International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

From Ukraine to Palestine: The Poisons of Denialism

David Finkel — 2023-04-30T09:58:57Z

“The left must not be diverted: First and foremost in Ukraine and Palestine, the struggle is about the rights of peoples and nations, and the poisonous consequences when those rights are denied.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Palestine, United States (USA), Russia, Ukraine, Israel

Four years of ultraliberal break-up and attacks on rights in Greece

Andreas Sartzekis — 2023-04-29T07:43:33Z

“Although the polls show his party, New Democracy (ND), in the lead, the results are uncertain, so great is the anger after four years of ultra-liberalism and therefore of repression and attacks on rights.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Greece, Far Right

“Fascism is likely to return under the most innocent appearances”

Franco Turigliatto — 2023-04-28T18:59:27Z

“For its part, the alternative left does not find itself in an easy situation either: the social context is very complicated and, despite a few positive social demonstrations, the reconstruction of strong movements of struggle remains somewhat uncertain.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Italy, Far Right

Tokyo Rainbow Pride back again: more than two hundred thousand joined in solidarity with LGBTQI people

Mi-hyang Pak — 2023-04-27T13:17:00Z

“A society where LGBTQI people and oppressed can live with dignity is a society where all people can live with dignity.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Japan, LGBT

Solidarity with Sudan

Collective — 2023-04-26T16:24:00Z

We promote this call for solidarity published in Spectre magazine.

- IV579 - April 2023 / Sudan

War Clouds Thicken Over Taiwan, What Should the Left‑wing Standpoint be?

Liu Xiang — 2023-04-25T22:21:09Z

“The left in the Chinese-speaking world should take a principled stand on the Taiwan issue, based on the principles that Taiwan should never be ruled by the CCP, war should be avoided whenever possible, and Taiwan has the right to defend itself militarily.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / China, Taiwan

Conflict between putchists in Sudan

Paul Martial — 2023-04-24T12:43:51Z

“Let us recall that Burhan and Hemidti justified their putsch to avoid the country falling into chaos.”

- IV579 - April 2023 / Sudan

Making the movement a political force in France

Léon Crémieux — 2023-04-23T06:57:55Z

Clearly, France is going through a social crisis and a democratic crisis. It can even reasonably be said that these two crises reflect a regime crisis, that is, an inability of the ruling class, the capitalist class, to continue to exercise power in a normal way by relying on the current political institutions.

- IV579 - April 2023 / France

“Cop City” Must Be Shut Down!

Malik Miah — 2023-04-22T09:01:12Z

What is Atlanta's “Cop City”? Why are people protesting?

- IV579 - April 2023 / United States (USA)

Fortress Europe: more migrants dying in the Mediterranean

Dominique Pierre — 2023-04-21T21:11:40Z

The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017.

- IV579 - April 2023 / Italy, Europe, Migration