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Corbyn challenge: A welcome upheaval in British politics

By Conor Payne The election for the next leader of the Labour Party has become the focus of a major movement against austerity and for a Left alternative in Britain. Jeremy Corbyn, standing on a clear left, anti-austerity and anti-war platform has

Sep 5, 2015

Establishment criminalises protest : Defend the Jobstown 27

AAA TD and Socialist Party member Paul Murphy on the political policing against anti-water charges activists

Sep 4, 2015

Joe Higgins TD on the plight of refugees

#Refugeelivesmatter, Joe Higgins on the horrific plight facing refugees

Sep 3, 2015

Profiteering & greed create housing crisis

The housing crisis is growing as a result of profiteering

Sep 2, 2015

World News

Greece: New Left force launched following Tsipras’ betrayal

Interview with Andreas Payiatsos, Xekinima (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Greece), by Lucy Redler, After 43 Syriza MPs (out of 149) refused to back the third memorandum package in mid-August, Tsipras resigned as Prime Minister. His plan was to strengthen

Aug 31, 2015

World News

Kurdistan: Democratic autonomy or socialism?

Articles on Öcalan’s ideas and Rojava, originally published in sozialismus.info, the quaterly magazine of SAV (German section of the CWI) Below we publish translated, reworked and updated versions of two articles originally published in German in the issue 26 of the quaterly

Aug 25, 2015

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World economy: China crisis triggers panic on global markets

More than $5 trillion wiped off global stock markets in two weeks since Chinese devaluation.

Aug 25, 2015

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Corbyn challenge shows political upheaval in Britain

As the Labour Party prepares to send out ballot papers to the over 610,000 people registered to vote in its leadership contest, “The Socialist” asked Socialist Party (Sister party of the Socialist Party in England & Wales) executive committee member Judy Beishon some questions

Aug 18, 2015

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Interview with a Greek socialist: Which way forward for the left in Greece?

Below is an interview with Andros Payiatsos from Xekinima, the sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Greece given in the aftermath of the capitulation of the Tsipras government to the demands of the Troika: What is the mood amongst Greek workers and

Aug 4, 2015

News & Analysis

ICTU must back non-payment

By Stephen Boyd ICTU’s biennial conference passed a motion opposing the implementation of water charges. However, this decision was opposed by the leaderships of two of the biggest unions, SIPTU and IMPACT. O’Connor parrots FG / LP propaganda SIPTU president and leading

Aug 2, 2015

Solidarity

Corbyn challenge: A welcome upheaval in British politics

Establishment criminalises protest : Defend the Jobstown 27

Joe Higgins TD on the plight of refugees

Profiteering & greed create housing crisis

Greece: New Left force launched following Tsipras’ betrayal

Kurdistan: Democratic autonomy or socialism?

World economy: China crisis triggers panic on global markets

Corbyn challenge shows political upheaval in Britain

Interview with a Greek socialist: Which way forward for the left in Greece?

ICTU must back non-payment

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden