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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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German election: Instability and polarisation strengthened

By Christian, Left Socialist Party (Belgium) The political contours of the “Zeitenwende” – the “historic turning point – the geopolitical shift that is bringing down the once-successful model of German capitalism have been sharpened with the elections of 23 February. With 16.4%,

Feb 26, 2025

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Imperialist-backed horror for peoples of DRC

By Robert Cosgrave Since January, the March 23 Movement (M23), with the support of the Rwandan State, have made deep advances in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they have been in conflict with the state since

Feb 20, 2025

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Trump’s abhorrent plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza

Socialist Party Reporters The Gaza genocide is continuing. Trump has announced an outrageous plan for the wholesale ethnic cleansing of its two million Palestinians, even hinting that US troops may be used to enforce this. As if talking about one of his

Feb 5, 2025

Palestine solidarity·World News

Permanent ceasefire now! End the genocide – free Palestine

Text of the Socialist Party leaflet on Gaza. Last week’s announcement of the ceasefire was met with jubilant celebrations by Palestinians in Gaza. These emotional scenes brought home a sense of relief at the prospect of reprieve from a 15-month genocide. They

Jan 25, 2025

The return of Trump and the fascistic billionaire regime

By Donal Devlin Two related stories featured in the news in the weeks before arch-climate change denier Donald Trump was sworn in to serve his second term as US President: 1. In 2024, the global average temperature crossed a crucial

Jan 19, 2025

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Ceasefire in Gaza: The struggle against Genocide and Occupation isn’t over

“This is a day of happiness, and sadness, a shock and joy, but certainly it is a day we all must cry and cry long because of what we all lost. We did not lose friends, relatives, and homes only, we lost

Jan 18, 2025

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Scorched earth capitalism: Wildfires bring apocalyptic scenes to Los Angeles

By Isi Stewart Duran At the time of writing, firefighters in Los Angeles are warning of ‘explosive fire growth’ and ‘critical fire weather’ in the city and its surroundings, where at least 27 people have been killed and at least 31 people

Jan 17, 2025

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Musk leads the MAGAfication of corporate America

By James McCabe The year began with numerous grim reminders that the normalisation of the far right is accelerating. On 2 January, Elon Musk, owner of 59% of space satellites, called for the King of England to dissolve the Westminster parliament. The

Jan 15, 2025

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Syria after Assad: rising from the ashes, the struggle for liberation continues

By Serge Jordan The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long dictatorship last December has dramatically reshuffled the cards of Syria’s future. A sense of freedom and jubilation broke through among many Syrians following over five decades of tyranny. However, it is tempered by

Jan 13, 2025

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United States: Luigi Mangione case exposes deep class divide

By Harper Cleves Think pieces, memes, and strangers offering fake alibis: these are just some of the mediums in which both adoration and fury were levelled at Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who has been charged with murder and terrorism for the killing

Jan 8, 2025

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