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International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow.
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Bolivia
The Return of Democracy and an Uncertain Future
16 January, by Bret Gustafson“Wherever one stands on Evo Morales, and despite the challenges ahead, it is clear that at least for the moment, Bolivians continue to challenge capitalism and its orthodoxies.”
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Romania
First as tragedy, then as farce? AUR and the long shadow of fascism in Romania
15 January, by Raul Carstocea“Yet if the story of the defeat of fascism and of the central role played by socialism in its demise teaches us any lesson, it is that we surely have to keep trying.”
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USA
Post-Election 2020: A Crisis of Representation
14 January, by Barry EidlinFailed beer hall putsch re-enactments aside, Donald Trump will be leaving the White House on January 20 if not sooner—at least for the next four years. The focus now shifts to the post-Trump world: what can we expect from the incoming Biden administration?
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Venezuela
Parliamentary elections – Results and prospects
13 January, by Elio Colmenarez“Taking control of the AN from the right was vital for the Bolivarian revolution, with elections in the midst of a serious economic crisis, mainly the consequence of the blockade imposed by imperialism. ”
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Venezuela
2021 begins with a new National Assembly. Will it lead to advances?
13 January, by José Domenico“We believe that the new National Assembly can be an instrument of the Revolution, but we will not encourage false hopes among the ranks of the peasants, workers and communities.”
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...and the rest of the current issue
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Britain
Five Things we have Learnt from the National Education Union’s Mobilisation to Keep Schools Safe.
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South Africa
Nationalism and patriotism: the opium of the masses
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s mass arrests are an assault on grassroots advocacy
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USA
The Freedom Struggle Is a Labor Struggle, Then & Now
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USA
Grand Theft Election?
Recently posted Debate
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Philippines
Duterte is reactionary, counter-revolutionary (to the “EDSA revolution”), but not fascist – On Walden Bello’s definition of a “fascist leader”
10 December 2017, by Juan Manggagawaread article...1. Duterte is not a fascist. He is reactionary or, as Walden describes him, a counter-revolutionary (to the “EDSA revolution”). But he does not fit the bill of being a fascist.
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Fascism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist – Now what?
10 December 2017, by Walden Belloread article...In 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte placed his country prominently on the global radar screen—too prominently, in the opinion of some Filipinos.
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Marxism, the Arab Spring, and Islamic fundamentalism
10 December 2017, by Joseph Daherread article...The revolutionary process in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has suffered through a period of defeats and setbacks since the heady days of 2011. [1] Progressive and democratic forces have been or are being squeezed by two counterrevolutionary forces—the existing regimes and various strains of Islamic fundamentalism—and their imperial and regional supporters. The regimes were and are the main threat to the revolts. At the same time, Islamic fundamentalist movements have to be understood as a fundamentally reactionary political force throughout the region.
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Fascism
Fascism and the far right; twenty years on
10 December 2017, by Dave Rentonread article...Let me start with the origins of my book Fascism: Theory and Practice. I will then set out – using a deliberately old-fashioned, Marxist term – what my perspective would be if I was to think today about the same questions now.
Argentina
Argentina abortion: Senate approves legalisation in historic decision
December 2020
Argentina’s Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws.
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New issue of Amandla!
December 2020
The December issue of the South African journal Amandla! is now out.
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Hundreds of thousands against authoritarian policies: let’s continue to win
November 2020
“Today’s mobilization was incredible, like a huge awakening after months of political confinement.”
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Solidarity with the Collective Against Islamophobia in France
Statement by NPA
November 2020
The NPA protests against the Macron government’s intention to dissolve the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).
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Faced with the war escalation: with the Saharawi people, for their right of self-determination and the end of the occupation
Statement by Anticapitalistas
November 2020
The current situation in Western Sahara is extremely serious and represents a qualitative leap and a historical event before which we cannot remain impassive.
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