This document traces the path taken by the International, from Trotsky’s modernist concerns to the adoption of the Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution and the campaign waged around it by the sections.
Ecosocialism or barbarism
21 April, by“The danger of a great catastrophe … is imminent. All the newspapers have written about this time and again. Everybody says this. Everybody admits it. Everybody has decided it is so. Yet nothing is being done.”
This isn’t Greta Thunberg speaking truth to power. This was Lenin.
War Ecology
21 April, byThe Palestinian Olive Council estimates that approximately one million olive trees have been destroyed in Gaza.The World Bank estimates that the war on Lebanon generated approximately 22 million tonnes of waste.
The Gender(ed) Politics of Fascism: How Women Came to Lead the Contemporary Far-Right
12 April, byDuring the last decade, far-right women leaders have played an essential role in contributing to the growing acceptance of fascism. Although the globally thriving far-right is anti-feminist and male-dominated, it is increasingly led by women. Marine Le Pen (National Rally), Riikka Purra (Finns Party), Alice Weidel (Alternative for Germany), Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), Pia Kjærsgaard (Danish People’s Party), Siv Jensen (Progress Party), Beata Szydło (Law and Justice) are only a few of the latest examples of influential far-right women leaders.
The Anti-Fascist and Anti-Imperialist Conference in Porto Alegre: Great achievements, challenges and opportunities
12 April, by , , , , , ,“It is through all these events that the alliances necessary to counter fascism and imperialism are being forged. It is up to us to involve the trade unions, human rights organizations, feminist and LGBTQI+ movements, anti-racist organizations, those campaigning for Palestine, and those standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian and the Iranian people. It is in this way – and by defending our eco-socialist revolutionary perspectives – that we will build the movement needed to change the world.”
Putinism - a new form of fascism?
12 April, byThe invasion of Ukraine has provoked debate on the nature of contemporary Russian society. It has been argued that Russia’s war on Ukraine is part of an attack on democracy taking place globally, that Putin’s Russia part of a growing authoritarianism.
Fascisation and strategy
12 April, by“Defence also means political self-defence, and therefore the broadest and most unified mobilization possible around democratic slogans aimed at preserving the political gains of the working class and oppressed minorities, and maintaining forms of counter-power or what we might call the infrastructure of protest (unions, neighbourhood collectives, anti-war groups, etc.).”
Understanding Fascism with Clara Zetkin
12 April, byWe are publishing a text by Clara Zetkin presented by the historian Stefanie Prezioso, taken from the book “Découvrir l’antifascisme” (Éditions sociales, May 2025).
Honoring Anti-Fascist Resistance
12 April, byON APRIL 29, 1945, Rossana Rossanda joined the massive crowds gathered on the Piazzale Loreto in Milan, Italy, where, more than 26 years earlier, Benito Mussolini’s Fascist movement began its wretched existence.
For a different economic policy in response to the far right and Trump’s offensive
12 April, by ,Éric Toussaint was interviewed by Antoine Larrache for Inprecor magazine on 5 November 2025.
Antoine Larrache: Could you provide an overview of the European Union’s economic situation in comparison to the global market?
Éric Toussaint: The countries of the European Union, including the United Kingdom, are currently facing significant challenges. Firstly, economic growth is close to zero. While we do not advocate for growth in the traditional sense, it presents a considerable issue for (…)
