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.
“This is not a Ukraine-Russia conflict over borders and mutual security, but a brutal, absolutely unjustified invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territories by the Russian army.”
read article...“One positive approach adopted by the TIP is not to only try and win new members and support from the secular, non–religious sectors, the educated youth and intellectuals but also to reach out to the base of the more religious orientated working class and poor through work around working class demands.”
read article...“In 2003, Kurdish women close to the PKK came up with this slogan: if women are not free, society is not free. Women mean life, victory and freedom. Since 2013, we have been using it in all our actions. We find it very difficult to get men to say it.”
read article...“That is why I call on left groups, parties and trade unions in different countries to realise this and lend a helping hand to Russian socialists who are now regrouping and preparing for the future struggle.”
read article...Some 19.5 million viewers tuned in on Sunday, March 10 for the 96th annual Oscars to learn who won best movie, best actors, and best of the rest. It was quite a spectacle and very political. An “Artists for ceasefire” pin worn by many at the Oscars.
read article...Crimean Tatar leader and Soviet dissident Mustafa Dzhemilev talks to New Lines about a war that, for him, began in 2014 and has only grown worse since
It is no accident that amidst heated debates about the future of Ukraine and the role of NATO, the thinking of American political theorist Francis Fukuyama is resurfacing.
“In the beginning of the Twentieth century, the international left was much clearer about how to combine opposition to all imperialisms with recognition of the right of oppressed nations to self-determination.”
“They [Ukrainians] alone should decide whether to carry on fighting or accept whatever compromise is put on the table.”
In her election night statement, Mariana Mortágua emphasized that despite the turn to the right in the electoral results, the Bloco managed to resist, maintaining its mandates and with more votes than in 2022.
- read article...The forthcoming European elections must be an opportunity to express popular anger against Macronism and contribute to the fightback against the danger of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - far-right). That’s why for several months now, the NPA has been proposing that, on this occasion, a common list should be formed by all those - political currents, personalities, etc. - who have who have not given up the fight against the current liberal, inegalitarian, authoritarian and racist Europe, in order to defend a programme that defends such a perspective.
- read article...“Putin was afraid of Navalny. His assassination is a clear political signal that Putinism is entering a new phase, which allows for physical elimination of political opponents and, maybe, anyone who is considered a threat to survival of the regime.”
- read article...“Capitalism and productivism always go hand in hand, and this is particularly true in agriculture: for capitalists, you have to grow wheat... to make money (pousser du ble...pour faire du blé!, ble means both wheat and money in French!).”
- read article...The Social Movement has co-founded the Central Eastern European Green Left Alliance (CEEGLA). This association includes political parties and civil society organisations that advocate for a just, left-wing, social Europe and the corresponding policies in their countries.
- read article...International Viewpoint is published under the responsibility of the Bureau of the Fourth International. Signed articles do not necessarily reflect editorial policy. Articles can be reprinted with acknowledgement, and a live link if possible.
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