Reminiscences by Eduardo Lucita “Thirty years since the death of Ernest Mandel” and Penelope Duggan “Ernest Mandel: partybuilder and pedagogue”. Simon Hannah in Britain asks whether “A new left party emerges?”.
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- 22 July – Remembering Ernest Mandel and more
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Africa
Africa: The Club of Five and the Sociopath
29 July, by Paul MartialThe return of the United States to the African scene is aimed at taking advantage of the continent’s riches, a clearly stated objective of the Trump administration.
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Iran
The Islamic Republic at the end of its tether
28 July, by Babak Kia, CollectiveThe US-Israeli military intervention against the Islamic Republic of Iran ended on 24 June 2025 after twelve days of intense bombing. This aggression, which has caused heavy civilian casualties, has considerably worsened the social situation in Iran.
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Namibia
Colonial violence in Namibia
27 July, by Paul Martial“Germany’s recognition of the Herero and Nama genocide has been a lengthy process and remains marred by controversy over the issue of reparations. ”
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Ukraine
Ukraine’s New Cabinet: Neoliberal Reforms Threaten Wartime Solidarity
26 July, by Vitaliy DudinUkraine’s first government reshuffle since Russia’s full-scale invasion has brought Yulia Svyrydenko to power as Prime Minister, but this change offers little hope for ordinary Ukrainians facing wartime hardships. Rather than addressing critical shortages in defence resources and rising poverty, the new cabinet appears committed to accelerating neoliberal reforms that prioritise private capital over public welfare.
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DRC - Rwanda
Rwanda-DRC: Peace agreed, people forgottenPeace agreed, people forgotten
25 July, by Paul MartialThe peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda under the aegis of the United States is generally unfavourable to the Congolese side and remains fragile.
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...and the rest of the current issue
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Spanish state
Racist riots in Murcia
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Iran
“War supports reactionary, capitalist and fascist forces and destroys lives, hopes and nature”
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Brazil
A Major Change - The Anti-Imperialist Struggle Gains Strength Against Attacks from Trump and His Far-Right Allies on Brazil
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Israel
European Union/Israel: Time to choose on trade agreements
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USA
Two Dead Americans—Two Americas
Recently posted Features
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Germany/Palestine
Germany and the Repressive Apparatus Against the Pro-Palestinian Movement: the Case of Berlin
18 June, by Roser Garí Pérezread article...The German state’s ongoing repression of the pro-Palestine movement, especially in Berlin, has reached levels that concern human rights organisations such as Amnesty International, international media, and even Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories.
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Germany/Israel
Germany’s Enslavement to Its Past Kept It Silent on Gaza for Far Too Long
18 June, by Gideon Levyread article...Germany has betrayed the memory of the Holocaust and its lessons. A country that saw its highest task as not to forget has forgotten. A country that told itself that it would never remain silent is silent. A country that once said "Never Again," and now: "again," with arms, with funding, with silence. There is no country that should be better than Germany at "discerning nauseating processes." Every German knows much more about them than Yair Golan. Here in Israel they are in full swing, yet Germany has not yet recognized them for what they are. It was only recently that it woke up too late and to too little effect.
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Brazil
‘Brazil must set the example’: Unions, MPs urge Lula to cut ties with Israel over Gaza genocide
18 June, by Federico Fuentesread article...Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva needs to shift from words to action and break ties with Israel over its ongoing war on Gaza — that is the message coming from a growing number of trade unions, left parliamentarians, intellectuals and artists.
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Germany
Inside Die Linke
7 June, by Frieda Holm and Maria Sommer , Sean Larsonread article...After geopolitical upheaval and a snap election in February brought a new coalition to power, the political situation in Germany is rapidly changing. Even as the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on the rise, Germany’s left-wing party, Die Linke surged in the most recent election to over double its prior size. What are the implications?
Ukraine
You give us corruption, we give you revolution!
Statement by Sotsialnyi Rukh
July 2025
Despite the war, despite the risks, people are taking to the streets. Because they have had enough. On 22 July, in the streets of Kyiv and most cities across Ukraine, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the adoption of Law 12414.
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Call for the 1st International Antifascist Conference
July 2025
“we call on international antifascist forces to open a dialogue capable of confronting the destruction being carried out by ultraliberal conservatism – placing unity in the streets against the far right as our top priority.”
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Faced with the Iran-Israel war, a third way is possible!
June 2025
While the skies over the Middle East are once again ablaze with smoke and flames, and the media are inundated with talk of ‘Israeli precision strikes’ and the ‘promise of token vengeance of the Islamic Republic’, what is once again left out is the fate of those who do not take decisions in command rooms or hide in underground bunkers.
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Opposing War and Warmongering Policies
Joint Statement by Independent Organizations in Iran
June 2025
The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, a member of the International Trade Union Solidarity and Struggle Network, is transmitting this text, signed with other independent organisations in Iran:
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On the illegal Israeli aggression against Iran
Radical Socialist Statement
June 2025
Radical Socialist endorses the statement of the Fourth International issued on 13th June on the current Israeli war of aggression against Iran. Hence, we are reproducing the statement below. At the same time, we want our readers, especially in India, to note strongly certain concerns, some briefly mentioned in the FI statement, others specific to the Indian context.
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