Last week was the end of the New York City’s honeymoon with Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he confronted controversies over the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting of an immigrant.
The start of an unprecedented movement in France
10 October, by ,The day of action on 6 October was exceptional. With over 90 per cent of universities blockaded, according to the Union étudiante, and 1,800 secondary schools blockaded, according to the Union syndicale lycéenne, the movement is, from the outset, stronger than the 2006 movement against the CPE – the last major, successful youth movement. The future of this movement is perhaps even more significant.
World Social Forum: the failure of NGOization
9 October, byThe 17th World Social Forum was held in Benin in early August. While it remains an irreplaceable forum for debate, this session was a failure in terms of both numbers and political participation.
Lula and the race for a turnaround
8 October, byThe first round defeated the left. Michael Löwy warns: democracy is at risk and, however contradictory, Lula is the only option for stopping fascism’s “suicide train.” Braking it means buying time to build other political horizons.
Burnham – the resilience of Labourism
7 October, byLabour leader Andy Burnham made his first leader’s speech to Labour Party conference on 29 September 2026. It was warmly received. Following this Dave Kellaway discusses how there is still some life left in ’Old Labour’ policies.
Some organisations and individual commentators in the movement define Andy Burnham as ‘Starmer continuity’, ‘Starmer 2.0’ or use the phrase ‘new boss same as the old boss’. His conference speech and actions since taking office shows that this sort of analysis is (…)
Class, the protests: Notes on the social explosion over housing
6 October, by ,“The social tension that housing introduces into the lives of the majority has become political tension thanks to the successful intervention of the Tenants’ Union, the eviction of Maricarmen as a foundational event and the pressure in the street. Today, Spanish politics is inevitably moving towards another moment and the vote in Congress is a step in that transition.”
Latinos May Decide the Midterms, Defeating Trump and the Republicans
5 October, byDonald Trump arguably won the 2024 presidential election because between 42 and 48 percent of the country’s Latinos voted for him. His was the largest Republican share ever of the Latino vote. In the last two years, however, Latinos have turned against Trump, as seen both in their participation in social protests and in pre-election polls. Latinos could cost Trump and the Republicans the election.
Morocco’s Elections in a Time of Despotism: Why Ballot Boxes Don’t Produce Liberation
4 October, by“Today, I believe that Morocco is experiencing a form of political insanity in the Einsteinian sense. The elections on September 23 showcased the same familiar faces that have worn thin on the Moroccan public, accompanied by the same broken promises and poorly executed theatrics. Furthermore, it is the Ministry of the Interior that oversees the entire electoral process—from drawing constituency maps to organising the vote itself. ”
NATO, the climate crisis and the ecosocialist emergency
3 October, byGippo Mukendi Ngandu, a member of the leadership of the Fourth International, spoke at the anti-imperialist conference NoToNATO to present the links between war and the climate crisis, and to propose the answers put forward in our Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution.
Anti-NATO Conference in Istanbul: A Success Story that Contributes to the Anti-Imperialist Struggle
2 October, byAn international anti-imperialist peace conference took place on 4 July 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye, while the entire country was under relentless repression by the regime in the run-up to the NATO summit. It allowed several thousand activists to meet.
