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01/11/2011: Most vicious attack on unions in 13 years
01/11/2011: Study finds 1% of corporations control world economy
31/10/2011: But battles still to wage
31/10/2011: What should the next step be for the ’Occupy’ movement
30/10/2011: Review of “Too much luck” by Paul Cleary
29/10/2011: New laws to repress social protest
28/10/2011: Election ‘success story’ masks growing anger from below
27/10/2011: Siritunga Jayasuriya, secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI) Sri
Lanka, has made a stinging public attack on the regime of Mahinda
Rajapaksa while in Australia at the same time as the president.
27/10/2011: Condemn brutal attack on media freedom, Solidarity needed!
26/10/2011: ArcelorMittal wants to close ‘liquid’ steelproduction in Liège. Workers
resist, unions call for nationalisation.
26/10/2011: Let #OccupySeattle stay at Seattle Central Community College!
26/10/2011: "Six pack" rules institutionalise austerity across the EU
25/10/2011: Clear opening for radical ideas developing
25/10/2011: Independent action by Libyan workers, youth and poor vital to prevent
revolution’s derailment
24/10/2011: Strike action wins concessions - but 4.2% is not enough!
24/10/2011: Malaysian economy enters difficult period
22/10/2011: Eurozone crisis deepens
21/10/2011: All out occupations and strikes! Kick out the Pasok cuts government! For
a revolutionary government of the workers and poor!
21/10/2011: Brutal assault as protesters hold their ground and block city streets
20/10/2011: Thousands take solidarity action
20/10/2011: Stop state brutality in Kazakhstan!
20/10/2011: Violence of a few used to try and curb growing opposition
19/10/2011: CWI Taiwan members make media splash
18/10/2011: Big Victory for Occupy Wall Street Movement
18/10/2011: Anti-racist demo in Malmö
18/10/2011: Preparing for the showdown
17/10/2011: Build the mass resistance to austerity!
17/10/2011: Build for 19 October ‘independent’ unions’ strike!
15/10/2011: Austrian working class gives impressive sign of life
15/10/2011: Strikes must be democratically controlled by rank and file
15/10/2011: “Difficult times - yet we are defiant and determined!”
15/10/2011: Break the power of the banks and multinationals! Fight capitalism – for
a socialist alternative to the failed profit-driven system!
15/10/2011: EU Commissioner For Trade questioned for trade deal with Columbia
despite continuing murder of trade union activists
14/10/2011: British Defence Secretary Fox in trouble
13/10/2011: 600 to 800 students joined student strikes
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|  20/10/2011, Violence of a few used to try and curb growing opposition
Giuliano Brunetti, ControCorrente (CWI supporters Italy)
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|  20/09/2011, New initiative to build a fighting alternative
Christine Thomas, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)
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|  09/09/2011, Paul Murphy MEP and others visit militarised zone at Maddalena
Finghin Kelly, parliamentary assistant, office of Paul Murphy MEP, Socialist
Party (CWI Ireland)
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|  05/09/2011, The CGIL, the main trade union federation, has called an 8 hour general
strike for 6 September
Antongiulio Mannoni, Controcorrente (CWI Italy) and CGIL in personal
capacity
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|  22/07/2011, Big opportunities lost to build new mass party of workers
Clare Doyle (CWI) and Marco Veruggio, Controcorrente (CWI Italy), Genoa
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|  13/07/2011, Controcorrente holds important day of discussion in Genoa
Clare Doyle, CWI
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|  27/06/2011, 2,000 police mobilised in Val di Susa
CWI
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|  15/06/2011, Second major defeat for beleaguered government
Christine Thomas, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)
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|  02/06/2011, Rome, Turin, Naples, Milan, Reggio Emilia, Padova, Palermo, Brescia,
Trieste, Venice, Cagliari, Viareggio, Pavia, Florence, Sassari, Verona,
Lecce, Bologna, Pisa – this is a rough list of the major cities where
the “Italian revolution” movement - “Real democracy now” - is organising
and coordinating public meetings at present.
CWI reporters, Italy
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|  25/05/2011, After FIAT, now the shipyard workers’ struggle
Marco Veruggio, Controcorrente, reports from Genoa
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|  20/05/2011, Left in Turin loses an opportunity
Written for Resistenze, publication of ControCorrente
by Marco Veruggio (National Spokesperson ControCorrente)
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|  12/03/2011, A fighting alternative to Berlusconi is needed
Piero Acquilino, ControCorrente, Genoa
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|  09/03/2011, On 13 February, one million women (and men) marched in 230 towns and
cities across Italy.
