International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Colonialism, conquest, extermination, white supremacy, the roots of Trump's policy

Patrick Le Moal — 2026-08-03T08:03:42Z

“When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate & equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776.

- IVP619 - August 2026 / United States (USA)

AOC for President? Will She Run? Could She Win?

Dan La Botz — 2026-07-28T07:09:55Z

“An ally of Senator Bernie Sanders, whom she accompanied on his “Fighting Oligarchy” national tour, and of Zohran Mamdani, the DSA member who is now mayor of New York City, she has become the standard-bearer of progressives. So now everyone left of center asks: Will she run? Could she win?”

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA)

Fourth of July at 250: The On-Going Struggle for Equality, Democracy, and Justice

Dan La Botz — 2026-07-20T10:29:46Z

“On July 4, our 250th birthday as a nation, we should celebrate the underdogs, the dissidents, the rebellious who fought and continue to fight against exploitation and oppression, and stand for equality, democracy, and justice.”

- Features / United States (USA), Historical events and figures

Trump Says U.S. Elections Rife with Fraud, Demands New Election Law, May Send Troops to Polling Places. Is He Preparing a Coup?

Dan La Botz — 2026-07-20T09:01:36Z

In a half-hour, prime-time national speech, President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. elections are vulnerable to foreign interference, to massive non-citizen voting, and to fraud. He called upon Congress to pass what he calls the SAVE America Act, though its actual name is the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA)

Latin America: A hostage to Trump's United States

Ana C. Carvalhaes — 2026-07-18T09:07:41Z

The largest region of the Americas is the only part of the planet where Trump has managed to make significant progress toward his national security policy goals. Trump faces significant difficulties on the domestic front, where he is trying to limit the predicted defeat for the midterm congressional elections in November.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA), Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Latin America, Bolivia

“Against Trump we have to defend our neighbors, defend our democratic rights and our labor rights”

Antoine Larrache, Janette Zahia Corcelius, Penelope Duggan, Raphaël Alberto — 2026-07-16T09:43:03Z

Janette Zahia Corcelius, a trade-union organizer from Minneapolis, visited Paris on two occasions this spring. First, in April, as member of a delegation speaking in a tour organized by on the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) campaign. Then in early June to speak at an anti-fascist festival. On her first visit she spoke to Raphaël Alberto for the l'Anticapitaliste you tube channel (published in French « Face à Trump, nous devons protéger nos voisinEs, défendre nos droits démocratiques et (…)

- Features / United States (USA), Trade unions/workplace organizing

A (temporary) calm before the storm in Iran

Houshang Sepehr — 2026-07-14T08:55:39Z

This article, analysing the underlying dynamics of the “Memorandum of Understanding”, was written before the renewed USA attacks on Iran, thus demonstrating it was indeed a temporary calm.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA), Iran

UAW: Mixed Reform Results

Dianne Feeley — 2026-07-13T10:08:08Z

THIS SPRING DELEGATES were elected to the United Auto Workers Constitutional Convention that will be held in mid-June. As the UAW website notes, the convention will “make critical decisions, including constitutional amendments and resolutions on workplace and social issues.”

- Features / United States (USA), Trade unions/workplace organizing

Progressives Strategic Failure: A Warning

Dan La Botz — 2026-07-12T17:09:05Z

Democratic Party candidates are perceived by many voters as part of the system, part of the establishment, which indeed most are. The most common profession of Democratic congressional representatives and senators is law. Most don't seem to share the common experiences of working class and lower middle-class people, because in fact they don't. Lawyers' average incomes range between $150,000 and $250,000, while the median income for American workers is $45,000 to $64,000,

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA)

The G7: the imperialist order under Trump's leadership

William Donaura — 2026-07-09T09:11:54Z

Held in the shadow of Donald Trump, the G7 summit served above all to confirm the alignment of Western powers with US strategic and energy interests. Behind the declarations of principle, this summit points to strengthened imperialist cooperation, still built on the backs of the people.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / United States (USA), France, Imperialism