International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

• Greece
  

  Deaths to order

  27 February, by Andreas Sartzekis

  “This is not chance, these are programmed crimes.”

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• Palestine
  

  Israel’s International Prison Policies

  26 February, by Édouard Soulier, Monira Moon

  As colonization and repression intensify in Palestine, Israeli prison policy is reaching an unprecedented level. Mass arrests, torture, arbitrary detentions and the international extension of repressive measures are part of a globalized colonial system.

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• Ukraine
  

  A Ukrainian Socialist Went to War. Here’s What He Thinks About Peace.

  25 February, by Sasha Talaver, Taras Bilous

  Four years into Russia’s invasion, Taras Bilous — a socialist serving in the Ukrainian army — reflects on exhaustion, negotiations, and why a bad ceasefire could be a boon for the far right.

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• Japan
  

  Landslide Victory For The Ruling LDP Party in the General Election

  24 February, by Toshizo Omori

  What Happened and What Lessons Leftists Should Learn from the Defeat of Oppositions in the Parliament?

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• USA
  

  Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): An Assessment of a Civil Rights Icon

  23 February, by Malik Miah

  “Jesse Jackson was a hero to millions. Even those of us on the socialist left praised his integrity and outspoken views on issues like Black Lives Matter and police violence.”

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...and the rest of the current issue

• USA

  Nurses Leading the Class Struggle and Resistance to ICE

• Algeria

  The Algerian Regime: Incompetence, Inconsistency, Arrogance and Repression!

• Britain

  Roots of the Labour Crisis

• USA

  Lessons from Minneapolis

• Netherlands

  Jetten 1: harsh neoliberal policies to continue

Recently posted Features

• Taiwan

  The Four Critical Junctures of Taiwan DPP’s Transformation from Democratic Reformers to US Client

  29 November 2025, by Fang

  Taiwan’s social and political structure are facing greater division and confrontation as the US-China conflict intensifies. During the course of this confrontation, the successive administrations of Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), along with various groupings in its camp, have increasingly bent to the US anti-China strategy, and are calling for “defending democracy” against the looming threat from China. As part of this, the DPP regime has made several moves to tighten control on the society, like the Anti-Infiltration Act, the proposed Digital Media Services Act, and the All-out Defense Mobilization Readiness Act.

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• Taiwan

  Preliminary Theses on the Taiwan Strait Crisis and Taiwanese Self-Determination

  26 November 2025, by Worker Democracy

  Editorial of Worker Democracy, a Chinese socialist journal. It has been translated by the authors.

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• Obituary

  In memoriam: Paul Mepschen (1976-2025)

  23 November 2025, by Alex de Jong

  
On 6 November, our friend and comrade Paul Mepschen passed away, far too young. For many years, Paul had been one of the central people in SAP, the Dutch section of the Fourth International. He was a dedicated socialist and scholar whose work and life revolved around emancipation. Paul’s warm and sympathetic personality will be missed by many.

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• Ukraine

  We fight, we have rights: How soldiers’ democracy powers Ukraine’s resistance

  19 November 2025, by Adam Novak

  “For nearly four years, Ukrainian defenders have fought not only Russian imperialism but also their own state’s failures in mobilisation, welfare, and accountability.”

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