Christine Thomas, Controcorrente (CWI Italy)
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|  27/01/2011, One day strike in engineering industry this Friday
Marco Veruggio, ControCorrente
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|  18/12/2010, “General strike” call on lips of protesters
Christine Thomas, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)
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|  13/12/2010, A united movement with the working class is the way forward!
Controcorrente (CWI in Italy) reporters
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Further articles on 'Italy':2009: - 08/12/2009: Italy: Successful Controcorrente weekend in Genoa
CWI reporters, Italy - 17/09/2009: Italy: “Let’s do an INNSE”
Christine Thomas, CWI in Italy - 15/09/2009: Italy: Trade unions and the future
socialistworld.net - 14/08/2009: Italy: Victory at INNSE, Milan!
Linda Schuetz, CWI in Italy - 05/08/2009: Italy: Occupied Lambretta factory invaded by police
Socialistworld.net - 14/04/2009: Italy: The left and the earthquake in Abruzzo
By Marco Veruggio, Direzione Nazionale, Rifondazione Comunista and
Controcorrente. Translated by Christine Thomas, Lotta, CWI Italy - 17/02/2009: Italy: Mass strike and demonstration
Chris Thomas, Lotta (CWI in Italy) - 30/01/2009: Italy: Right split from ‘Rifondazione comunista’ proceeds, but slowly!
Christine Thomas, Lotta (CWI in Italy)
2008: - 15/12/2008: Italy: General Strike protests in more than 100 cities
Christine Thomas, Lotta (CWI in Italy) - 18/11/2008: Italy: Mass movement against education attacks coninues
Christine Thomas, Lotta (CWI in Italy) - 21/10/2008: Italy: Mass movement to stop education cuts
Linda Schuetz, Lotta per il socialismo, (CWI Italy) - 31/07/2008: Italy: Crucial congress of Rifondazione Comunista rejects former
leadership
cwi - 17/06/2008: Italy: The rise and fall of Rifondazione Comunista
Christine Thomas, Lotta, CWI Italy - 16/04/2008: Italy: Left leaders opened way for Berlusconi victory
Christine Thomas, Lotta, cwi Italy - 15/04/2008: Italy: General Election
Clare Doyle, cwi, Tuesday 15 April 2008. - 18/03/2008: Italy: International Women’s Day in Italy
Christel Dicembre, ‘Lotta’ (CWI in Italy) - 14/03/2008: Italy: Elections and the future of the left
Lotta, cwi in Italy - 04/02/2008: Italy: After Prodi, ’Mission Impossible’!
Christine Thomas, CWI, Bologna - 25/01/2008: Italy: Gloomy outlook after Prodi government defeat
Clare Doyle, CWI
2007: - 29/10/2007: Italy: Mass demonstration in Rome
Christine Thomas, CWI, Bologna - 22/10/2007: Italy: Ruling class celebrates ‘victory’ but workers’ anger grows
Christine Thomas, CWI Italy - 27/07/2007: Italy: Upturn in economy not enough to guarantee stability
Clare Doyle, cwi, London - 13/06/2007: Italy: Anti-Bush day in Rome
Christel Dicembre, CWI Italy - 02/06/2007: Italy: Italy: Local elections go against ’centre-left’ parties
Christine Thomas, CWI Italy - 25/04/2007: Italy: Democratic Party launched
Christine Thomas, CWI Italy, Bologna - 12/04/2007: Italy: Interview with Marco Verrugio of Marxist ’Countercurrent’
socialistworld.net - 05/04/2007: Italy: Party of Communist Re-foundation conference
Christine Thomas, CWI Italy, Bologna - 26/03/2007: Italy: Rifondazione Comunista – its future?
