International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

New lessons from the popular struggle in Ecuador: preliminary ideas

Christian Arteaga — 2022-06-29T07:08:06Z

“These days have shown that the only possible politics and democracy is that of the people, in the streets, the tumultuous.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / Ecuador, Indigenous struggles

Two projects confront each other once more

Fernando López Romero — 2022-06-28T06:40:09Z

“The State of Emergency and the increase in repression may yet be able to contain social struggle, but only for now.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / Ecuador, Indigenous struggles

The emergence of an alternative in Sudan

Paul Martial — 2022-06-27T08:03:21Z

“This desire to organize popular control is the result of recent experience of negotiations after the revolution where the resistance committees were discarded in favour of the political class.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / Sudan

Labor: Two Visions of the Way Forward

Dan La Botz — 2022-06-26T06:30:02Z

Two quite different labor meetings have taken place this month. The labor bureaucracy organized one. Rank-and-file workers were at the center of the other.

- IV569 - June 2022 / United States (USA), Trade unions/workplace organizing

The Rightwing's Supreme Court Coup

Against the Current Editors — 2022-06-25T07:28:31Z

“It is impossible to overstate how far basic rights can be driven back if the attacks aren't forcefully resisted.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / United States (USA), Women, Abortion and reproductive rights

The Rail Strikes Are Entirely Justified

Aaron Bastani — 2022-06-24T06:38:28Z

“Anyone who wants Britain to become a high wage economy, values public services and wants to address the climate crisis should support these strikes.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / Britain, Trade unions/workplace organizing, Public services

Brutal repression as social struggles rise in Iran

Behrooz Farahany — 2022-06-23T07:55:58Z

“The economic, social, political, ecological and even moral crisis (with revelations of the theft of public money by state officials) has reached a critical level.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / Iran, Trade unions/workplace organizing

House Committee Says Trump Was at Center of Attempted Coup

Dan La Botz — 2022-06-22T07:07:12Z

“All of this makes the Attorney General's decision critical, but even indictment and conviction would not stop Trump from running for president. There would have to be a change in the minds of the American people.”

- IV569 - June 2022 / United States (USA)

Parliamentary elections show growing mistrust of French state

l'Anticapitaliste — 2022-06-21T11:41:06Z

Clear victories for anti-liberal forces in overseas territories.

- IV569 - June 2022 / France, French Guiana

Defeat for Macron, breakthrough for the far right: urgency of a fighting left

NPA-l'Anticapitaliste (NPA-A) — 2022-06-20T17:11:14Z

This statement was issued by the NPA on 19 June and updated on 20 June 2022.

- IV569 - June 2022 / France