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

Europe’s scorching heatwave – capitalist climate crisis intensifies

By Jake O’Brien “This heatwave is a dress rehearsal… they are getting more frequent, stronger and lasting longer. Every summer we fail to prepare for them is a summer we pay for in lives.” These are the words of Dr. Hans Henri

Jul 21, 2026

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All eyes on Seattle: Kshama Sawant faces off against right-wing recall election

By Greyson Van Arsdale, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) This winter, Seattle will hold its first-ever December election in recorded history. The ballot question will be on the recall of Seattle’s only socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, as the

Nov 6, 2021

Environment·World News

How bad is It? The acute threat from climate crisis

By Jonas Brannberg and Blythe Serrano, Members of the ISA from Sweden and United States In the two years after the great global climate strikes of 2019, Covid-19 has overshadowed the climate catastrophe facing the planet. Yet the coronavirus is in itself

Nov 2, 2021

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Striketober in the US: Workers Rediscover Their Power

By Stephen Edwards, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) After 18 months of working conditions more dangerous than any in living memory, and exhausted by the sped-up pace of work under the pandemic, workers are fighting back. Encouraged by

Oct 30, 2021

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Solidarity needed- ISA member shot in Nigeria

The management of the National Petroleum Development Commission (NPDC) headed by the MD, Ali Muhammad Zarah is reported to have reneged on the promises to the students which led to the protest. At the peaceful demonstration which was widely reported by several

Oct 29, 2021

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Ethiopia: New war offensive amid worst global famine

By Per-Åke Westerlund—Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (our sister organisaton in Sweden) The war in Ethiopia has entered a third phase close to a year after its start, with a new offensive launched by the federal army against Tigray. The human consequences of the war

Oct 28, 2021

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Sudan: Revolution and counter-revolution back on the streets, as generals usurp power

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative On Monday morning, the conflict that has been brewing for months between the military and the civilian factions of the Sudanese power-sharing body, the ‘Sovereign Council’, came to a head. The top brass of the army

Oct 26, 2021

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The collapse of Evergrande — Chinese regime on horns of a dilemma

Evergrande, the Chinese property company, is missing one payment deadline after another. If it collapses the consequences could be huge for China’s economy, its authoritarian regime and for global capitalism. ISA talks to Vincent Kolo of chinaworker.info about what could happen. ISA: The

Oct 19, 2021

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Ten years later – The importance of Occupy Wall Street

By Leon Pinsky, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) September saw the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the movement which opened a new chapter in the history of social struggle in the U.S. A decade later, we can

Oct 13, 2021

Landslide victory for referendum on the expropriation of Berlin real-estate companies

By Lucy Redler Lucy Redler ran for office as a direct candidate for the Left Party in the Neukölln electoral district of Berlin. She is a member of the Left Party, the Anticapitalist Left movement within the Left Party (Antikapitalistische Linke or

Oct 12, 2021

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Brazil: Partido Socialismo E Liberdade (PSOL) faces its greatest historical test

By Marcus Kollbrunner, Delegate from LSR at the CongressLiberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (LSR) — our sister organisation in Brazil The Seventh National Congress of the Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL) took place 24–26 September against the background of the pandemic, and in

Oct 11, 2021

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