International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Hundreds sentenced in the maxi-trial of the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia

Hélène Marra — 2023-11-30T12:22:00Z

“Today, the 'Ndrangheta is considered to be the most powerful criminal organisation in the world. Its annual turnover is in the tens of billions of euros, and it has branches on every continent.”

- IV586 - November 2023 / Italy

Is Milei a fascist threat?

Martín Mosquera — 2023-11-29T09:26:00Z

The majority of the socialist left opted to abstain in the second round of elections on Sunday 19 November in Argentina, arguing that Javier Milei is not an expression of a fascist movement. But that is no reason to shirk the task of confronting the far right.

- IV586 - November 2023 / Argentina

Faced with the new “republican arc”, we need more than ever to unite our class

Fabienne Dolet — 2023-11-28T21:40:00Z

It is by no means trivial that Mediapart has named one of its sections “The Middle East: repercussions in France”, with a recent article on “The leaden weight that descended on universities” after 7 October, and another on the divisions between editorial boards!

- IV586 - November 2023 / France

U.S. Labor and the Israel-Gaza War

Dan La Botz — 2023-11-27T17:31:48Z

“The U.S. labor movement is struggling with the controversial question of how to deal with the Israel-Gaza War.”

- IV586 - November 2023 / United States (USA)

In Portugal, absolute majorities are also falling

Nicole Leitão — 2023-11-26T13:41:41Z

Overnight, following an investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office into suspected corruption, Prime Minister António Costa of the PS resigned. Portugal goes to the polls on 10 March 2024.

- IV586 - November 2023 / Portugal

Far-right electoral victory in the Netherlands

Alex de Jong — 2023-11-25T09:14:28Z

That the right-wing won the recent Dutch elections was no surprise. What was surprising was how decisive the share of the far-right was in the overall right-wing victory. For Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (PVV), years of patience paid off while the incumbent right-wing party gambled and lost.

- IV586 - November 2023 / Netherlands

Ukrainian Activists Declare Solidarity With Palestine

Ashley Smith — 2023-11-24T15:53:25Z

Leftists in Ukraine are insisting on the urgent need to build solidarity without exception among oppressed peoples.

- IV586 - November 2023 / Palestine, Ukraine

Campaigning to end Violence against Women

Dave Kellaway — 2023-11-23T22:46:20Z

“Rape culture is what legitimises all behaviour that harms women, starting with things that are sometimes not even given much importance, but which are important, such as control, possessiveness, catcalling.”

- IV586 - November 2023 / Italy, Britain, Women

1973-2023, the Athens Polytechnic students' revolt “is not a museum piece”!

Andreas Sartzekis — 2023-11-22T23:23:00Z

“In this sense, 17 November illustrates the paradox of a very dynamic social movement and a lack of credible prospects on the left, which makes initiatives for dialogue and recomposition very urgent.”

- IV586 - November 2023 / Greece

State Elections in Germany bring further losses to the Left and upticks for the Far Right

Folko Mueller — 2023-11-21T23:08:53Z

The implications of recent elections in Germany.

- IV586 - November 2023 / Germany