The state of the labor movement in the dominant capitalist economy: Dianne Feeley discusses “UAW: Mixed Reform Results”, while Janette Zahia Corcelius explains how and why ““Against Trump we have to defend our neighbors, defend our democratic rights and our labor rights””. Then Dan La Botz reflects on “Fourth of July at 250: The On-Going Struggle for Equality, Democracy, and Justice”. “Daniel Bensaïd on “Lenin and the Politics of Broken Time ”.
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USA
Trump Says U.S. Elections Rife with Fraud, Demands New Election Law, May Send Troops to Polling Places. Is He Preparing a Coup?
20 July, byIn a half-hour, prime-time national speech, President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. elections are vulnerable to foreign interference, to massive non-citizen voting, and to fraud. He called upon Congress to pass what he calls the SAVE America Act, though its actual name is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
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Belgium
“This mobilization has awakened something in the youth”
19 July, byThis spring, French-speaking Belgium has seen a sudden acceleration of struggles in the education sector, which have turned into a general revolt of young people. In this interview, Evelyne Wyns discusses the conditions in which this movement emerged, the complex role of trade unions and self-organized collectives, and the politicization brought about by repression.
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Geopolitics
Latin America: A hostage to Trump’s United States
18 July, byThe largest region of the Americas is the only part of the planet where Trump has managed to make significant progress toward his national security policy goals. Trump faces significant difficulties on the domestic front, where he is trying to limit the predicted defeat for the midterm congressional elections in November.
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Climate
Record-breaking heatwave in Europe: Does the continent have a new climate?
17 July, byAs Europe experiences its second [now the third] unprecedented heatwave of the year, breaking temperature records, many are asking the same questions: Is this the new normal? Has Europe’s climate changed radically? Asia’s oceans are also breaking heat records: What does this mean for extreme weather events?
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Syria
Frustration and anger rise in the streets in Syria
16 July, bySince the beginning of the year, demonstrations and strikes have continued across Syria . The demands range from the aspiration for increased political participation and democratic rights, to the condemnation of the actions and violations committed by the Israeli occupying forces in the Kuneitra region, to the right to education in Sweida. The newspaper Kasioun counted 34 rallies and demonstrations in 21 localities in several governorates, cities, towns and universities in Syria between 18-24 May 2026. Protest actions continue at the time of writing.
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USA
Fourth of July at 250: The On-Going Struggle for Equality, Democracy, and Justice
20 July, byread article...“On July 4, our 250th birthday as a nation, we should celebrate the underdogs, the dissidents, the rebellious who fought and continue to fight against exploitation and oppression, and stand for equality, democracy, and justice.”
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USA
“Against Trump we have to defend our neighbors, defend our democratic rights and our labor rights”
16 July, by , , ,read article...Janette Zahia Corcelius, a trade-union organizer from Minneapolis, visited Paris on two occasions this spring. First, in April, as member of a delegation speaking in a tour organized by on the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) campaign. Then in early June to speak at an anti-fascist festival. On her first visit she spoke to Raphaël Alberto for the l’Anticapitaliste you tube channel (published in French « Face à Trump, nous devons protéger nos voisinEs, défendre nos droits démocratiques et (…)
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USA
UAW: Mixed Reform Results
13 July, byread article...THIS SPRING DELEGATES were elected to the United Auto Workers Constitutional Convention that will be held in mid-June. As the UAW website notes, the convention will “make critical decisions, including constitutional amendments and resolutions on workplace and social issues.”
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Marxism
Lenin and the Politics of Broken Time
13 July, byread article...This essay by Daniel Bensaïd remains one of the sharpest engagements with Lenin’s political thought from within the revolutionary Marxist tradition. Bensaïd identifies Lenin’s enduring contribution not as an organisational technique or a party model, but as a philosophy of political time: an understanding of history as fractured, uneven, and shot through with crises that open and close with brutal speed.
