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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

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10 Years of Revolution in the Arab World: Faded Spring?

By Sebastian Rave (member of our sister organistion in Germany) Like dominoes, the regimes fell in a huge revolutionary wave in 2011: Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, Gaddafi in Libya, Saleh in Yemen. After capitalism demonstrated its continued vulnerability to

Jan 16, 2021

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Kshama Sawant’s speech at the rally against the recall

Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) and Seattle Councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is facing a recall campaign by right-wing and big business interests. Kshama was first elected to the Seattle City council in November 2013 and played a crucial in winning

Jan 15, 2021

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Argentina: Abortion legalised! A triumph for the ‘Green Tide’ movement

By Marcos Ariel, ISA (International Socialist Alternative- the international socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party is affiliated) supporter in Argentina In a historic day, the morning of December 30 and after 12 hours of debate, the archaic Argentine Senate approved the

Jan 13, 2021

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United States: Chaos in the capitol – build a movement to defeat the far-right

By Keely Mullen, Socialist Alternative USA First came the notification: “Pro Trump mob breaks into Capitol building.” Then, “Congressmen being told to hide beneath their chairs,” followed by, “They’ve shot into the chambers.” The storming of the Capitol shocked hundreds of millions

Jan 11, 2021

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Hong Kong mass arrests – Xi Jinping strikes while Western powers are in disarray

Mass arrests of democratic opposition under China’s national security law ISA reporters in Hong Kong The latest sweeping crackdown by the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) in Hong Kong effectively bans political opposition in the city. The fragile ‘democracy’ that has existed in Hong

Jan 9, 2021

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Socialist City Council member Kshama Sawant denounces far-right violence at the Capitol

‘The horrific demonstration of far right violence we’re seeing in DC today is a scary reminder that Trump may have lost the election, but Trumpism and the far right is growing…Trump and his reactionary base are refusing to accept a democratic election

Jan 7, 2021

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As 2021 begins: American capitalism faces multifaceted crisis

By Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) It is clear we are living through a historic transition in the U.S. A devastating pandemic has triggered a deep economic downturn which comes only a decade after the Great Recession

Jan 5, 2021

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Google workers get organised in the U.S.

By Shane Finnan Some good news to start the year came on Sunday 3 January. 230 workers in Silicon Valley, California, announced that they are going to get organised into a trade union: the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) — Alphabet is the

Jan 4, 2021

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Nigeria: #ENDSARS: Lessons of a Tumultuous Struggle

The #EndSARS protest, a historic movement led by Nigeria’s young people, was drowned in blood by the government, because the elite feared issues of ‘bad governance’ were being raised. What are the key lessons to be drawn from a movement? Article by

Dec 31, 2020

Forward into the 2020s: Revolts, struggles and their political effects

The new wave of revolts and mass movements of 2019 continued in 2020 — despite the severe restrictions due to the pandemic and economic depression. From Thailand to Bolivia and Nigeria to Belarus, mass movements and protests have taken to the streets,

Dec 29, 2020

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