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

Palestine solidarity·Reviews and Culture

Review: NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

By Eílís Gallagher NAZA is an acronym used by the IDF, derived from the Hebrew phrase nezek agavi, meaning “collateral damage”. It refers to calculations made using Artificial Intelligence to discern the number of civilian casualties, i.e. Palestinian lives that will be

Oct 27, 2026

Uncategorized·World News

France: Organize to stop Le Pen! Macron is no solution

In the context of the crisis of capitalism, amplified by the disastrous management of the pandemic and the imperialist war in Ukraine, the 2nd round of the French presidential election will see Emmanuel Macron up against Marine Le Pen. Is this a

Apr 16, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

War in Ukraine, the new era and the crisis of capitalism

The statement below on the war in Ukraine and its implications for the manifold crises of global capitalism was discussed, debated, amended and approved unanimously at a meeting of the International Committee of ISA — our international leadership elected at our World

Apr 11, 2022

World News

Saudi Arabia’s murderous and imperialist-backed war on Yemen

By Finn McKenna Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East and since 2015 its populace has endured unimaginable suffering due to the civil war it has been engulfed by. The complete sea, air and land siege of the country has

Apr 9, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Establishment voices demand ditching of formal commitment to neutrality

By Finghín Kelly The last month has seen a concerted effort from large sections of the political establishment – in particular those in Fine Gael and several prominent journalists – to push for a formal abandonment of the Irish state’s position of

Apr 7, 2022

Uncategorized·World News

As war drives inflation, explosive protests rock Peru

By Darragh O’Dwyer The impacts of the war in Ukraine are reverberating throughout the world, heaping more turmoil onto the global economy and spurring social and political crises. Ongoing protests and riots in Peru triggered by spiraling inflation have already left seven

Apr 7, 2022

Uncategorized·World News

Sri Lanka: Masses revolt against consequences of a failing system

By Geert Cool, Left Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Belgium) In late 2019 and in 2020, the Rajapaksa family scored convincing victories in both presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. As we explained then, this was a call for stability,

Apr 5, 2022

World News

Amazon defeated in New York City – unionise Amazon everywhere!

By an Amazon worker in the United States Workers at the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island have dealt a stunning blow to the corporate giant by voting ‘Yes’ for the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), 2654 for and 2131 against. This

Apr 4, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

Ukraine War: Current stage of the war – the view from Russia

By Walter Chambers, based on discussions with Russian socialists Military fatalities are already in excess of ten thousand, civilian deaths number in the thousands. Homes, schools, hospitals, theatres have been destroyed. Five million have fled from their homes. Russian troops should

Apr 1, 2022

Anti-war·World News

The war in Ukraine and the risk of global famine

By Dan O’Rourke The breadbasket of the world is burning. Russia and Ukraine export 25% of the world’s wheat, and 12% of global calorie intake is directly dependent on grain from the two countries. Additionally, the world is critically reliant on the

Mar 31, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Ireland & neutrality – socialists oppose all imperialist wars & alliances

Text of speech given by Socialist Party TD Mick Barry in the Dáil on 30 March 2022. I will begin my contribution with a personal reminiscence. I remember a crowd of kids standing out on the sidewalk, as we used to say,

Mar 31, 2022

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