Sushovan Dhar “Class struggle today: Fragmentation and the crisis of political form”. Norbert Holcblat “ Modern counter-revolution and fascism”. A review by Peter Drucker “The Bund: A Committed History”. Daniel Bensaïd and Antoine Artous “Marxist strategy in Western Europe ”.
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International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow.
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South Africa
Who is responsible for xenophobia in South Africa?
19 August, byIf the outpouring of hatred against foreign nationals in South Africa is part of a catastrophic social context, it is also encouraged by crooked politicians. On 30 June 2026, 300 demonstrations were organized across South Africa to demand the departure of migrants.
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Brazil
The strategic stakes of Brazil’s October elections in the international situation
18 August, byA victory for the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (“Lula”) in Brazil’s October 2026 presidential election and an increased vote for the left wing Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL) would constitute points of support for coordinating an international anti-fascist movement, combining the fight against the global far right with the defence of the sovereignty of the peoples.
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Iran
Resumption of Bombing and Internal Crisis in Iran
17 August, byThe ceasefire between the US and Iran was shattered around the question of control of the Strait of Hormuz. As the US bombing resumes, divisions are deepening at the top of the Islamic Republic, with no way out for the people of Iran.
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USA
Revoking TPS: Trump Escalates Racist Assault
16 August, byTEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States was overturned by the government, following a June 25 ruling by the Supreme Court to allow the termination.
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Latin America
The spectre of the far right is haunting Latin America
15 August, byFar-right movements have come to power in numerous countries across the region. They are linked to Trumpism; resisting them requires the broadest possible coordination of these resistance movements at both local and regional levels.
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Recently posted Features
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Marxism
Marxist strategy in Western Europe
17 August, by ,read article...Gramsci is often considered as the main Marxist thinker to have paid particular attention to the specificities of the revolution in the West. His thinking on this question is indeed indispensable to any consideration of strategy, but it cannot be separated from the discussions initiated by Lenin and Trotsky in the Communist International (Comintern) of the 1920s.
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Class
Class struggle today: Fragmentation and the crisis of political form
17 August, byread article...It has become fashionable to declare that class struggle has faded into the past — dissolved by deindustrialisation, scattered by fragmented labour markets, eclipsed by identity-based movements, and exhausted along with the institutions that once gave it political form. From this vantage point, class appears to have lost its centrality, surviving at best as a residual category of analysis.
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Fascism
Modern counter-revolution and fascism
17 August, byread article...We know the first words of the Communist Manifesto: “A spectre is haunting Europe”. Today, two “spectres” with a material reality seem to haunt the capitalist world and weigh on the destinies of humanity: Donald Trump and artificial intelligence (AI). How do they fit together? What world are they likely to lead us to?
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Anti-fascism and Anti-Imperialism
For a Global Anti-Fascist and Anti-Imperialist Front
4 August, byread article...Haqooq Khalq Party (Pakistan) held an International Anti-Imperialism Conference in Lahore on 3rd May. Some academics from US, Canada, UK participated. I chaired the first session and here is my contribution to the Conference.
