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Resisting Trump’s war on women
The United States is a dangerous place to be a woman. An onslaught of laws has chipped away at abortion rights since Donald Trump’s inauguration as president two and a half years ago.
Can growth be good?
Growth is central to capitalism, but the expansion of production can be organised to protect people and the planet if it is coupled with radical change, argues Simon Basketter
Fight for Green New Deal—but don’t stop there
Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at a new series of demands making waves in the environmental movement
Battleground North West—the fight to stop Nazi Tommy Robinson
Nazi Tommy Robinson is waging a war to become North West England’s next MEP. Tomáš Tengely-Evans reports on the campaign to stop him
South African elections show need for struggle
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The ruling ANC did badly in South Africa’s elections this week. Charlie Kimber says building up resistance is the way forward
The truth about Tommy Robinson
See the full Socialist Worker dossier here
How do we build a climate movement that wins?
The only chance of stopping catastrophic climate change is with a “revolutionary transformation of our politics”, according to campaigner Roger Hallam
The rising in 1820 was a challenge to the state
The Radical War in Scotland two centuries ago saw a mass strike movement, plans for armed rebellion—and then bitter government repression, writes Charlie McKinnon
How we can win a real say
What does democracy looks like? And who creates it?
Can the world go carbon free?
How can we win Extinction Rebellion's key demands?
Algeria’s fights for freedom
Algerians had to fight a brutal war for independence. But the struggle for freedom didn’t end when the nationalists kicked out the French in 1962, writes Alistair Farrow
Southall ’79, when the police killed Blair Peach
The Nazi National Front came to the heart of the Asian community in West London on 23 April 1979. They wanted to humiliate but instead provoked rebellion. Rampaging police arrested scores, injured many and murdered Blair Peach. Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks back at the crucial battle
Driving out the homeless
People in desperate housing need are being forced to live in an old office block next to the North Circular road, a six lane motorway that loops through north London.
Algeria - conquest by France
Algeria's revolt has been shaped by a history of imperialism and revolution. As part of a new series, Alistair Farrow looks at the French conquest from the 1830s to the 1950s
Amritsar—A very British massacre
Hundreds killed, thousands injured and bodies piled on top of each other. Socialist Worker tells the story of one of the bloodiest crimes committed by the British Empire in India
Heading for extinction?
The “sixth mass extinction” poses a deadly threat to future of humans, animals, plants—and the future of the planet. Sarah Bates looks at what’s behind the world-wide destruction of the natural world—and how we can fight to stop it
Genocide in Rwanda—25 years on
Horrific killings 25 years ago were rooted in colonialism, economic crisis and scapegoating
Pay to play—Developers conspire to segregate playgrounds between rich and poor
A scandal over access to a communal play area has raised wider questions about the ownership of public space under capitalism, writes Alistair Farrow
Brexit broke the bosses' system
It’s little wonder that so many people are frustrated and fatigued by the Brexit shambles. For the last three years Theresa May has manoeuvred
How did Mussolini’s fascists come to power?
Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at the birth of Italian fascism 100 years on
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- Modi and the BJP’s victory means religious and caste minorities under threat in India
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