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News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and our sister parties in International Socialist Alternative (http://www.internationalsocialist.net)
Britain: Trans rights in Scotland passed and blocked
By Morgan Shanless For more developed analysis of this issue see this article by our sister organisiation in…
Drought in Somalia brings devastation
By Finn McKenna Somalia is currently experiencing its worst drought in four decades. According to NASA, the Horn…
US: “Why I’m Not Running Again for City Council” by Kshama Sawant
By Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and member of Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) Editor’s…
Billionaires on trial: Oxfam’s ‘Survival of the Richest’ report
By Martin Murphy On 16 January, Oxfam published a report ‘Survival of the Richest’ highlighting the massive gulf…
France: Attacks on pensions rights begins
By Arno, Left Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Belgium) As announced during the presidential campaign, the Macron…
Peru: Mass revolt against coup continues
By Darragh O’Dwyer 2022 came to a chaotic close in Peru. When former president Pedro Castillo attempted to…
China: From zero to max COVID
Editorial from《社会主义者》(Socialist) magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan As the Chinese New Year approaches, China…
Capitalism and the age of ‘permacrisis’
By Manus Lenihan Collins Dictionary has decided that the word of the year for 2022 is ‘permacrisis,’ because…
Brazil: Mobilize the working class against coup attempt
By LSR (our sister organisation in Brazil) The serious events of today (Sunday, 08/01/2023) confirm once again that…
Global Inflation Spiral: A capitalist crisis that requires a socialist response
No sooner had the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic receded than a new crisis emerged to take its…