International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out

Gilbert Achcar — 2023-09-30T17:44:11Z

Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition.

- IV584 - September 2023 / Sudan

A breath of the 2011 resistance in Syrian protest movement,

Joseph Daher — 2023-09-29T08:34:04Z

“While the resilience and courage of the Sweida demonstrators are to be welcomed, only an extension of the protest movement to other regions can allow it to continue and represent a real challenge to the regime.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Syria

After the primaries, the elections

Eduardo Lucita — 2023-09-28T21:28:34Z

“The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Argentina

“The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua”

Jeunes anticapitalistes (JAC) — 2023-09-27T12:24:00Z

“Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Nicaragua

One year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising

Shirin Shalkooi — 2023-09-26T15:51:00Z

A point of view from the feminist solidarity movement in Brussels

- IV584 - September 2023 / Women, Iran

Venezuelan immigrants win victory

Dan La Botz — 2023-09-25T10:53:27Z

“At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / United States (USA), Venezuela, Migration

Anti-imperialism of fools: The case of Imran Khan

Farooq Sulehria — 2023-09-24T18:34:33Z

“The politics of Khan have not benefitted anti-imperialism by an iota in Pakistan. On the contrary, his politics have gravely undermined, for the years to come, the gains made by the women's movement, democracy activism and the trade union struggles.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Pakistan

We do not need "great symbols of authority" with double standards: expel patriarchal behavior and harassment from our social movements!

Mi-hyang Pak — 2023-09-23T07:37:00Z

“There is no future for a movement that turns its back on the changing times. And there will be no young next generation willing to take over such a movement.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Japan, China, Historical events and figures

“It feels like the apocalypse”

Mike Phipps — 2023-09-22T19:13:03Z

“The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Armenia, Azerbaijan

Electric Vehicle Factories Are Overwhelmingly Nonunion. The UAW Strike Could Change That.

Dianne Feeley — 2023-09-21T16:37:07Z

A key conflict in the United Auto Workers strike [which began on September 14] is over the electric vehicle industry. The vast majority of EV plants are low-wage and nonunion despite being publicly subsidized — and the UAW is trying to fix that.

- IV584 - September 2023 / United States (USA), Trade unions/workplace organizing