A piece from the archives by Daniel Bensaïd “The tragic solitude of the Palestinians”; a Belgian view on European security “For an anti-capitalist and internationalist security policy, against the Trump-Musk-Putin axis and neoliberal authoritarian European governments:” and from Left Bloc of Portugal “ Europe in the Trump-Putin Axis Trap”. Gilbert Achcar argues “In support of “synchronized global disarmament””. GIppò Mukendi Ngandu calls “ For a campaign against rearmament, wars and imperialism”.
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- 15 April – Palestine; European security
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Turkey
‘Well dug, old mole!": Mass resistance in Turkey
22 April, by Uraz AydinErdogan’s attempt to eliminate his likely rival in the upcoming presidential elections by arbitrarily placing him under detention has sparked mobilizations of rare magnitude. Faced with what could be a major turning point in the construction of Erdogan’s neo-fascist autocratic regime, millions of citizens, including a newly radicalized youth, have taken to the streets once again.
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Trans liberation
UK Supreme Court backs bigots and transphobes
21 April, by Paris WilderOn 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 (the EA) refer to the sex assigned at birth in a case that was pushed for and funded by the UK gender critical movement. In essence, the judgment has found that being a woman entails having an XX chromosome, large gametes and the ability to produce children. This judgment means that trans women with gender recognition certificates (GRC) will no longer be legally defined as women under the EA.
This is a fundamental attack on the human rights of trans people.
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USA
Lessons of abductions and terror
20 April, by Against the Current EditorsThe abduction of Mahmoud Khalil — the Palestinian graduate student and green card holder seized March 8 at his Columbia University residence — is now multiplied by other high-profile detentions and deportation threats, and dozens or even hundreds of unpublicized cases. Secretary of State Marco Rubio openly boasts as much.
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Kenya
Kenya: Youth against the Ruto regime
19 April, by Paul MartialLast spring, huge demonstrations took place across Kenya against the finance bill under the slogan “#RejectFinanceBill2024”. This IMF-backed project aimed to impose new taxes on the population in order to pay off debts amounting to $79 billion. The mobilization, mainly by young people, forced President William Ruto to cancel the bill.
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Ukraine: To avoid warlike escalation, weapons for Ukraine!
18 April, by Gin Vola, Elias VolaSince the abrupt reversal of US policy towards Ukraine, the Russian concessions obtained by President Trump have been non-existent. The ceasefire on energy infrastructure has not been implemented; worse, bombing on Ukrainian territory has never been so intense, while the opening of a corridor to resume maritime trade in the Black Sea only benefits Russia.
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...and the rest of the current issue
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Kurdistan/Turkey:
Kurdistan/Turkey: A Newroz of hope against a backdrop of coup d’état
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USA
Trump’s racism becomes policy: Blacks, Latinos, immigrants pay the price
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Mali
Mali: the dead end of all-out war
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Serbia
Serbian students cycle to Strasbourg, Macron prefers to receive the autocrat Vučić
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Palestine
Palestine: Land Day, March 30th
Recently posted Features
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Debt as a Primeval Weapon of Dispossession (part 2)
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Illegitimate Private Debt
8 September 2017, by Éric Toussaintread article...Throughout human history, private debt has been used by the dominant classes to subjugate, despoil, expropriate, and dispossess the toiling classes (among whom women have always been the hardest-hit victims): small farmers, artisans, fishers, and on up to the salaried workers of today and the members of their households (students, who go into debt to pursue their education). [1] The process is simple: the lender requires that borrowers pledge their possessions as collateral. This can be, for example, the land held and cultivated by the farmer, or in the case of an artisan, the tools of his or her trade. Repayment of the loan must be made in cash or in kind. Since the interest rates are high, to repay the loan the borrower must transfer a large share of the fruits of his or her labour to the lender, and so becomes impoverished. If the borrower defaults on repayment, the borrower is dispossessed of the pledged collateral. In some societies, that can mean a loss of freedom for the debtor and/or the members of his or her family. This is called debt slavery. Under the laws of the United States and certain European countries, failure to repay a debt was punishable by physical mutilation until the early 19th century. And still today, in Europe and elsewhere, non-repayment of debts may be punishable by imprisonment.
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Debt as a Primeval Weapon of Dispossession (Part 1)
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Illegitimate Private Debt
8 September 2017, by Éric Toussaintread article...Throughout human history, private debt has been used by the dominant classes to subjugate, despoil, expropriate, and dispossess the toiling classes (among whom women have always been the hardest-hit victims): small farmers, artisans, fishers, and on up to the salaried workers of today and the members of their households (students, who go into debt to pursue their education)
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Populist Philosophy
From the concept of the people to the materialization of a leader?
17 August 2017, by Edgardo Logiudiceread article...The post-Marxist philosophy of Ernesto Laclau (1935-2014) and Chantal Mouffe seems to inspire some leaders and activists of Podemos (Spanish state) and La France Insoumise. In order to better understand the ins and outs of this new philosophy, we reproduce here a critique written in 2014 by an Argentine Marxist, Edgardo Logiudice, a member of the editorial board of the journal Herramienta. This article originally appeared in Herramienta n° 56 (autumn 2015).
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Marxism
How is Leninism relevant today?
16 July 2017, by Paul Le Blancread article...Paul Le Blanc is the author of numerous books, including Lenin and the Revolutionary Party and, most recently, Left Americana: The Radical Heart of U.S. History. In this speech presented in London in February at a conference about the Russian Revolution sponsored by the UK organization Counterfire, he considers the relevance of Lenin and the experience of Russia’s Bolsheviks for revolutionary socialists today.
USA
Ten National Unions Call for Anti-Trump Resistance
April 2025
Ten national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Le Pen convicted, the fight against the far right continues!
statement by NPA-l’Anticapitaliste
April 2025
In the so-called case of “the parliamentary assistants to the European Parliament”, Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday 31 March to four years in prison, two of which were suspended, a fine of €200,000 and was banned from running for office for five years. Thus, taking into account the usual judicial delays before the holding of an appeal and the effect of political destabilization, her candidacy for the presidential election in 2027 is very much in doubt, especially if the election is called early.
- read article...Turkey
Turkish people will not accept the death sentence for their democracy
March 2025
Dear friends and allies, stand with us! Share this call with your local MPs, mayors, unions, parties, and friends.
Raise your voices for Turkey
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Support imprisoned comrade in Spanish state
February 2025
In Spain, a comrade of Anticapitalistas is in prison for participating in a demonstration against the negationist extreme right. He is 27 years old, has been in prison for one year and still has four more years to go.
- read article...Philippines
Holcim Philippines against cement workers (Mindanao): End the lockout! Support the workers just demands!
February 2025
We, the different human rights and organizations of agricultural workers and sectors in Mindanao firmly stand in solidarity with the deprived and exploited workers of the Holcim Philippines Incorporated Lugait, Misamis Oriental Mindanao Plant. We call on Holcim Philippines Incorporated to listen to the just demands of the workers and their families.
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