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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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  • Middle East

    Where is Syria headed?

    11 December, by Gilbert Achcar

    While observing the amazing historical events that unfolded since last Friday, the first thing that came to mind was relief and joy at the images of detainees being freed from the hell of the carceral society that Syria had become under the Assad family’s regime. Our feelings were also overwhelmed by delight at the sight of Syrian families suddenly able to return from nearby exile, whether from another area within Syria or from Jordan, Lebanon or Turkey, to visit the towns and homes they were forced to flee from years ago. Add to this that the dream of millions of Syrian refugees, in the countries surrounding Syria and in Europe, of returning to their homeland, even if only for a visit, this dream that looked impossible a few days ago, has begun to seem achievable.

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  • USA

    Assassination of Insurance Executive Brings Little Sympathy but Much Criticism of Health Insurance Companies

    10 December, by Dan La Botz

    In the early morning of December 4, a man with a pistol assassinated Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest corporations in the world which was holding a meeting for investors in New York City. Police found shell casings marked with the words “depose,” “delay,” and “deny,” words often used by the health insurance industry when rejecting patients’ claims. The shooter left a backpack in Central Park, found by the police, containing nothing but Monopoly game money, another implicit criticism of the industry.

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  • Mozambique

    A fraud too far in Mozambique

    9 December, by Paul Martial

    Mozambique, a Portuguese-speaking country in southern Africa, is used to cyclones, but it’s experiencing a completely different storm. The storm was caused by the mass mobilisation against electoral fraud at the general elections on 9 October. While the authorities declared the victory as president of Daniel Chapo, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo party, with 71% of the vote, Venâncio Mondlane, the main opponent with 20% of the vote, is contesting the results. The mobilisations reflect a desire for change, but the opposition is far from representing a political alternative that will serve the people.

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  • Feminism

    “We won’t solve the problem of violence against women simply by changing the laws”

    8 December, by Maria

    Spain is often regarded as a model in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence. Maria from Anticapitalistas spoke to l’Anticapitaliste.

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  • Russia/Ukraine

    Putin’s new weapon

    7 December, by Catherine Samary

    On Thursday 21 November, Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘unveiled’ a new weapon in his arsenal by ordering the launch of the hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ (hazelnut) intermediate-range missile. Was this a successful ‘test’ or a demonstration of the impasse in his ‘special military operation’?

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