International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Russia in Africa: mercenaries and predatoriness

Paul Martial — 2021-12-31T19:50:15Z

“The solution to conflicts on the continent, whether in the Sahel, Cameroon, or East Africa, will not come from armed interventions by Western troops or mercenary companies of any kind.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Africa, Central African Republic

Hong Kong “patriots” poll results

Selina Cheng — 2021-12-30T10:00:17Z

Lowest election turnout yet on 19 December as pro-govt candidates sweep into legislature. The 2021 legislative election turnout hit a historic low at 30.2 per cent, more than 5 points less than the previous record in 1995.

- IV563 - December 2021 / Hong Kong

Starbucks Workers Organize at a Store in New York State—Is It Just the Beginning?

Dan La Botz — 2021-12-29T11:10:05Z

“If workers can succeed in organizing at Starbucks, then they can begin to organize the other 500,000 coffee shop workers and the nearly 5 million fast food industry workers.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / United States (USA), Trade unions/workplace organizing

Italian general strike on 16 December: difficult but indicating some valuable potential for mobilization

Franco Turigliatto — 2021-12-28T09:38:08Z

“It was a very difficult strike, with a very limited preparation time, being launched on 6 December, and on the eve of the Christmas holidays. The risks of major failure were many.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Italy, Trade unions/workplace organizing

Inegalitarian growth or just degrowth: the IPCC has opened the debate

Daniel Tanuro — 2021-12-27T10:17:25Z

“Work less, work all, live better! There are no jobs on a dead planet. Losing one's life to earn it by destroying our children's planet is less than ever an acceptable option.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Ecology and the Environment, Climate

One year after: Joe Biden, president of the United States

Éric Toussaint — 2021-12-26T11:02:24Z

“Biden and the Democratic party have disappointed the members of the popular classes who had supported them against Trump and the Republican candidates in the fall of 2020.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / United States (USA), Economy

Increased U.S. Military Spending Means More Militarism, Imperialism, and War

Dan La Botz — 2021-12-25T09:16:02Z

“Still in Congress, no representative takes the historic socialist position of not a penny for militarism and war.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / United States (USA)

Burkina Faso: a country under pressure

Paul Martial — 2021-12-24T10:43:32Z

“The crisis in the Sahel is primarily a political and social crisis. African and Western leaders have chosen to respond by force, not out of stupidity, but to preserve the stability of post-colonial systems at the expense of the people.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Burkina Faso

Boric's victory. What challenges for what government?

A l'Encontre editorial — 2021-12-23T08:54:53Z

According to the results of the Servicio Electoral de Chile, after the counting of 99.99% of the ballots, Gabriel Boric Font obtained 4,620,671 votes, or 55.87%. José Antonio Kast Rist received 3,649,647 votes or 44.13%. There were 70,272 invalid votes (0.84%) and 23,944 blank votes (0.29%). The turnout was exceptionally high at 55.68%.

- IV563 - December 2021 / Chile

A world of growing inequality

Henri Wilno — 2021-12-22T10:33:55Z

“The authors criticize taxes such as the carbon tax, which hit the rich and poor indiscriminately. But is it enough to limit wealth inequalities?”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Ecology and the Environment, Economy