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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Ukraine
The Streets Are Asking Questions the Leaders Cannot Answer in Ukraine
24 July, byThe mobilisation in the streets forced a backdown on Zelensky.
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China
China Hit by “Deadly Weather Events”
23 July, byDuring the first ten days of July, cyclones (typhoons), tornadoes, storms, severe weather, floods, and landslides wreaked havoc in the central and southern parts of the country—and beyond. China is facing extreme weather events intensified by the climate crisis.
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Brazil
Super El Niño: Chronicle of a Tragedy Foretold
22 July, by“To confront the climate catastrophe—accelerated by neo-fascist denialism—the emergency brake lies in the struggle and mobilization of the social majority”
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Puerto Rico
Some Reflections on the Water Crisis in Puerto Rico
21 July, by“Overcoming the social and environmental problems that afflict us and reversing the reversible effects of the climate crisis is impossible under the rules of this economic system. The climate crisis is perhaps the most dramatic example. It is not possible to address the climate crisis without making the energy sector—as well as water management—public property and administering it democratically with the dual objective of satisfying our needs and reducing environmental impact. ”
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USA
Trump Says U.S. Elections Rife with Fraud, Demands New Election Law, May Send Troops to Polling Places. Is He Preparing a Coup?
20 July, byIn a half-hour, prime-time national speech, President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. elections are vulnerable to foreign interference, to massive non-citizen voting, and to fraud. He called upon Congress to pass what he calls the SAVE America Act, though its actual name is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
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