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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USA
Bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego García
23 April, by Dan La BotzA growing movement of civil rights organizations, Latino community groups, labor unions, and legislators is demanding the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego García, who President Donald Trump had deported to a prison in El Salvador in violation of the U.S. Constitution, and they have pushed this case through the federal courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Abrego García’s case has at the same time become the center of the struggle between Trump and the courts, a contest that has now become a constitutional crisis, raising the question of whether the United States will remain a liberal democracy or become an authoritarian dictatorship.
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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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...and the rest of the current issue
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Ukraine: To avoid warlike escalation, weapons for Ukraine!
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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
Recently posted Features
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Latin America
Mariátegui’s Heroic Socialism
20 December 2018, by Michael Löwyread article...José Carlos Mariátegui was Latin America’s most original Marxist. And his work is strikingly relevant for confronting the continent’s right-wing backlash today.
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Strategy
Why Ecosocialism: For a Red-Green Future
19 December 2018, by Michael Löwyread article...The capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit, regardless of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable future. Ecosocialism offers a radical alternative that puts social and ecological well-being first. Attuned to the links between the exploitation of labor and the exploitation of the environment, ecosocialism stands against both reformist “market ecology” and “productivist socialism.” By embracing a new model of robustly democratic planning, society can take control of the means of production and its own destiny. Shorter work hours and a focus on authentic needs over consumerism can facilitate the elevation of “being” over “having,” and the achievement of a deeper sense of freedom for all. To realize this vision, however, environmentalists and socialists will need to recognize their common struggle and how that connects with the broader “movement of movements” seeking a Great Transition.
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Pakistan
The Left in Pakistan – Historical background and present challenges
16 December 2018, by Farooq Tariqread article...For the first time, The Left in Pakistan has one Member of Parliament. Ali Wazeer belongs to Pakistan Trade Unions Defense Campaign, the group is a part of Left Democratic Front Pakistan. The LDF is not yet formally launched but various efforts are been made to unite the Left forces in Pakistan on one broad based front.
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Fourth International
The Fourth International is 80 years old!
14 December 2018, by Michael Löwyread article...in Amsterdam commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International.
Michael Löwy was the speaker. We reproduce here an edited version of his contribution.
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.
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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.
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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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