National Guard deployed in Los Angeles – Trump’s escalation met with resistance
President Trump ordered the US National Guard and Marines to the streets of Los Angeles to counter protests against the deportation of immigrant workers and their families. This is a major escalation of violent action
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No to the Israel–Iran War
The Netanyahu–Trump gang is expanding regional conflagration in service of the occupation and the rule of capital Advance broad protest, refusal, and strike action with the call: No to the Israel–Iran war, an end to
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Poland: Right wing president elected, ruling liberal capitalist parties rejected
On 1 June 2025, Poles elected a new president. To the surprise of many, the winner was Karol Nawrocki, a previously unknown and unrecognisable figure. He received 50.89% of the vote in the second round,
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Anti-immigrant rioting in Ballymena – For workers’ unity against racism and sectarianism!
The county Antrim town of Ballymena has witnessed two nights of serious rioting, with targeted attacks against immigrants and ethnic minorities. Immigrants were forced out of their homes. Terrified ethnic minorities have resorted to putting
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Greece: Ten years since Syriza’s coming to office…and capitulation to the European ruling classes
In most countries, following the collapse of Stalinism in 1989-91, the working class is still without its own mass political organisations. Syriza and other ‘new left formations’ were initial attempts at filling that void but
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Israeli forces shoot dead dozens desperate for food and medicine
Gaza was put under a complete blockade by the Israeli government for over two months up to 19 May. No food, medicine or even water was allowed to enter the territory, resulting in the deaths
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Nigeria: President Tinubu’s two years of hunger, hardship and pain – what way forward?
#ENDBADGOVERNANCE MOVEMENT, LAGOS STATE, PRESS STATEMENT A REVIEW OF TWO YEARS OF PRESIDENT TINUBU’S GOVERNMENTOF HUNGER, HARDSHIP AND PAINAND THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE NIGERIAN MASSES This press conference has been convened to commemorate the
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Nicușor-Daniel Dan defeats right wing populist candidate in Romania’s presidential elections – But the working class needs to build its own party!
Nicușor-Daniel Dan, the mayor of Bucharest and founder of the neo-liberal USR (Save Romania Union) party, won the second round of the Romanian presidential elections, marking the end of a six-month period full of political
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Building the Movement Against Trump: Stop the attacks on Women, LGBTQ, Protestors, and Immigrants!
Four months into the second Donald Trump presidency, larger protests against Trump’s attacks on immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ+ community are developing. Trump’s rapid-fire executive actions are meant to intimidate and spread fear. People across
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British, French and Canadian governments criticise Israel…but without action
Recent criticism of Israel for the suffering inflicted on the people of Gaza, from Keir Starmer and foreign secretary David Lammy is pure hypocrisy, typical of the British ruling capitalist class they both represent. Capitalist
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Call for International Solidarity with Striking Berlin Workers!
Equal pay for equal work! For several weeks now, non-medical staff, including canteen, garden, security, transport, logistics, cleaning and technical workers at Charité Facility Management (CFM) in Berlin, a subsidiary of Charité university hospital, the
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Britain: Starmer’s government panders to anti-immigrant sentiment as right-populist Reform party makes electoral gains
The British Labour party suffered a humiliating defeat in the 1 May local elections, exposing the deep unpopularity of the Keir Starmer government. But far from cutting across electoral support for Nigel Farage’s right-populist Reform
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Kneecap rap group’s Mo Chara faces “terrorism” charges – Defend the right to protest slaughter in Gaza!
The Met Police have charged Kneecap rap group member, Liam Ó hAnnaidh, better known as Mo Chara, with terror offences after videos surfaced seeming to show him with a Hezbollah flag at a gig in
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Hundreds of thousands march in London against slaughter in Gaza
On 18 May, up to half a million people marched against the slaughter in Gaza and the starvation policy imposed on the Strip by the right wing Israeli government. Days later, the UK Labour government
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Peter Taaffe – Hundreds attend funeral of an outstanding revolutionary socialist leader
‘Peter’s last meeting’ was the most special. Linda, Katie, Nancy and the rest of his family, our comrades and friends, put together a day that will never be forgotten by those of us who had
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Nationalisation only way to secure Northern Ireland’s aerospace industry
Belfast is world-renowned for its shipbuilding given the most famous ship in history, the Titanic, was built in the city. Less known is its role as a pioneer in aircraft manufacture. In 1908, Eustace and
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APPEAL | Solidarity with MassArt Workers and Students in USA
Protesting is Not aCrime! Defend free speech and the right to protest! Support activists targeted for protesting the genocide in Palestine! On Monday May 5th, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) in Boston, US,
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Israeli state escalates Gaza suffering
At many times since the start of the war on Gaza it has seemed that the situation in the strip couldn’t become much worse. But following the Israeli government’s renewal of bombardments in early March
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UK-US trade deal not a win for workers
A supposedly ‘historic’ trade deal between the US and UK was signed on 8 May, the first the US had agreed with any country following the chaos unleashed by Trump’s sweeping tariffs in April. Many
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Norway’s trade union federation and employers’ wage agreement won’t tackle cost of living crisis
A wage agreement between the main trade union federation in Norway, the LO, and NHO (the employers’ organization, the NHO, was announced by both parties on Tuesday, April 1st 2025. They said that the framework
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SRI LANKA | Local Elections – NPP Wins with Reduced Majority
The Results The local election concluded on 6 May in Sri Lanka marks the beginning of a loss of support for the National People’s Power / Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (NPP / JVP) (formally a “leftist”
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2025 Australian federal election: Labor returns but without a working class mandate
The Australian Labor Party has won a landslide election victory. The opposition Coalition has slumped to the lowest proportion of seats it’s ever held since the launch of the Liberal Party. In a country where
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VE Day: Workers in Europe rise
Commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of ‘victory in Europe’ (VE) are taking place today, with establishment dignitaries saluting veteran service men and women who liberated Europe from the clutches of fascism. However, the official ceremonies
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Marxism and the Second World War
Today marks 80 years since VE Day – or Victory in Europe Day – when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end.The Second World War saw modern capitalist technique guarantee death and
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‘Trump effect’ polarises Canadian election
Canada’s federal election results, on 28th of April, illustrated the polarisation of political ideologies that is continuing to unfold in society. The crisis of capitalism is creating an increased cost of living, a lack of
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Germany: Merz fails in first round parliament election to become Chancellor
In a historically unprecedented development, today the Christian Democratic candidate Friedrich Merz was unexpectedly not elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the first ballot for the position. This is the first time
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Istanbul May Day – Mass action of workers and youth needed to defeat Erdogan!
Braving the rain – and despite all of the travel restrictions imposed in Istanbul – the May Day demonstration in Kadikoy, organised by trade union confederations DISK and KESK and professional associations, brought together tens
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The fall of Saigon, 50 years on – The Vietnam War and the lessons for today
This week, largescale commemorations took place in Vietnam to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, known in Vietnam asReunification Day. North Vietnam forces capturedthe capital ofSouth Vietnam, on 30 April 1975. As
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War Looms Over Kashmir
Pakistan’s Defence Minister claimed on 29 April that India is likely to take military action, something that has the potential to escalate intoan all-out war between these nuclear-armed countries.The recent tensions were provoked by the
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