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6 May 2009
Swine flu: The real issues behind the headlines
MEXICO CITY, a vast, vibrant city of 20 million people, became quiet as schools closed, workers stayed at home and gatherings were cancelled, writes Judy Beishon.
8 April 2009
Egyptian regime: 'Scared that independent unions will succeed; scared a revolution will happen'
ONE OF the most important recent developments in the struggle of Egyptian workers for decent living standards and democratic rights was the formation of the first independent trade union (syndicate) for over 50 years, last December...
Mass demonstration in Tehran
24 February 2009
Iran 1979: A revolution that was taken from the working class
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently addressed thousands of supporters at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Monument, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution - a revolution carried out by the working class that toppled a brutal western puppet, the Shah...
18 February 2009
Students protest against attacks on Gaza
Kings College London: A group of roughly 40 Kings College London (KCL) students occupied a lecture hall early in January, in protest against the awarding of an honorary doctorate to Shimon Peres, Israeli President, writes John Redford, Socialist Students.
18 February 2009
'Books not Bombs' at Nottingham
Two weeks ago an occupation at Nottingham University in solidarity with the people of Gaza was forcefully ended by the university authorities, writes A Nottingham university student..
18 February 2009
Concessions won at Queen Mary university
Students at Queen Mary university in London marched into occupation on 27 January in response to Israel's attacks on Gaza, writes Madeleine Levy, QM Socialist Students.
18 February 2009
The company store: AS BARACK Obama spends $2 trillion in a bid to to revive capitalism, the Japanese Panasonic corporation has hit on a more modest 'stimulus package'...
17 February 2009
Israel: Election results indicate a deepening political crisis
LESS THAN a month after the end of the last bloody onslaught on the residents of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank was put under a military closure, as the election for Israel's 120 seat Knesset (parliament) began, writes Shahar Ben-Khorin, Maavak Sozialisti, (CWI, Israel).
17 February 2009
Yahya must stay Defend Saudi Arabian trade unionist from deportation
YAHYA AL Faifi, a self-sacrificing trade unionist and committed socialist, faces deportation back to Saudi Arabia where a tyrannical regime jails, tortures and 'disappears' dissidents, writes Mariam Kamish, campaign secretary.
5 February 2009
Gaza protests: Police attacks show stewarding vital
THOUGH THE Israeli army has stopped its bombardment of Gaza, protests have continued because of the blockade, writes Paula Mitchell.
28 January 2009
Coventry protest over Gaza onslaught
FOLLOWING THE weekly protests in Coventry called by the Socialist Party against the Israeli state onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza, a dignified vigil and a 300-strong protest rally were held to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day last Sunday...
28 January 2009
Israel: Thousands march in Jaffa against Gaza massacre
SHORTLY BEFORE the Israeli government decided to finish its onslaught on the Gaza Strip for the time being, thousands of Jews and Arabs marched in Jaffa, on 17 January, against the massacre, the siege, the occupation and against racism, writes Shahar Ben-Korin, Socialist Struggle Movement (CWI in Israel).
28 January 2009
Solidarity with Gaza: The huge demonstrations against the slaughter in Gaza once again gave the lie to the idea that young people are apathetic or apolitical, Socialist Students members write.
28 January 2009
Stop the deportation of Yahya Al-Faifi
YAHYA AL-FAIFI, an exiled Saudi trade unionist, and his family are facing deportation into the hands of the Saudi Arabian regime by the Home Office, writes Dave Reid.
21 January 2009
Gaza war paves way for further conflict
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Demonstrating against war on Gaza, photo Sarah Mayo |
21 January 2009
Obama takes power: What change will the Democrats bring?
OBAMA'S VICTORY in the 2008 election was historic. It signified a clear rejection of the Bush administration and its war on Iraq and ultra-free market policies. Voters also made history by electing the first black president in a country that was built on slavery and racism, writes Ramy Khalil, Socialist Alternative, USA
21 January 2009
Egypt: Gaza conflict fuels anti-Mubarak opposition
THE HORRIFIC events in Gaza have caused fury throughout the Middle East. Fuelling this is the collaboration of the ruling classes with US and Israeli big business, writes Jon Dale.
21 January 2009
Protesting against Gaza attacks
Joining the demos across Wales: In the last week there have been meetings, protests and demonstrations all over the country against the attacks on Gaza...
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