by over 2,000 trade unions, a countrywide ‘Hartal’ (total strike) brought Sri Lanka to a stop on Friday, May 6. The hartal, the largest in 69 years, was a resounding success. The Railway Joint Trade Union Alliance […]

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Convoy: Union Leaders Wake Up!

For over ten days central Ottawa has been blocked by the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” a nationwide protest calling for an end to all federal and provincial COVID measures. Some have gone further and called for the removal of the elected government. It has totally dominated Canadian news all this time. Contrast this to the lack […]

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Socialist Alternative Magazine #18

The newest issue of our magazine Socialist Alternative is now published. Stolen Lives Stolen Land Alberta’s Misery Continues Slashing Cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador Ontario Education Shambles UniteHere! The Struggle Continues Fight For Sick Pay: Join a Union! Life of a Grocery Worker “Can’t Have Capitalism without Racism” The Road to Peace in Israel/Palestine … […]

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Xi’s regime is preparing a Hong Kong version of Tiananmen crackdown

Dikang is a member of Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong). Workers urgently need to organise to resist the repression. Build for a real general strike! Carrie Lam’s Hong Kong government has dramatically escalated the level of police violence against the pro-democracy protest movement. This escalation, obvious since the start of November, has clearly been […]

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Protesters in Lebanon

Uprising in Lebanon: masses united in street protests

A sectarian political regime Since the end of the civil war (1990), Lebanon has been a country ruled by parties that were heavily involved in the civil war. The leaders of most of these parties are former warlords, or their sons. The only fundamental difference between the parties is the religious group with which they […]

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Bolivia: No to the Coup!

Fight the right-wing and imperialism throughout Latin America On Sunday afternoon (November 10) Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, announced their resignation from their positions in a process that can only be characterized as an ultra-right wing coup d’état backed by landowners, the military and imperialism. Morales announced his resignation moments […]

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“Chile Despertó”! Chile Wakes Up in Mass Protest

Just weeks ago, right-wing President Piñera was declaring in the media that Chile was an oasis in Latin America and the IMF was praising its merits. But when he announced a 30 pesos (about 5 euro cents) increase in the fee for a metro ticket, thousands of young people from secondary schools organized massive protests. […]

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Hong Kong: Go to the streets on October 1st!

This is the text of a leaflet issued by Socialist Action (ISA in Hong Kong). Demonstrations should not require police approval – Export the Hong Kong revolution to China! After almost four months of this historic mass struggle, Hong Kong has become a city under police rule. The CCP (so-called ‘Communist’) dictatorship fears that the […]

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Egyptian protesters break the wall of fear

Serge Jordan is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. On the evening of Friday, September 20, widespread protests broke out in Egypt. Hundreds of people came down to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the January 2011 revolution, and many more marched through the streets of other parts of the country, including […]

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Hong Kong: China’s Ultra-Repressive Agenda Is Fomenting Revolution

Dikang is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Police violence dictated from above fuels unprecedented mass anger The political crisis in Hong Kong has taken a new sharp turn. On September 4, the government made an apparent u-turn with Chief Executive Carrie Lam announcing the formal withdrawal of the hated extradition law. This is a step she […]

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