50 years since Nixon’s pivot to China
First published by chinaworker.info, ISA in China A half-century has passed since US President Richard Nixon’s ground-breaking visit to China on 21 February 1972.
New Cold War: What now for Ukrainian conflict?
Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa reporters, ISA in Russia Russia will recognise the independence of the two disputed regions in Ukraine — Donetsk and Luhansk. Russian troops
Climate jobs: Building a workforce for the climate emergency
By Chas Berry, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) and NAPO trade union NEC member The recent publication of ‘Climate
Turkey: Solidarity with workers strikes & protests
By Dan O’Rourke Echoing ‘Striketober’ in the US, and perhaps foreshadowing a global trend, the rising cost of living has set off a wave
“We can’t afford to live” — what’s needed to end the cost-of-living crisis
By Jonathan Diebold The cost-of-living crisis, or more accurately, the cost-of-surviving crisis, is here. Over three quarters of people in Ireland are concerned about
Energy cost hikes in the North: Take the energy companies into public ownership
By Eoin Dawson From December 2021, Firmus energy implemented a 38% rise in the cost of gas across their “Ten Towns” network area. This
Starbucks workers have a golden opportunity
This article by Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant was originally published with Jacobin. Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, voted in December to become
Fear of rightwing government propels Partido Socialista into a new majority government
By Pedro, an ISA reporter in Portugal As the six-year alliance between left reformist parties Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc) BE and Partido Comunista Português (Portugese Communist Party) PCP