https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 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. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Bolsonaro-s-Most-Dangerous-Supporters https://internationalviewpoint.org/Bolsonaro-s-Most-Dangerous-Supporters 2018-10-27T08:06:40Z text/html en Aldo Cordeiro Sauda, Benjamin Fogel Brazil <p>Establishment outlets like the Economist insist the Brazilian military is a moderating influence on the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. But precisely the opposite is true.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV525-October-2018-" rel="directory">IV525 - October 2018</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Brazil-+" rel="tag">Brazil</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Cyril-Ramaphosa-Is-Not-the-Answer https://internationalviewpoint.org/Cyril-Ramaphosa-Is-Not-the-Answer 2018-01-15T13:55:59Z text/html en Benjamin Fogel South Africa <p>Former trade union leader turned billionaire Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of the African National Congress (ANC). In a <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2017/12/jacob-zuma-south-africa-anc/" class="spip_out" rel="external">historic electoral conference</a>, he defeated his rival, Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (NDZ) — medical doctor, former African Union president, and current president Jacob Zuma's ex-wife and anointed successor. But, Ramaphosa's victory is Pyrrhic. The top six top positions of the ANC's most powerful body — the National Executive Committee — are split down the middle between Zuma and Ramaphosa's factions, resulting in a stalemate dubbed “unity.”</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV516-January-2018-" rel="directory">IV516 - January 2018</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-South-Africa-+" rel="tag">South Africa</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Why-Do-So-Many-Western-Leftists-Defend-Robert-Mugabe https://internationalviewpoint.org/Why-Do-So-Many-Western-Leftists-Defend-Robert-Mugabe 2018-01-13T08:34:52Z text/html en Benjamin Fogel Zimbabwe <p>Apologetics for a kleptocratic tyrant have nothing to do with anti-imperialism.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV516-January-2018-" rel="directory">IV516 - January 2018</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Zimbabwe-+" rel="tag">Zimbabwe</a>