International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

The Contradictions in the Democratic Party on View

Dan La Botz — 2024-03-31T18:45:25Z

“The tensions and contradictions within the Democratic Party were fully on view on March 28 in New York City. On the one hand, President Joe Biden raised $25 million dollars, more than at any other single fundraising event in U.S. political history. Yet at the same time he was repeatedly interrupted by protestors chanting things like “blood on your hands,” referring to U.S. support for Israel's war against the Palestinians.”

- IV590 - March 2024 / United States (USA)

The Women's Strike Continues

Magda Malinowska — 2024-03-30T18:21:10Z

The union has a female face, and this idea is perfectly captured in the documentary by Magda Maria Malinowska, a Polish filmmaker, activist, and member of The Workers' Initiative (Inicjatywa Pracownicza) trade union. Her film The Women's Strike Continues, presented at this year's Filma Festival, weaves together two lines of history: the struggle of female care workers in Poznan and the Black protests against the abortion ban in Poland.

- IV590 - March 2024 / Poland, Women, Trade unions/workplace organizing

“The working classes have dropped out”

Franck Gaudichaud — 2024-03-29T20:36:46Z

At mid-term, Chilean President Gabriel Boric has not yet been able to carry out the expected far-reaching reforms.

- IV590 - March 2024 / Chile

In the face of war, solidarity is being organized in Sudan

Paul Martial — 2024-03-28T05:47:00Z

In the midst of the war between the two rival factions, young people are providing humanitarian aid to the population through networks set up by the resistance committees.

- IV590 - March 2024 / Sudan

Issues and challenges in the municipal elections in Turkey

Uraz Aydin — 2024-03-27T23:29:00Z

“For the Islamo-nationalist ruling bloc, the main aim of these municipal elections is to win back the main cities, including Istanbul and Ankara.”

- IV590 - March 2024 / Turkey

Another Left Is Possible

Brian Ashley, Gilbert Achcar — 2024-03-26T12:23:27Z

“At the same time, the growing worldwide indignation towards the genocidal massacre of Palestinians, including growing protest within the United States itself, is a further indication of the persistence of a significant potential, especially among the youth, in support of progressive causes, such as opposition to imperialist and colonial wars, to racism in all its forms, to gender oppression, to the continuous neoliberal dismantlement of all social gains achieved in the previous century, to capitalism itself.”

- IV590 - March 2024 / New parties of the left, South Africa

Terrorist Attack in Moscow: When the government's response is more frightening than the terrorist attack itself

Posle — 2024-03-25T20:21:13Z

On March 22, one of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of modern Russia was carried out in Moscow Crocus City Hall: several armed men stormed the building and shot a crowd of civilians at point-blank. As of 4 p.m. March 23, Russian authorities reported that 133 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. We extend our condolences to all the victims and their loved ones — innocent civilians should not become targets of political violence.

- IV590 - March 2024 / Russia

The U.S. Right also Wants to Get Rid of Birth Control

Dan La Botz — 2024-03-24T22:05:41Z

“The pill, widely used by both single and married women, made it possible for women to plan their careers and their families and, yes, to have sex for pleasure when they wanted to. Working class, and poor women no longer had to have children that they couldn't afford and support or so many children that they would be overwhelmed with domestic labor and emotionally exhausted.“

- IV590 - March 2024 / United States (USA), Women, Abortion and reproductive rights

Milei government at a crossroads

Martin Hache — 2024-03-23T10:11:00Z

After Milei's political defeat in the legislative debate on the withdrawal of the "omnibus" law, there followed a period of political isolation and confrontation with the centrist and even allied governors.

- IV590 - March 2024 / Argentina

A shift to the right but an uncertain future after elections in Portugal

Adriano Campos — 2024-03-22T10:08:00Z

“Faced with the rise of the far right and the announcement of a radicalized right-wing government, the left has a dual mission: to organise the struggle against the new government and to present a credible alternative.”

- IV590 - March 2024 / Portugal