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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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Puerto RIco
The 2019 Uprising Produces an Electoral Opening Toward the Left
17 January, by José A. Laguarta Ramírez“If a solid leftist electoral front can be built while maintaining the pressure of street mobilization on a much weakened colonial capitalist regime, a true sea change is not just possible but within reach.”
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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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...and the rest of the current issue
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Venezuela
2021 begins with a new National Assembly. Will it lead to advances?
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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
Recently posted Debate
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USA - Debate
Capitol (United States): Attempted insurrection fails
10 January, by Barry Sheppard, Malik Miahread article...The attempted coup to overturn the election in the mass riots and invasion of the Capital Building to prevent Congress counting the Electoral College results, was prepared months in advance.
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USA - Debate
The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph
9 January, by Rafael Khachaturian , Stephen Maherread article...The riot at the Capitol on Wednesday was a symptom of right-wing weakness, not power. The real danger isn’t a MAGA coup, but a restoration of the neoliberal status quo that produced the nightmare of Trump and his minions.
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USA - Debate
We Cannot Let Yesterday’s Farce Become Tomorrow’s Tragedy
9 January, by Spectre Journalread article...“We can give no support to the bourgeois establishment, the new Biden administration, or their state repression at home and imperial reassertion abroad. Instead, we must rally our forces to build anti-fascist united fronts everywhere to confront the right in large numbers and drive them off the streets, out of workplaces and social organizations.”
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USA - Debate
Mob takeover of Capitol highlights instability of U.S. political system
8 January, by Socialist Resurgenceread article...“Building a powerful, self-motivated movement of working people and their allies is the best weapon against the fascists—who prey on people who are politically demoralized and lack a clear direction.”
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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