International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Zurich: 3,000 people protest against Trump and the WEF

BFS/MPS — 2026-02-02T21:19:54Z

“The strong turnout at this demonstration goes beyond the outrage caused by Trump. It also reflects the fact that more and more people are rebelling against the capitalist economic and social system.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Economy, Switzerland

The Other Davos, 16-17 January 2026

BFS/MPS — 2025-12-25T07:36:30Z

For more than 25 years, the “Other Davos” has been creating a counter-power to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. This year's conference focuses on our anti-militarist responses to the escalation of imperialist tensions and wars, as well as on internationalist solidarity with Palestine.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Economy, Switzerland

Banking crisis in Switzerland: socialization not monster colossus!

BFS/MPS — 2023-03-30T06:13:12Z

“This new monster colossus has only come about because once again the Swiss state is stepping into the breach and thus the wage earners are being obliged by the government to pay for part of the losses of a big bank.”

- IV578 - March 2023 / Economy, Switzerland

Women's strike in Switzerland with more than 500 000 women participating

BFS/MPS — 2019-06-20T12:00:56Z

On Friday, the 14th of June 2019, hundreds of thousands of women went on strike throughout Switzerland for the second time after 1991. Women of all ages, from all regions and with different employment situations participated in hundreds of protest activities, ranging from putting up banners to squatting streets and central squares. The reasons for taking to the streets to protest were numerous – the patriarchal and capitalist society keeps producing new ones on a daily basis. Despite the political and economic stability in Switzerland overall, the political left succeeded in organizing one of the most successful mass mobilizations in Swiss history.

- IV533 - June 2019 / Women, Switzerland