Sri Lanka: PM Resigns After Counter-Revolutionary Assault Provokes Furious Response

Events have taken a frenetic pace in Sri Lanka over the last 72 hours. Nothing short of a revolutionary crisis has developed, one that is likely to be a forerunner of similar upheavals in other countries. On the morning of

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Historic “Hartal” Grinds Sri Lanka to a Halt

Responding to a joint appeal issued by over 2,000 trade unions, a countrywide ‘Hartal’ (total strike) brought Sri Lanka to a halt today, Friday 6th. The hartal, the largest in 69 years, was a resounding success. The Railway Joint Trade

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May 1: International Workers’ Day — Workers of the World Unite Against Decaying Capitalism

“The burdens of war will consume the best energies of the peoples for decades, endanger the achievements of social reform, and hinder every step forward. Cultural devastation, economic decline, political reaction these are the blessings of this horrible conflict of

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Pakistan. Imran Khan Ousted — Political Crisis and the Socialist Alternative

Pakistani society is in for a turbulent period. While the poor and working people of the country have desperately searched to find a way out of the sky-high inflation and cost of living crisis, none has seemingly been on offer.

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Sri Lanka. Masses Revolt Against Consequences of Failing System

In late 2019 and in 2020, the Rajapaksa family scored convincing victories in both presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. As we explained then, this was a call for stability, something that the alliance around the Rajapaksa family, however,

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A Socialist World Is Possible: What is Socialism, and How Could We Win It?

Record inequality, crippling debt, a devastating pandemic, unfulling and unsafe jobs, discrimination and abuse, environmental and weather disasters, skyrocketing costs of living: this stark snapshot of “business as usual,” of human suffering and climate destruction under capitalism, are enough to

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Spotify Un-Wrapped: How The Music Industry Exploits Artists

The controversy over COVID denialist Joe Rogan’s $100 million deal with Spotify has led to widespread criticism and major artists such as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young pulling their catalogs from the platform. But Spotify’s issues in the music industry

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உழைக்கும் பெண்களின் சர்வதேசப் போராட்ட நாளான மார்ச் 8க முன்னதாக

உழைக்கும் பெண்களின் சர்வதேசப் போராட்ட நாளான மார்ச் 8க்கு முன்னதாக,  சர்வதேச சோசலிச பெண்ணியவாதிகள் மற்றும் சர்வதேச சோசலிச மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் உலகெங்கிலும் உள்ள உழைக்கும் வர்க்கப் பெண்களுக்கு போர், சுரண்டல், ஒடுக்குமுறை மற்றும் அதன் பின்னணியில் உள்ள அமைப்புமுறைக்கு எதிராக எழுந்து நிற்க அழைப்பு விடுக்கின்றனர்: முதலாளித்துவம்! உழைக்கும் வர்க்கப் பெண்களுக்கு தங்கள் தோள்களில்

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International Women’s Day 2022

On the eve of March 8, the international day of struggle of working women, Rosa International Socialist Feminists and International Socialist Alternative call for working class women all around the world to stand up against war, exploitation, oppression and the

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Elections in Uttar Pradesh: workers and farmers need political alternative to stop the BJP

Once again it is election season in India. The biggest and most populated state in India, Uttar Pradesh (UP) is going to the polls in what many commentators are calling one of the most polarised legislative elections in decades. Elections

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