World News- Page 48

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

USA: Chauvin Convicted, Movement Must Continue

By Rebecca Green, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) Just as the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin was announced, Columbus police shot and killed another Black person, this time a sixteen-year-old girl named Ma’Khia Bryant. This was the second
Apr 26, 2021
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Global tax reform: Is capitalism making the rich pay?

By Per-Ake Westerlund, Rattvisepartiet Socialisterna (our sister organisation in Sweden) Why are the IMF, Joe Biden and the UK government, among many other capitalist institutions and governments suddenly advocating increased taxes? And will such measures solve any of the accumulating problems in the
Apr 21, 2021

India: Workers & farmers resist Modi’s brutal regime

India saw the world’s largest-ever general strike in 2020 with hundreds of millions of workers and trade unionists supporting farmers in their struggle against the right-wing policies of the Modi government. Martina Stafford reports on this mass movement. India’s capitalist government is
Apr 14, 2021

Atlanta tragedy: Right-wing hate targets Asian women

Statement by Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) Socialist Alternative extends our condolences to the family and friends of the eight victims of a deadly shooting in Atlanta Tuesday evening. Six of the victims were Asian women, placing the
Mar 22, 2021

Myanmar: How can the revolution Win?

By Geert Cool–LSP/PSL (Our sister organisation in Belgium) More than a month after the military coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, the struggle between the people and the military of Myanmar continues. Strikes paralyse daily life. The general strikes on 22 February
Mar 12, 2021
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