This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Featured article from February 2020 Socialism Today (Monthly journal of the Socialist PArty- CWI England & Wales. The relationship between fighting women’s oppression, identity politics, and the struggle for socialism is a feature of many debates in the workers’Continue reading “Socialists debate identity politics”
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China: Coronavirus crisis shakes regime
World-wide the number of dead and infected from the Coronavirus appears to have reached a peak. But fears persist that large numbers could still die because of the impossibility of knowing before the symptoms develop that someone is carrying the virus.
Is there still time to stop catastrophic climate change? A socialist response
A widely-reviewed recent book by David Wallace-Wells, ‘The Uninhabitable Earth – A story of the future, presents a grim picture of the future consequences of continuing global warming. But the real story of the future is that socialist change can stop catastrophic climate change.
Lebanon: Mass protests and riots of rage against corrupt, sectarian administration
Last year, a mass, non-sectarian protest movement in Lebanon arose over the burdens of crippling taxes, a lack of services, high unemployment, and government corruption. The daily protests and street blockades forced the resignation of the prime minister, Saad Hariri.
Socialist Party of Nigeria and seventy three other political parties de-registered – An assault on the right of political representation
The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) vehemently condemns and rejects the action and decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deregister the SPN and other seventy-three political parties, allegedly for failing to win elective posts or obtain 25% of any election in 2019 elections. This action of the INEC is undemocratic and represents an assault on the rights of working people for political representation.
Britain: ‘Post-Brexit’ era of crisis ahead
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Brexit Day has been and gone. Now Johnson is promising the “dawn of a new era”. According to the Tories’ optimistic script, a ‘Brexit bounce’ will mean more investment, more jobs and more money to ‘level up’ spending andContinue reading “Britain: ‘Post-Brexit’ era of crisis ahead”
Coronavirus exposes capitalism’s healthcare weaknesses
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International, by Steve Score. Tragedies like the deaths from novel coronavirus, over 400 at the time of writing, are never just ‘natural disasters’. They are not isolated from society. They are impacted by capitalism and also have an effect onContinue reading “Coronavirus exposes capitalism’s healthcare weaknesses”
Israel/Palestine: Trump ‘peace plan’ promises further conflict
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The recent ‘deal’ announced by US President Donald Trump, and enthusiastically endorsed by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was billed as a ‘Middle East peace plan’. But as the Economist journal wrote: “As a blueprint for a two-state solutionContinue reading “Israel/Palestine: Trump ‘peace plan’ promises further conflict”
Fight for Safe Patient Limits & Against For-Profit Healthcare!
Vote YES on ONE this November 6th! This article is based on remarks given by Worcester Socialist Alternative members at a series of joint meetings with the Safe Patients Limits Campaign. Healthcare Under Capitalism Nothing reveals the mounting racial and class inequalities under capitalism like the growing for-profit-healthcare disaster. Lack of insurance is the 7thContinue reading “Fight for Safe Patient Limits & Against For-Profit Healthcare!”
Libya: Civil war and chaos follow interventions by world and regional powers
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. It is almost nine years since the Nato-led military intervention in Libya, and the country is still a mess, split between conflicting forces, backed by western capitalist powers, Russia, and regional powers, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. An ongoing seriesContinue reading “Libya: Civil war and chaos follow interventions by world and regional powers”
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