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Coronavirus crisis sparks workers’ strikes and protests
Jens Jaschik, Sozialistische Organisation Solidaritaet (CWI), Germany Even during a global pandemic, profit is the top priority for capitalists. On…
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Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI) candidate elected in French local elections
Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI France) statement (abridged) On 15 March, Leïla Messaoudi of Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI France), was elected to the…
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Ireland: Surge to Sinn Féin as working-class anger defeats the establishment
Fiona O’Loughlin, CWI Ireland The general election in Ireland saw a seismic change in the electoral landscape, with a big…
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Coronavirus outbreak exposes capitalism’s failures
Steve Score, Socialist Party England and Wales Tragedies like the deaths from novel coronavirus, over 400 at the time of…
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France: 5 December one day strike opens fightback against Macron
Leila Messaoudi, Gauche Révolutionnaire (French section of the CWI) French President Macron is under very serious pressure. A one-day national…
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Kshama Sawant’s win in Seattle is a defeat for Amazon bosses
By Robert Bechert The attempt by bosses of Amazon and other companies to effectively buy control of Seattle city council…
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30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: How a mass revolutionary movement for genuine socialism was diverted
Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) and Berlin resident in 1989 While, for millions, the 1989 opening of…
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Catalonia: Draconian prison sentences provokes mass protests and strikes
By Tony Saunois, International Secretary Committee for a Workers' International Following a month long trial, the Supreme Court of the…
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Trump withdraws US troops to allow Turkish forces to attack Kurds
By Niall Mulholland, CWI This article was written just before today’s bombing of Kurdish areas in north east Syria, ordered…
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Catalonia: Two years on from the independence referendum
Tony Saunois, CWI secretary The 1st of October marks the second anniversary of the independence referendum called by the Catalan…
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