The June 1960 arrests of Michel ‘Pablo’ Raptis and his Dutch comrade Sal Santen in Amsterdam triggered a series of revelations regarding the Algeria-solidarity of Fourth International members. Together with a small number of comrades Raptis and Santen organised material support for the Algerian struggle against French colonialism. One aspect of this work was especially controversial: the plan to counterfeit money. The ‘Raptis and Santen case’ led to fierce conflicts within the leadership of (…)
“For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense”
7 August 2025, by ,Where did the “global neofascist axis” come from, and where is it going? What destabilizing effects might Russia’s war in Ukraine have? Ilya Budraitskis and Gilbert Achcar discuss the current conjuncture
Authoritarianism and Democracy in the 21st Century
7 August 2025, by ,Enzo Traverso updates his analysis of post-fascism in light of the events of recent years. Reflecting on the rise of the new right and the global crisis of the left, he offers a diagnosis of contemporary challenges and the dangers facing emancipatory struggles in an increasingly complex world.
In a global context marked by the resurgence of far-right forces, historian Enzo Traverso offers in this interview an updated reflection on the concept of post-fascism, which he has been developing (…)
Neofascism, Imperialism, War, and Revolution in the Middle East
7 August 2025, byThis interview was conducted online on March 30, 2025, by Rodrigo Utrera, a student of sociology at the University of Chile. (Email: rodrigo.utrera@ug.uchile.cl.) He is a member of the Editorial Committee of Actuel Marx Intervenciones in Chile. The interview was first published in Spanish in that journal (no. 35, August 2025), in an issue dedicated to examining war and its mutations in the twenty-first century.
A new left party emerges?
22 July 2025, byA new left party is on the cards in Britain, but it is unclear what is going on behind the scenes. A look at the bigger issues a new party needs to address.
A Terrifying Abyss for the Iranian People and the Region
6 July 2025, by“In the end, the fall of the Islamic Republic, if it is to occur, must in no way be the result of foreign intervention, but that of a popular uprising organized and led by the people themselves.”
The imperial engine of fascism
18 June 2025, byThe far right is on the rise all over the world. Faced with this dynamic, the left is particularly at loggerheads over the right way to describe it: some fringes use the term fascism, while others consider that such a characterisation lacks lucidity. In a number of countries, the far right is now installed in government – at its head or in a coalition. When it has not formally acceded to power, its ideological hegemony over public debate pulls (even more) to the right a ruling class radicalized by the generalized crisis of capitalism. On the left, a lively debate has then opened up concerning the right way to characterise this dynamic: is it relevant to speak of fascisation, or even fascism?
Swedish Dockworkers’ Union Leader Sacked for Gaza Solidarity Action
18 June 2025, by“Erik’s union had a tradition of international solidarity going back to the Vietnam War and 1973 Chilean coup, in which a generation of trade union activists were murdered.”
He’s suddenly a risk to ‘national security’
18 June 2025, by“Solidarity actions like these have a long history. It was Swedish dockworkers who first refused to handle cargo from Chile after the coup d’etat and installation of Pinochet, and who pioneered the Swedish boycott on South African cargo in solidarity with the anti-apartheid movement.”
French Dockers Block Weapons to Israel
18 June 2025, byOn Wednesday 4 June, workers at a port in southern France searched a cargo ship headed for Haifa — and found it carried 19 pallets of machine-gun parts. They blocked the shipment, refusing to be complicit in Israel’s war crimes.
