People are filling the squares in cities across Egypt in their tens of thousands. The numbers in the streets are amazing.
Right now Tahrir is surreal. There are enormous numbers of people coming into the square.
The Revolutionary Socialists are one of the key radical organisations working on the ground in Egypt. We are particularly active in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Monsura.
What is the purpose of the Egyptian state? Does it exist to serve the people—or the interests of the military elite? This is the question that now confronts the mass of Egyptians.
Thousands of angry Kuwaitis stormed parliament last week in an extraordinary show of defiance against the Gulf state. Protesters battled security forces before pushing their way into the building.
Mario Monti is the new leader of Italy. He has not been elected. Instead he has been picked by Europe’s elite to "fix" the crisis in Italy.
The Italian political establishment is bloated and corrupt. Among the huge political elite is a myriad of parties, formed through bitter splits and personal rivalries.
Greece has a new government. It has been imposed on the country by the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It’s headed up by a former banker. And it includes open fascists as ministers.
Greece’s main far right party is called Laos. It was formed in 2000 as a break away from the right wing New Democracy. And it absorbed other far right groups, including open fascists.
Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel has responded to the latest eurozone crisis by calling for closer European integration at a political level.
The recession is getting worse in Portugal, one of the most vulnerable countries in the eurozone.
France’s rulers have a new headache on top of their economic woes. Agencies are threatening to lower the country’s "triple A" rating.
