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Anti-racist movement reignited by the death of George Floyd at police hands
On 25 May, police in Minneapolis choked George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who subsequently died. His death was disturbingly…
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Irish police use Covid-19 emergency powers to disperse Dublin shop workers’ protest
Ciarán McKenna, Committee for a Workers’ International Ireland In the main, there is support among the working class for the…
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US: Bitter class polarisation in wake of Covid-19 crisis
Socialist polices and a new workers’ party essential Statement by the International Secretariat of the CWI The devastating consequences of…
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France: Capitalist greed exposed by Covid-19 crisis
Virginie Pregny, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI France) The first cases of Covid-19 appeared in France, in late January, but the government…
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“We have the power” – Staten Island Amazon workers walkout
Peter Taaffe – Committee for a Workers’ International “And to Mr Bezos [plutocratic billionaire owner of Amazon] my message is…
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Coronavirus crisis deepens class antagonisms
Statement from the International Secretariat of the CWI On the other side of the coronavirus pandemic crisis, things will never…
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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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