Two major anniversaries recently marked the significant change that has taken place on the Spanish left in the last several years.
Campaign Against Qatar is Latest in Series of Attacks by the Region’s Old Establishment
19 June 2017, byThis article by Gilbert Achcar was translated, presented and and published by The Arabist on 16 June 2017.
The Marawi Siege and Martial Law in Mindanao
18 June 2017, byMore than two weeks ago, the ISIS-inspired Maute group and the Abu Sayyaf have laid siege of the Islamic City of Marawi and currently there is no sign that the massive destruction created by these radical Islamists and the counter-siege by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is losing its steam.
Why is the DUP so reactionary?
17 June 2017, byIn Britain, Theresa May’s Conservative Party, who suffered significant defeats at the General election on June 8 at the hands of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, are now trying to stitch together an agreement with one of the most reactionary parties on the continent to form a government.
Mindano: state of war and martial law in the Philippine south
16 June 2017, by ,Pierre Rousset spoke on June 4, to Reymund de Amore, a member of the leadership of the Revolutionary Workers’ Party – Mindanao (RPM-M), a section of the Fourth International, about the recent fighting in Mindanao between government forces and groups identifying with Islamic State.
Trump goes for bust on the national-populist trail. What did you expect?
15 June 2017, byThe United States has denounced the Paris climate agreement, cancelled all the measures decided by the United States in application of this agreement and withdrew from the Green Fund for the Climate. These are the major decisions that Donald Trump finally announced, on Thursday, June 1, after a long period of suspense.
Trump, the Paris Agreement and the breakdown of multilateralism
14 June 2017, byThe problem is not only about Trump’s trashing of an already weak climate agreement and process. What just happened is that the lynchpin of the world order is breaking down the world order.
Portland’s MAX Murders, the Alt-Right, and the Left’s Response
13 June 2017, byPortland, Oregon became national news, following the May 26 murders on the MAX (the city’s light rail system). The killer, Jeremy Christian, slashed the necks of three white men (one survived) who tried to end his threatening tirade against two black teenage girls, one wearing a hijab.
Baba Jan and his comrades: a look back over five years of an international campaign
12 June 2017We described the struggle of of Baba Jan in the pages of this review, l’Anticaptaliste, in November 2014. We were already mobilizing at the time to obtain his release. In fact, the international solidarity campaign began in 2012: there were high points and times when the campaign was not so active, but it has never stopped.
Turkey, post-referendum
11 June 2017, byThe referendum vote on 16 April 2017 approved the proposed constitutional amendments put forward by the ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) and President Erdogan, moving Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system of government. This was not an unexpected result.[For the statement by Fourth Internationalists in Turkey The breach is opened, strengthen the NO!.]