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News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and co-thinkers internationally

United States: DeSantis Vs Trump: There are no winners

By George Martin Fell Brown, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) So far, working people have zero good options in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Biden’s pathetic whimper of a re-election announcement is completely unsurprising considering his approach to
May 26, 2023

Argentina: Crisis and class struggle in crucial election year

By Marcos Ariel, International Socialist Alternative in Argentina The economic, political and social crises are deepening at the same pace as the government and the IMF’s austerity measures. The constant currency devaluations and inflation lead to a greater degree of impoverishment of
May 19, 2023

Writers’ strike takes on exploitation-on-demand

By David Rhoades, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) “Writers are an essential part of creating content that our audiences enjoy, really across all platforms,” said Paramount CEO Bob Bakish to investors while boasting about their 60 million streaming
May 10, 2023
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France: Macron intensifies class war

By Nicolas Croes — LSP/PSL (Left Socialist Party–our sister organisation in Belgium) This May Day will be the 13th day of strikes and demonstrations called by the union coalition against Macron and his pension reform. Whether it will represent a major escalation
May 5, 2023

Scottish National Party implodes during leadership elections

By Michael Lantry, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in Scotland) On 27 March Humza Yousaf was announced as the new leader of the Scottish National Party, following Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation as First Minister and subsequently that of her husband Peter Murrell
Apr 28, 2023

TikTok and the new Cold War

By Anne Liu TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew came out on top after a March 23 Congressional hearing in which U.S. lawmakers demonstrated their zeal to “win” the U.S.-China Cold War and their embarrassing incompetence at handling tech-related matters altogether.  This was
Apr 25, 2023

Sudan: Counter-revolutionary forces fall out

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative (the international movement to which we are the Irish section of) Since the early morning of Saturday, 15 April, the chiefs of the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have been waging
Apr 25, 2023
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