“We need a strong Andalusian left-wing force in the Cortes that can be decisive in ensuring our region is no longer treated as a political periphery. Andalusia’s problems must, for once, be at the forefront. And we aspire to be in Congress and to play a decisive role.”
US May Day Actions Lay Foundations for Mass Militant Labor Action
21 May, by ,May Day actions in the US called by May Day Strong (MDS), a coalition of left led union such as the Chicago teacher’s union (CTU) and union locals in Minneapolis, California and elsewhere, took place throughout the country under the slogan, “No Work, No School, No Shopping” to protest Trump’s domestic and international policies. Two articles - on the nationawide picture and a focus on Minneapolis.
The Reasons for the US-Israeli Aggression against Iran
20 May, by“It is important to remember that the Islamic Republic of Iran — and more broadly the Iranian capitalism it administers — is not a simple passive victim of this warlike configuration. It is a fully-fledged player, committed to its own logic of power, internal consolidation and regional influence.”
Trump, the Supreme Court, and State Legislatures Rig Future Elections
19 May, by“Historically redistricting has been carried out in all states at the time of the decennial census to reflect changes in population, but now it is being done between censuses in a partisan manner to benefit one party.”
Labor Beyond Borders
18 May, by“When Shawn Fain [president of the United Auto Workers (UAW)] supported Trump’s auto tariffs, he made the mistake of thinking that a narcissistic businessman could develop a policy in workers’ interests. For Trump, tariffs are a weapon used to bludgeon workers in other countries.”
BRICS media are not an alternative for anti-imperial resistance
17 May, byFarooq Sulehria is a member of CADTM-Pakistan. He was in Brazil to attend the First Anti-Fascist Conference in Porto Alegre (March 26-29, 2026). He is the author of the recently published Media Subimperialisms and the Rise of the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan).
Anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise in South Africa
16 May, byXenophobic riots are intensifying. They are fuelled by the economic and social crisis, but also by the actions of politicians.
Consequences of the local elections 2026
15 May, byThe combined results of the 7 May elections have thrown the current UK government into turmoil.
Labour collapses, the far right grows
15 May, byThe elections across much of Britain on 7 May were a devastating blow to the ruling Labour Party who lost 1,229 councillors in England and also came third in the election for the Welsh Sennedd and lost support in the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
“A Defeat Manufactured in Downing Street”
15 May, byThose were the words used by Mick Antoniw, former MS (Member of the Senedd), Counsel General in the Welsh Labour government and a senior member of the Labour Party in Cymru/Wales. He was describing the election on May 7 when Cymru underwent a change of historic proportions.
