International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine
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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France
Pensions: nothing to expect from the Parliament, let’s build a hard and lasting strike!
1 February, by NPA - Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste“We need to remain united, from the bottom to the top. This is why the NPA is working everywhere to bring together trade unions and left-wing parties to demand the withdrawal of the reform. ”
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Guatemala
A Life of Struggle for Land and Community in Guatemala
31 January, by Dawn Marie PaleyIsabel Solís has spent decades participating in struggles for freedom and in defense of life and communal land in Guatemala.
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Denmark
Heading for a general strike in Denmark?
30 January, by Jonathan Simmel“It is an exciting time in Denmark and it could open up whole new possibilities for a left that has had difficulty finding itself and mobilizing in the last few years.”
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Britain
Britain to see biggest strike for decades on 1 February
29 January, by Terry Conway“1 February is a good start but we need far more to stop this massive attack on workers’ rights. ”
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Haiti
A Crisis Caused by Imperialism and Its Oligarchic Cronies
28 January, by Simón Rodríguez PorrasOn August 22, 2022, coinciding with the 231st anniversary of the start of the Haitian Revolution, the most recent wave of popular mobilizations against the pro-imperialist regime of the Haitian Baldhead Party (PHTK) began.
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Peru
Why should we support the popular rebellion in Peru?
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Global Justice
Call for a global counter-summit of social movements to the IMF-WB Annual Meetings
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Japan
Spectre of fascism is haunting us
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Abortion rights USA
The Battle Over Abortion Rights in the Streets
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Africa
Africa: the dustbin of capitalism
Recently posted Debate
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Ukraine and Europe
Against the Russian war of aggression, the urgency of a radically decolonial left
22 December 2022, by Catherine Samaryread article...This contribution highlights the effects of this war in the opposite direction to what Putin was seeking, both in Ukraine - on the basis of popular mobilizations for dignity - but also in its Eurasian neighbourhood, as well as in NATO and the EU.
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War in Ukraine
For a democratic antiwar position on the invasion of Ukraine
8 December 2022, by Gilbert Achcarread article...“The Ukrainian left should also determine its position on the terms for ending the war, as it cannot adhere unconditionally to the view of Ukraine’s government.”
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War in Ukraine
Support Ukrainian Resistance and Disempower Fossil Capital
16 September 2022, by Christian Zeller, Denys Pilash, Hanna Perekhoda, Ilya Budraitskis, Zakhar Popovych, Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewskiread article...“Those who now tolerate a Russian victory also tolerate a victory for both global and “domestic” fossil and commodity-based capital, which is closely intertwined with the Russian fossil and extractive sectors. Therefore, a new anti-militarist movement must uphold solidarity with the civil as well as armed resistance of the Ukrainian people, and with the Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian leftists who oppose the Putin regime’s war.”
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War in Ukraine
Why Russia’s Political Capitalists Went to War – and How the War Could End Their Rule
4 September 2022, by Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat , Volodymyr Ishchenkoread article...Russia’s political capitalists waged war in order to survive as a class, to continue accumulating wealth through the exploitation of the state – says Volodymyr Ishchenko, a research associate at the Institute of East European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin. However, this war, depending on what happens on the battlefield, may equally bring about a fall or a radical transformation of the whole post-Soviet order. Interview by Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat.
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Britain
Call for international action on 1 February
January 2023
Anti*Capitalist Resistance call for international solidarity on 1 February as the trade union movement resists Tory anti trade union legislation.
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Stop the coupist offensive!
January 2023
“The invasion of the National Congress, the Federal Supreme Court and the Alvorada Palace represents an attempted coup d’état.”
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Portuguese nurses in solidarity with the NHS nurses strike
December 2022
“The reasons for this historic standstill are not unknown to us: every day we feel the disastrous effects of disinvestment in the public health service, the inadequacy of ratios or the loss of wages.”
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International action day on 10 Dec to protest against Apple and its supplier Foxconn / Zhengzhou
December 2022
Foxconn workers’ struggle served as a key prelude to the A4 Revolution, and we must continue to bridge between workers and broader mass struggles. We encourage global allies to organize their own protests at Apple stores to support Foxconn workers and other Chinese workers under threat.
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A Brief Report of Labour Relief Campaign Pakistan for ESSF
November 2022
“The Labour Relief Campaign also organised a Climate Justice rally in Lahore with over 2000 in attendance on 30 September 2022, to raise awareness about different aspects of the climate justice campaign. It also demanded the suspension of Pakistan foreign debts.”
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