Marc Bonhomme considers ”After Twenty Years, Québec Solidaire Faces an Existential Crisis”, Tempest investigates “Inside Die Linke ” and Alex De Jong explains how “Indonesia’s Communists Helped Forge Its National Identity”.
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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.
- 7 June – Parties of the left
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Ukraine
Ukraine at war, Ukraine in struggle...
13 June, by Gin Vola, Elias VolaResistance to the Russian invasion has not erased class divisions within Ukrainian society. The inequalities of our capitalist societies and the brutal neoliberalism applied by the Zelensky government are significantly affecting the population of Ukraine. The popular classes thus fight on a "double front", against anti-social policies and imperialist aggression.
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Serbia
Student protest in Serbia: “either we stop or there will be a civil war”
12 June, by Gaëlle GuehennecSince November 2024, Serbian students have been leading an unprecedented revolt against Vučić’s corrupt government. Along with two Belgian comrades from the Gauche Anticapitaliste, I went to Belgrade to meet them.
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In front of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philosophy, a table and camping chairs were set up. A dozen or so students wrapped up in duvets were watching the entrance. On the table were sudokus and packets of cigarettes to pass the time. The students take 8am shifts to secure the faculty, (…) -
Italy
Left fails to win its referendums in Italy
11 June, by Dave Kellaway“All five referendums were lost because none reached the quorum of 50% of the electorate. Around 88-89% who voted supported the progressive changes to the labour laws but this went down by 33 percentage points for the change to the citizenship process for immigrants.”
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South Sudan
Peace under threat in South Sudan
10 June, by Paul MartialThere is a significant risk that South Sudan could once again plunge into widespread conflict, on top of a major financial crisis.
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USA
As Immigration Protests Grow, Trump Calls Out National Guard
9 June, by Dan La Botz“Suddenly, the resistance is real, in the streets, and fighting.”
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...and the rest of the current issue
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Yemen
The women’s uprising in Yemen
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Italy
Italy votes on removing anti‑working class laws
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Palestine
Pity the people of Gaza!
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Belgium
Fabian, 11-years-old, dead: this was no accident - this is the police
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USA
Five Years Since George Floyd’s Murder
Recently posted Features
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Middle East
Free Syria scares Israel, that’s why it sows hatred and occupies
21 March, by Joseph Daherread article...Israel has a vested interest in keeping Syria weak and fragmented, especially now that the people can openly show support for Palestine, says Joseph Daher.
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HTS must reject Assad-era neoliberalism
21 March, by Joseph Daherread article...The fall of Assad in December 2024 raised hopes for a brighter future in Syria. But as the country looks to rebuild its economy, enormous challenges remain.
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Middle East
So-called axis of resistance
9 March, by Joseph Daherread article...Joseph Daher discusses regional and multipolar imperialism, the limits of Iranian resistance, and the international path toward Palestinian liberation.
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Austerity or Raising the Minimum Wage: Catarina Martins on Portugal’s Experience
9 March, by Catarina Martins, Denys Pilashread article...Catarina Martins was the national coordinator of the Left Block, a democratic socialist political party in Portugal, from 2012 until 2023. She was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European election and sits in the Left group in the European Parliament — GUE/NGL. Catariana has a training in linguistics and a theatre occupation.
USA
ICE out of Los Angeles! Withdraw the National Guard! Stop the terror campaign against immigrant communities!
Statement by the Solidarity National Committee
June 2025
“In response to the resistance of the Latinx-American community to this ICE terrorism, the Trump government has mobilized the California National Guard against the protesters, while Peter Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, has threatened to call in the Marines.”
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End the blockade of Gaza !
Statement by the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International.
June 2025
“A massive worldwide mobilization to put an end to this genocide.”
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Solidarity with Panama 9 June
June 2025
Call for protests outside Panamanian consulates on 9 June.
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The Fourth International’s Youth Camp
May 2025
The world is on fire and the authoritarian right aims to control and dominate us to ensure the survival of capitalism. But radical ecosocialist youth fight back!
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Radical Socialist Statement on Operation Sindoor
May 2025
The Indian Armed Forces have launched Operation Sindoor which has carried out strikes in as many as nine places spread over three cities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Punjab province while a counter-strike by Pakistan, also to be condemned, has led to lives lost in Poonch. All this is an extremely worrisome development, though not entirely unexpected.
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