International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

You can't defend peace when there is no peace to defend

Colin Long — 2026-10-17T07:56:07Z

Written for an Australian audience, Colin Long's reply to the Australian Greens leader David Shoebridge makes arguments useful for Ukraine solidarity activists everywhere.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Australia, Ukraine

Spanish Housing Crisis May Bring Down Socialist Government

Dan La Botz — 2026-10-16T17:31:13Z

[Bilbao, Spain, October 15, 2026] Hundreds of thousands have marched in Spain in recent weeks to stop evictions, in opposition to housing speculation, against rising rent, and to demand more housing. One woman's eviction sparked the movement.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Spanish state, Public services

Workers' internationalism in action

Paul Martial — 2026-10-15T10:48:09Z

The struggle for the rights of Kenyan workers at the French multinational digital services company is being organised from Nairobi to Paris.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / France, Trade unions/workplace organizing, Kenya

“The reason you are poor is not another poor person”

Amandla! — 2026-10-14T14:54:07Z

“We did not fight against apartheid because we were Zulus or Xhosas or Sothos. We fought because we were Blacks and we were being deprived of the right to be South African by a regime that did not recognise our existence as Black people in this country. ”

- IVP621 - October 2026 / South Africa, Racism and Islamophobia

To defend our future, against austerity and repression: everyone in the streets alongside the youth!

Gauche anticapitaliste/SAP Antikapitalisten — 2026-10-13T16:52:22Z

After a scorching and deadly summer for the working classes, the mobilizations for decent, free and democratic education that began in June are back in full force!

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Belgium, Youth and student movements

Maricarmen, the general strike and the threat of an electoral victory for the reactionary bloc

Jaime Pastor — 2026-10-12T07:05:01Z

“Preparing for the General Strike on November 11 requires the greatest possible unity of action among the organising bodies to establish neighbourhood, workplace, and campus committees across the country—as has already been proposed by the Tenants' Union and various other trade union, feminist, environmental, and social organisations.”

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Spanish state, Public services

Mamdani Condemns ICE Shooting in NYC and Israel's Genocide, but Faces Criticism from the Left

Dan La Botz — 2026-10-11T06:26:46Z

Last week was the end of the New York City's honeymoon with Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he confronted controversies over the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting of an immigrant.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / United States (USA)

The start of an unprecedented movement in France

Antoine Larrache, Elsa Collonges — 2026-10-10T07:34:29Z

The day of action on 6 October was exceptional. With over 90 per cent of universities blockaded, according to the Union étudiante, and 1,800 secondary schools blockaded, according to the Union syndicale lycéenne, the movement is, from the outset, stronger than the 2006 movement against the CPE – the last major, successful youth movement. The future of this movement is perhaps even more significant.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / France, Youth and student movements

World Social Forum: the failure of NGOization

Antoine Larrache — 2026-10-09T07:52:05Z

The 17th World Social Forum was held in Benin in early August. While it remains an irreplaceable forum for debate, this session was a failure in terms of both numbers and political participation.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Global Justice movement, Benin

Lula and the race for a turnaround

Michael Löwy — 2026-10-08T11:45:38Z

The first round defeated the left. Michael Löwy warns: democracy is at risk and, however contradictory, Lula is the only option for stopping fascism's “suicide train.” Braking it means buying time to build other political horizons.

- IVP621 - October 2026 / Brazil