International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

The imperative of peace in Mali

Paul Martial — 2024-05-31T20:00:20Z

“Unsurprisingly, the proposals of the inter-Malian dialogue go in the direction of the junta, except that demands for peace are emerging, reflecting the will of the people to put an end to the war.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Mali

The Struggle for Sudan

Khalid Mustafa Medani — 2024-05-31T05:11:00Z

On April 15, 2023, an alliance between General Abdelfatih Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”), the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), collapsed, catapulting the country into an unprecedented war.

- IV592 - May 2024 / Sudan

The Pylos disaster on trial

Andreas Sartzekis — 2024-05-30T19:42:00Z

“Let's hope that this victory strengthens the anti-racist battle!”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Greece, Migration

The mullahs weakened, the people's struggle continues

Babak Kia — 2024-05-29T12:25:19Z

“But in Iran, no one forgets that these same regional and European leaders are never in a hurry when it comes to saving the thousands of Iranians who have fallen victim to natural disasters or to the regime itself.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Iran

A New Alliance Could Change Puerto Rican Politics

Rafael Bernabe — 2024-05-28T11:29:46Z

The Citizens' Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party are forming a coalition called La Alianza. Their goal: a radical shift in Puerto Rican politics.

- IV592 - May 2024 / Puerto Rico

General Election 2024: End the Tyranny of Conservative Rule

Anti*Capitalist Resistance — 2024-05-27T11:01:56Z

“As an anti-capitalist organisation, ACR is clear that no elections to parliament can solve any fundamental issues people struggle with.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Britain

The U.S. Supreme Court: Reaction, Corruption, Disgrace, Public Repudiation

Dan La Botz — 2024-05-26T20:13:38Z

“The court's most important single decision was the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization of 2022, that overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 SCOTUS ruling that had established women's constitutional right to abortion.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / United States (USA)

G7: Whether or not to maintain the suspension of Ukrainian debt payments

Éric Toussaint — 2024-05-25T05:21:00Z

"Confiscation of oligarchs' assets, extraordinary taxes, and debt cancellation instead of new debts."

- IV592 - May 2024 / Economy, Ukraine, Debt

Ecosocialism to change everything – the Sixth International Ecosocialist Conference

Germán Bernasconi — 2024-05-24T05:03:51Z

“The ecosocialist challenge now lies in giving continuity to the organization of its own permanent instances of reflection and construction, as well as intervening in a unitary way in the fight against the extreme right-wing deniers of the climate crisis while always being careful not to fall into the false solutions of green capitalism.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Argentina, Ecosocialism

Towards a return to dictatorship in Tunisia?

S. Mousakaran — 2024-05-23T05:19:48Z

“More than a decade after the revolution, a climate of fear has returned to Tunisia, where freedom of expression seemed just a few years ago to be the only achievement.”

- IV592 - May 2024 / Tunisia