Anti-austerty protests topple Prime Minister
Simon Hardy Mon, 06/02/2012 - 10:15JANUARY saw days of mass militant action against the government, as thousands of people took to the streets across Romania to protest against austerity and corruption. Read more...
Is European social democracy in irreversible decline?
Dave Stockton Mon, 30/01/2012 - 10:56After the defeat of the Spanish Social Democrats - almost every country in western Europe is now ruled by a conservative government, writes Dave Stockton. In a time of capitalist crisis, why are the mainstream ‘centre left’ parties doing so badly? Read more...
Sri Lanka: Army blocks demo convoy
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka Mon, 23/01/2012 - 11:26A convoy of buses travelling from Colombo to Jaffna to protest against the abduction of 2 members of the Movement for People's Struggle (MPS, which recently split from the JVP) has been repeatedly stopped and harassed and eventually prevented from reaching its destination by the army that still holds the north of the island in its grip. Read more...
Ron Paul: a bigoted, reactionary enemy of the 99%
Workers Power USA Fri, 20/01/2012 - 23:19A few progressive activists in the US look to the Republican Senator Ron Paul as a synpathiser for radical change. His position on the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan and his outbursts against big business have fooled many into thinking he is on the left - but the reality is very different Read more...
Nigeria: cut in the fuel subsidy sparks general strike
Dave Stockton Thu, 19/01/2012 - 11:59
Millions of people in Nigeria are taking action against their government for cutting fuel subsidies, writes Dave Stockton. But the movements leaders are proving to be hopeless
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Sri Lanka: Protest against unlawful detention
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka Tue, 17/01/2012 - 13:21
This is the text of the leaflet handed out by League members today in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, on a protest called against the detention of two members of the newly formed Movement for Peoples Struggle Read more...
Danish unity list fails to reverse the cuts
Jon Bergman Tue, 17/01/2012 - 12:08Before the parliamentary elections in Denmark in 2011 The Unity List (Enhedslisten), a radical left-wing party, had made a promise on policy to voters: "No more deterioration, no more cuts!.” The promise attracted voters and the party received eight additional parliamentary seats, while the Socialist People's Party – which where by many workers seen as too willing to implement the rightwing policies – lost seven seats. It reflected that a stance favouring welfare for the working class could be a winner in the election. Read more...
Building #Occupy 2.0: How can we strengthen our movement?
Revolution USA Mon, 16/01/2012 - 11:23
Almost five months ago, after a dozen or so individuals gathered for a direct-action demonstration against the greed and corruption of the economic elites of Wall Street and Washington has since then transformed into one of the largest and most dynamic global social movements of recent memory. Read more...