“If we want to avoid the worst-case scenario, namely Ukraine’s defeat and the strengthening of Russian neo-fascism, international solidarity must be stronger than ever.”
For a free and demilitarized Arctic – Defend Greenland’s independence – Defend the Greenlandic people and nature
20 May 2025, byWith Donald Trump’s repeated demands that the US take over Greenland and his vice president J. D. Vance’s comments on the number of US military personnel in Greenland, the imperialist competition for Greenland has taken a decisive new step.
Trump Visits Arab Kings: Making Deals, Accepting Bribes, Shifting Policy
19 May 2025, byPresident Donald Trump visited three of the Persian Gulf monarchies last week, receiving adulation, praising the feudal regimes, making deals, and accepting bribes while also carrying out a significant shift in U.S. Middle East policy. Amidst beautiful palaces and mosques, surrounded by Arabian horses, and watching sword dances, Trump and the monarchs heaped praise on each other.
Solidarity with Leonidas Iza, the Ecuadorean Indigenous leader – Against the far-right’s plans to reform the constitution and destroy rights
18 May 2025, bySince the re-election of Daniel Noboa as President of Ecuador on 13 April, his hard-right, Trump-like administration, and most of the Ecuadorean establishment, have launched a ferocious campaign against Leonidas Iza, the President of CONAIE (the Confederation of Ecuador’s Indigenous Nations), and former presidential candidate of the Indigenous and plurinational movement, Pachakutik. They see him, and the communities, movements and struggles that he represents, as the main obstacle to their plans for a radical neoliberal reform to the constitution.
3 years into war, Ukrainian leftists fight for labor rights under martial law
17 May 2025, by , ,Ukrainian leftists face a double bind, caught between anti-labor governance in Ukraine and military attacks from Russia.
“We want to be able to look further than the end of the month”
16 May 2025, byParliamentary elections will take place in Portugal on Sunday 18 May. This report on a Left Bloc electoral meeting gives a flavour of the campaign.
“For the Neofascists, the Law of the Jungle is the Only One That Makes Sense”
15 May 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
‘Russia’s war no excuse for attacks on trade unions’
14 May 2025, byUkrainian workers make up the bulk of frontline soldiers defending the country against Russia’s war of aggression, but that hasn’t stopped Volodymyr Zelensky’s government from attacking trade union rights.
The fight for democracy, social justice, and equality in the Caucasus
13 May 2025, by ,The country of Georgia, a small nation of 3.8 million people in the Caucasus, has been thrown into a profound crisis. Its people have risen up against the ruling party, Georgian Dream, over the passage of its Russia-style “foreign influence law,” homophobic anti-LGBTQ propaganda law, rigging of the recent election, and suspension of accession talks for membership in the EU.
What Will an American Pope Mean for the US?
12 May 2025, byThe conclave of cardinals has for the first time elected a pope from the USA, a man who has been critical of the policies of President Donald Trump and Vice-president J.D. Vance. What will the choice of this American to be head of the Catholic Church mean for the US?
