Solidarity member K Mann characterizes a “Reactionary uprising against the Parliament”. Todd Chretien of No Borders News opines on “Was it a coup?” while Mike Davis analyses a “Riot on the Hill” and Ashley Smith gives “Quick notes on Trump’s putsch”. Spectre Journal “We Cannot Let Yesterday’s Farce Become Tomorrow’s Tragedy, Jacobin “The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph”. An opinion from the Swedish SP “After the fascist coup in the United States No time to lose - counter-offensive now!”, from Socialist Resurgence (USA) “Mob takeover of Capitol highlights instability of U.S. political system” and from Socialist Action (USA) “Trump fanatics invade Capitol as his presidency disintegrates”. Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard “Capitol (United States): Attempted insurrection fails”. Cihan Tuğal in New Politics “The Invasion of Capitol Hill”. One more, Santa Cruz DSA “Seven Theses on the Post-Trump Right and DSA’s Role in the Fight Ahead ”. Finally Dan La Botz “Desperado in the White House: Coup Fails, Trump Faces Impeachment”.
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- 8 January – Was it a coup? Events at the Capitol
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Romania
First as tragedy, then as farce? AUR and the long shadow of fascism in Romania
15 January, by Raul CarstoceaIn the current political climate, witnessing an ascendance of far-right parties across Europe, and a more general shift to the right in mainstream politics globally, Romania was often pointed out as an exception in this respect, certainly when it came to the area of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe. Since 2008, when the Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare, PRM) failed to meet the 5% electoral threshold for entering Parliament, there had been no far- or radical-right (...)
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USA
Post-Election 2020: A Crisis of Representation
14 January, by Barry EidlinFailed beer hall putsch re-enactments aside, Donald Trump will be leaving the White House on January 20 if not sooner—at least for the next four years. The focus now shifts to the post-Trump world: what can we expect from the incoming Biden administration?
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Venezuela
Parliamentary elections – Results and prospects
13 January, by Elio Colmenarez“Taking control of the AN from the right was vital for the Bolivarian revolution, with elections in the midst of a serious economic crisis, mainly the consequence of the blockade imposed by imperialism. ”
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Venezuela
2021 begins with a new National Assembly. Will it lead to advances?
13 January, by José Domenico“We believe that the new National Assembly can be an instrument of the Revolution, but we will not encourage false hopes among the ranks of the peasants, workers and communities.”
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Britain
Five Things we have Learnt from the National Education Union’s Mobilisation to Keep Schools Safe.
12 January, by Dave KellawayThe lessons learnt from the recent government closure of schools in England.
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South Africa
Nationalism and patriotism: the opium of the masses
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s mass arrests are an assault on grassroots advocacy
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USA
The Freedom Struggle Is a Labor Struggle, Then & Now
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USA
Grand Theft Election?
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Covid-19 pandemic
World Faces Covid-19 “Vaccine Apartheid”
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USA - Debate
Desperado in the White House: Coup Fails, Trump Faces Impeachment
13 January, by Dan La Botzread article...“Our next problem will be Biden and the Democrats’ neoliberalism, but Trump is still the issue for the moment.”
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USA - Debate
Seven Theses on the Post-Trump Right and DSA’s Role in the Fight Ahead
12 January, by DSA Santa Cruzread article...“Our response must be different. It must emerge from our understanding of how this racist, anti-worker, anti-poor capitalist death machine can actually be overcome. That will require organizing, not lobbying. ”
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USA - Debate
The Invasion of Capitol Hill
11 January, by Cihan Tuğalread article...Decaying Institutions, Rightwing Insurrection, and the Need for a Mass Movement
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USA - Debate
Trump fanatics invade Capitol as his presidency disintegrates
11 January, by Jeff Macklerread article...“Humanity’s future also rests on the emergence and consolidation of a new and independent Black, Latinx and Native American leadership to champion the struggles of the most oppressed and exploited and establish democratic control of their communities while opening the way to the formation of independent Black and Brown parties in the political arena.”
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Argentina’s Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws.
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The December issue of the South African journal Amandla! is now out.
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“Today’s mobilization was incredible, like a huge awakening after months of political confinement.”
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The NPA protests against the Macron government’s intention to dissolve the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).
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The current situation in Western Sahara is extremely serious and represents a qualitative leap and a historical event before which we cannot remain impassive.
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