The Conte government is the first government of a new Italian centre-right. A centre-right which to be precise has to be defined as hyphenated – bringing together distinct political currents.
Internationalist solidarity with the Syrian people is more necessary than ever!
4 June 2018, byThe Fourth International reaffirms its solidarity with all the bombed, massacred, tortured, starving and displaced civilians in Syria; its solidarity with the democratic and progressive forces that continue to defend the aspirations of a heroic insurrection. Seven years after the beginning of the Syrian popular uprising, it has been gradually transformed into a deadly war with an international character, the situation in the country is catastrophic at all levels.
The bright and sombre sides of the mobilization
4 June 2018, byFrom 22 March to 26 May, there have been two months of strikes, demonstrations, blockades in the universities and high schools, clashes and police violence. And everything indicates that the coming weeks will see this situation of political and social tension prolonged, but without a centralized confrontation with the plans of the Macron government taking shape.
The role of the right after triple talaq judgement
3 June 2018, byWe, Bebaak Collective and concerned individuals who have been following the triple talaq judgement in various proportions and have been associated with various social movements, urge our fellow women’s groups and human rights groups to reflect on the role of conservative right wing forces in the aftermath of the triple talaq judgment of 22nd August 2017.
The emergence of an ecological Karl Marx: 1818 - 2018
2 June 2018, byKarl Marx was born in Trier 200 years ago today. [1] The legacy of the political economist is fiercely contested. The Ecologist was among the first magazines to examine his ecological thinking - in an essay published in 1971. Here, Gareth Dale, an editor of the book Green Growth, examines Marx’s own claims about nature and society - and our original interpretation of them.
Landslide Victory for Abortion Rights in Ireland
1 June 2018, by“A stunning victory” was how I described the results from the referendum on removing the constitutional ban on abortion in an Irish Times article on Monday 28th. The vote for lifting the ban was passed by a resounding two-thirds majority of 66.4 for Yes. The Irish people have declared in this vote that the sanctimonious hypocrites of the prolife campaign are no longer free to judge and shame women for deciding what is best for their lives.
The crisis intensifies
1 June 2018, byThis article was written before the formation of the Lega-5 star government on Thursday 31 May with Giovanni Tria as the Economy Minister.
Footnotes
[1] On 5 May 1818.