World News and Analysis

Sweden today is no model to follow for people looking for justice and improved living conditions. “Never before has the class differences in Sweden been bigger”, the daily paper, Aftonbladet, wrote on May 9 this year. By Per-Åke Westerlund One tenth of the population “owns half of all money” in [...]

Unless drastic action is taken to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, the planet will heat up by a minimum of 4ºC by 2100, according to the most recent research. By Kelly Bellin That takes the global forecast up to twice its current level, from “dangerous” to “catastrophic,” as recognized [...]

Crimea’s 16 March referendum saw an overwhelming majority vote in favour of joining Russia. According to the claimed official result, 96.77% voted ‘for’ integration and turnout was 83.1%. Tens of thousands celebrated in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea. By Niall Mulholland, CWI On 17 March, the regional parliament declared the [...]

Although Australia was portrayed in heroic terms during its 1999 military intervention in East Timor (Timor-Leste), its real motives have been shown to be much more calculated and corrupt. By W. van Leeuwen, Socialist Party In November, an Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) whistleblower revealed that ASIS had bugged Timor-Leste’s [...]

The New Zealand Labour Party recently announced their “Best Start” policy aimed at reducing child poverty. The policy is a payment of $60 a week for parents earning less than $150,000 per annum for the first year of their child’s life. It continues until the child turns three with a [...]

At least 6,000 Russian troops have taken up positions throughout the Crimean peninsula, formally an autonomous republic of Ukraine. The Russian regime claims it took this action following a request from the Crimean government to intervene in defence of the rights of Russian citizens. The Kremlin made clear that it [...]

The purpose of this document is to give a broad analysis of economic, political, industrial, and social processes in New Zealand today. In our view this type of analysis and understanding of processes can help make socialists better prepared for future struggles and for building fighting organisations. For more news [...]

Most Australians have never heard of the ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (TPP), yet this far-reaching economic-policy agreement is a significant threat to workers and poor people’s living standards in the Asia-Pacific region. It must be opposed by working people internationally. By W. van Leeuwen, Socialist Party The TPP made headlines in December [...]

When the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2014 winter Olympics to the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, eyebrows were raised at the cost of $12 billion. By Rob Jones, Moscow Now it has been revealed that $50 billion has been spent, more than the cost of all previous winter [...]

The butcher of Sabra and Shatila has died. Ariel Sharon, once known as the “Father of Israeli settlements”, died after eight years in a semi-coma, following a stroke while still prime minister in January 2006. By Shahar Benhorin, CWI Israel/Palestine Many former and present capitalist leaders around the world have [...]