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

Canadian convoy: A call to union leaders to wake up!

By Brielle Smith & Martin LeBrun For over ten days central Ottawa has been blocked by the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” a nationwide protest calling for an end to all federal and provincial COVID measures. Some have gone further and called for the
Feb 10, 2022
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New Cold War: War is in the air

By Sonja Grusch War exists not just in history books. In recent weeks it has reared its head again in Europe. For countless people, especially in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, war is the brutal, daily normality — as in Syria,
Feb 10, 2022

Are we witnessing a global labour revival?

By Michael O’Brien The editorial of the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on 4 January was headlined, ‘Coronavirus has provided a wake-up call for workers’. The FT is not given to sensationalism aimed at a mass readership. Rather, it has been accurately described
Jan 24, 2022

Solidarity with the revolt in Kazakhstan

By Dave Vallely The spark for mass struggle in Kazakhstan was the decision by the government at the beginning of January to cut fuel subsidies. This decision more than doubled the price of gas and caused widespread anger, yet opposition to the
Jan 21, 2022
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