The IMF in its latest prognosis praises what it sees as a stable growth of the world economy. Yes, there are some risks the IMF says, not least the political ones. But the crisis has been overcome, and a new and rosy period lies ahead. However, if you only look at the surface, that picture might seem true. In June, Fed-Chief Janet Yellen said...
Socialist Books new book, ‘Trotsky in 1917’, will be published at the end of January 2018 (for more information and to order see: http://www.socialistbooks.co.uk/pre-order-trotsky-1917-today/). The collection of Leon Trotsky’s writings and speeches are all...
On December 14, 2017 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to give internet providers, such as Comcast and Verizon, the power to give preferential treatment to web content producers of their choosing. Under the current regulations guaranteeing net neutrality, Comcast cannot offer faster speeds to site owners for a named price, for...
Socialistworld.net will be posting less frequently during the holiday period, returning to normal publication on 3 January 2018. We extend season's greetings to all our readers.
After the most tumultuous run-up to any conference in ANC history, watched across the world, with over a thousand journalists in attendance, and the markets moving up in anticipation of the results, Cyril Ramaphosa has ascended to the presidency of the ANC after a bitterly fought factional contest. The “radical economic transformation”...
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Movement mobilises once more for the Catalan Republic
On Monday, 18 December, the third ‘black’ (the conservative Peoples’ Party - ÖVP), ‘blue’ (the far-right Freedom Party - FPÖ) government in Austria’s post-1945 second republic, was sworn in (for more information on the elections:
Tensions in Kazakhstan were mounting in the run-up to Kazakhstan’s ‘Independence Day’ this year. It was the sixth anniversary of the massacre of striking oil-workers in Zhanaozen and thousands of miners in Karaganda were on strike. Hundreds were occupying the pits in pursuit of the coal-miners long-standing claim for a doubling of wages...
The international executive of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI, the international organisation that the Socialist Party is part of) took place from 27 November to 2 December in Belgium.
A prominent part of the discussions throughout the week was struggles of women across the world and the CWI's role in these. Here,...
Mass protests confront Macri government
