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News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and our sister parties in International Socialist Alternative (http://www.internationalsocialist.net)
Greece: Prospect of Syriza victory raises workers’ hopes
It’s generally accepted here and internationally that Syriza will win. In the last week there is a small increase for Syriza in the opinion polls – of about 1%. Really this is a stabilisation of Syriza’s lead. Including abstentions, Syriza’s support stands around 25-27%, discounting these it rises to about 30-33% – close to, but not sufficient for, a majority government.
Horrific terror attacks in Paris
By Cillian Gillespie The first week of January witnessed horror on the streets of Paris with the horrific…
Greece: Towards a Syriza government?
Interview with Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI in Greece)
Greece: Government brings forward presidential election
Kick out the austerity government and Troika! For a Syriza government with bold socialist policies!
Australia: Major community victory stops Melbourne’s East-West Toll Road
Socialist Party leads successful campaign against Toll Road and for investment in public transport.
Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu threatens “heavy hand” response to synagogue attacks
New rounds of repression answered by new wave of rage and protest
Inequality: Worst since Great Depression
A report recently published by Credit Suisse has found that inequality has now reached a record high.
Ebola pandemic highlights…”moral bankruptcy of capitalism”
“This [ebola] is the moral bankruptcy of capitalism, acting in the absence of an ethical and social framework” John Ashton, president of the UK Faculty of Public Health.
Kurdistan: Battle for Kobanê at a crossroads
What does US military ‘assistance’ mean for the Kurdish struggle?
Africa: Ebola crisis spreads
The news that the United States is to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to build isolation hospitals, while Sierra Leone has implemented a national lock-down to try to contain the Ebola virus underlines how serious the epidemic in West Africa has become.
