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24 February 2021
The White Tiger, a film based on the bestselling novel by Aravind Adiga, depicts the story of a young man's bid to overcome caste and social oppressions to become a self-made person.
17 February 2021
How you can amplify the Socialist's voice - Help us build subscriptions to the Socialist
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17 February 2021
The film 'Dear Comrades', produced by the Russian film-maker Andrei Konchalevsky, came out last year and won the Special Jury Prize at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
16 December 2020
Strikes are how to fight for state education
Two London strikes have the future of publicly owned and run education at their heart
9 December 2020
TV review: Red, White and Blue
More than just diversity - we need democratic, working-class control of the police: The BBC recently aired the film 'Red, White and Blue' from the Steve McQueen mini-series 'Small Axe'
7 December 2020
How far can the Starmer counter-revolution go?
And what are all those who have supported Jeremy Corbyn proposing can be done to reverse the tide? Read the editorials of Socialism Today
2 December 2020
The Social Dilemma is a film recently produced by Netflix, exploring the impact of social media on society
25 November 2020
CripTales: A painful reflection of a system that pits us against each other
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act, the BBC has produced a series of short films called 'CripTales'
18 November 2020
Overcrowded Little Ilford School strikes against more expansion
A huge picket line, 50 strong, launched the strike against forced expansion of Little Ilford School on Thursday 12 November.
21 October 2020
Optare workers strike over pay broken 'promise'
Unite members at bus manufacturer Optare, in Sherburn in Elmet, on the outskirts of Leeds, took the first strike in a series of discontinuous 48-hour strikes starting on 15 October, alongside a continuous overtime ban.
7 October 2020
Germany: "Heroes" strike to demand a pay rise
Public sector workers in Germany's hospitals, kindergartens, civil service, refuse operations, as well as public transport workers, have started 'warning strikes' in support of their wage demands.
7 October 2020
Film: 'Sick' - 'They've got people looking in the wrong direction'
'Sick' is a heart-wrenching drama/documentary that uses the real stories of benefit claimants battling, and sometimes losing to, the system to claim Personal Independence Payment, and also work capability assessments for Employment Support Allowance.
2 September 2020
Liverpool: Support 15% pay rise for NHS
There was a bold, lively demo in front of Aintree hospital on 26 August. It's great that NHS staff have taken a bold step and are continuing with action for a 15% pay rise.
19 August 2020
Mass protests and strikes rock Belarus
Unprecedented numbers have been out on protests across Belarus, with reports of 200,000 demonstrating in the capital Minsk on Sunday 16 August
5 August 2020
Socialist Party meetings: Online and in-person
Southampton Socialist Party was live, in two gardens and on Zoom from many homes on 30 July.
5 August 2020
GE Aviation workers march to save jobs
Over 400 GE Aircraft Engine Services workers and supporters marched through Caerphilly
22 July 2020
Iran: Renewed wave of protests and strikes
A brief attempt to intimidate the thousands of Haft Tappeh sugar cane workers who have been on strike since 14 June (see 'Haft Tappeh sugar cane factory workers return to strike action' on socialistworld.net) was pushed back
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