Peter Taaffe, General Secretary Socialist Party, London - 01/03/2007: Italy: What future for Italy after government crisis
Christine Thomas, Lotta per il Socialismo (CWI in Italy), Bologna - 27/02/2007: Italy: Prodi Government lurches to the right
Clare Doyle, cwi, London - 23/02/2007: Italy: Turmoil after Prodi resignation
Christine Thomas, Lotta per il Socialismo (CWI in Italy), Bologna - 21/02/2007: Italy: 200,000 march against US military in Vicenza
Christine Thomas, Lotta per il Socialismo (CWI in Italy), Bologna - 24/01/2007: Italy: Explosion of protest at expansion of US base
Mara Armellin, Controcorrente (Prc) Conegliano, Veneto
2006: - 01/12/2006: Italy: Strikes and protests against Finanziaria and education cuts
Christel Dicembre - 16/11/2006: Italy: Prodi government under seige
Christine Thomas, Socialist Party, England and Wales - 27/09/2006: Italy: Hot autumn in prospect
Christel Dicembre, LSP/MAS, CWI Belgium, 26 September 2006 - 26/07/2006: Italy: No support for troops in Afghanistan
socialistworld.net - 07/07/2006: Italy: Referendum brings third major defeat for ex-premier Berlusconi
Clare Doyle, cwi, London - 20/05/2006: Italy: New Prodi government sworn in
Clare Doyle, cwi - 06/05/2006: Italy: End of Berlusconi era; clean break needed with neo-liberal
policies
Clare Doyle, cwi, Saturday 6 May 2006 - 11/04/2006: Italy: Clear victory denied
Clare Doyle, CWI - 20/03/2006: Italy: Colourful anti-war demonstration in Rome
Clare Doyle, CWI, Italy - 20/03/2006: Italy: End Berlusconi’s rule
socialistworld.net - 09/02/2006: Italy: Drama over metal mechanics’ national agreement
Marco di Francesco, a Fiom member, Italy
2005: 2004: 2003: - 10/12/2003: Italy: One and a half million protest in Rome
Gerri Creegan, Lotta per il Socialismo (CWI), Italy. - 28/10/2003: italy: Italy brought to a halt
Henry Silke, Lotta per il socialismo (CWI) Sicily - 16/10/2003: Italy: 200,000 protest at EU summit in Rome
Gerri Creegan, Naples - 16/10/2003: Italy: Battle is joined over pension ‘reform’
Henry Silke, Catania - 22/09/2003: Italy: Another “Hot Autumnâ€
Fabrizio Cucchi, Italy - 18/06/2003: Italy: The trials and tribulations of ‘Il Cavaliere’
Gerri Creegan, CWI /Lotta per il socialismo - 19/05/2003: Italy: In the aftermath of war
Fabrizio Cuchi, Lotta per il socialismo, Italy - 15/04/2003: Italy: March of the poor against war
Henry Silke, Lotta per il socialismo, Catania - 15/04/2003: Italy: Half a million demonstrate in Rome
Clare Doyle, CWI - 25/02/2003: Italy: A week of strikes and blockades against war
Clare Doyle, CWI - 20/02/2003: Iraq: No alla guerra per il petrolio! No al libro bianco di Maroni!
Se vuoi metterti in contatto e collaborare con noi - Lotta per il
socialismo - siamo un gruppo di compagni affiliati al CWI/CIL (Comitato
per un’internazionale dei lavoratori). www.worldsocialist-cwi.org - 09/01/2003: Italy: Workers’ struggles set to grip Italy
Fabrizio Cucchi, Lotta per il socialismo, Florence.
2002: - 23/12/2002: Italy: Fiat workers spread their struggle
Fabrizio Cucchi, Lotta per il socialismo, Florence. 15 December 2002. - 16/12/2002: Italy: Release the anti-capitalist activists!
- 24/11/2002: Italy: Sicily, Anti-fascist coalition blocks neo Nazis
Henry Silke - 12/11/2002: Italy: Anti war on Iraq protest
By Robert Bechert, CWI, 12 November 2002 - 29/10/2002: Italy: How Naples responded to the general strike call
Gerri Creegan, CWI /Lotta per il socialismo, 29 October 2002 - 26/10/2002: Italy: General strike - ’Lotta per il socialismo’
By Fabrizio Cucchi - 21/10/2002: Italy: General strike and mass demonstrations
Henry Silke, 18 October 2002, Lotta per il socialismo - 10/10/2002: Italy: September 2002 - a new period of struggle
CWI, 16 September 2002 - 08/10/2002: Italy: Thousands of youth march against war in Florence
Henry Silke, Italy, 5 October 2002 - 26/07/2002: Italy: Genova Libera
Simon Donovan, Socialist Party (England and Wales) - 08/07/2002: Italy: Union leaders’ betrayal triggers workers’ protests
Clare Doyle, CWI, 8 July 2002. - 05/07/2002: Italy: Crisis at Fiat
Clare Doyle, CWI, 2 July 2002. - 12/06/2002: Italy: Local election defeat for Berlusconi
Clare Doyle, CWI, 11 June 2002 - 18/04/2002: Italy: General strike - A day like no other
By Clare Doyle, 18 April 2002 - 16/04/2002: Italy: General strike paralyses Italy
Henry and Fabrizio, Florence: Tuesday, April 16, afternoon. - 27/03/2002: Italy: March against article 18
Clare Doyle, March 27 2002 - 21/03/2002: Italy: Opposition to Berlusconi
Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, 21 March 2002 - 17/02/2002: Italy: Protests against neo-liberal attacks
Clare Doyle, Committee for a Workers’ International, 17 February 2002
2001:
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