Draft European Commission report pushes more disastrous austerity
Unemployed now clearly in sights of Troika Same report downgrades growth forecasts
Explaining the massacre – capitalism still rules in South Africa
The shocking massacre last on 16 August, of 34 miners at the Lonmin company’s platinum mine in Marikana, exposes in all its brutality the nature of the ‘new’ South Africa dominated politically by the African National Congress (ANC) since the 1994 general
World economy: A way out of depression?
Global capitalism is mired in depression. A Keynesian tract for our times by Paul Krugman proposes a way out. socialistparty.net reviews Krugman's new book "End This Depression Now!".
WikiLeaks: The case of Julian Assange
On the world stage, the case of Julian Assange is about U.S. imperialism’s need to punish WikiLeaks. There is no doubt that the Swedish state and the government would be happy to assist the US. However, the case is also about serious
Defending access to third level as a universal right
As part of a genuinely free and accessible education system, from pre-primary to fourth level, the student grant system should be open to all students, regardless of means.
Hong Kong: 15 years since the return to Chinese rule
On 1 July, as Hong Kong marks the 15th anniversary since its return to Chinese rule, a massive anti-government demonstration will take place. Last year more than 200,000 took part in what, since 2003, has become an annual event. This shows how
Kenny’s talk is cheap – his system makes children suffer
Enda Kenny announced last week that the Irish government would use their presidency of the EU Council in the first 6 months of next year to target the prevention of global child hunger. The announcement was made at a conference on the
Syria: Civil war – a poisonous cocktail of interests
The suffering people of Syria stand on the brink of a precipice. Each day brings new evidence that a sectarian conflagration of terrible proportions can ensue, unless a force emerges which could hold out a realistic prospect of uniting its 22 million
South African police massacres striking workers at Marikana – call for protest action
At least 46 workers were shot dead, and many more injured, on 16 August as a massive police and army assault was launched to crush a strike by thousands of workers at platinum miner Lonmin’s shafts in Marikana outside Rustenburg, in addition to at
Sowing the seeds of inequality
Men are from Mars, women from Venus. We are simply hardwired differently. Women are naturally caring and emotional, best suited to bearing and raising children or to looking after the sick and elderly. Men are dominant and logical, and should concentrate on
Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity
Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden
