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.
The current times, with the rise of the far right and genocidal wars, mark an era where the contradictions of the current system of production, distribution, and consumption demonstrate that we are in a higher stage of the already characterised civilisational crisis. However, this is not just another of Capitalism’s cyclical crises. The metabolic rupture, this irreparable breach in the natural cycle of exchange between human society and nature, challenges human beings’ ability to provide responses compatible with the acceleration of socio-environmental destruction.
read article...It only took a few days for the situation in Nepal to abruptly shift, leading to violent riots, before the resignation of the Oli government and the appointment of lawyer Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister allowed a return to calm, with de facto power returning to the hands of the army. The explosion of the Nepalese powder keg was preceded and followed by popular movements of a scale rare in the region. Revolted by the arrogance of the oligarchies, they often have the fight against corruption as their banner.
read article...The Global Sumud flotilla is on its way to Gaza. Several dozen boats will try to break the blockade and open a humanitarian corridor. Some thoughts from those on board.
read article...Russian president Vladimir Putin is increasing incursions and threats while intensifying his attacks on Ukraine. The use of “low-cost” drones, marked by rapid innovations, has its origins in Ukrainian popular resistance. It is now also a central part of the Russian war economy.
read article...Millions of workers and students in Italy came out against the genocide in Gaza on Monday 22 September.
read article...Joanna Misnik (1942-2025) was a long time leader of the Fourth Internationalists in the USA. We are publishing here the first tributes received.
Political Resolution from the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Socialist Party, Chilean Section of the Fourth International after the coup.
The coup in Chile on 11th September 1973 was a chilling example of counter revolution, backed by Western powers. This statement from the Fourth International condemns the military take over. Below is a motion and an article from revolutionary socialists in Chile about the situation.
The Liga Communiste De Chile, sympathising group of the Fourth International held an underground conference in Chile after the coup. The following is a translation of sections of the main perspectives document discussed at that conference.
Worst ever flood at River Ravi for 38 years, hundreds of villages affected across Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej belts. Kartarour complex (a place of worship for Sikh community, located inside Pakistan, where Indians can come without visa) submerged. Over 800 killed, thousands injured, eight districts of Punjab under water.
- read article...We write from Ukraine with respect for your courage and in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Having lived through invasion, occupation, forced displacement, and separation from our loved ones, many of us know too well what these mean.
- read article...The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail on 31 August heading for Gaza via Tunis in yet another attempt to break the blockade. Internationally-known figures such as Greta Thunberg, actor Susan Sarandon and Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, will be aboard. [1] As will Fourth Internationalist activists from Brazil and Ireland.
- read article...Oleksandr Demenko, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war who defended Mariupol and then spent 20 months in Russian captivity, has just been elected as the new president of the LGBTQ+ military union.
- read article...A unique event took place at the Kryvyi Rih branch of the Social Movement NGO — we had the honour of welcoming special guests: Senator Tanya Vyhovsky from Vermont, USA, and Nico Dix, representative of the French New Anti-Capitalist Party-l’Anticapitaliste (NPA-A). It was an inspiring meeting, filled with valuable experiences and sincere conversations!
- 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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