International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Left victory in Botswana

Paul Martial — 2024-11-30T09:40:00Z

The elections in Botswana, a southern African country of 2.6 million inhabitants situated above South Africa, took place on 30 October. Unexpectedly, the left-wing opposition won a landslide victory, forcing a change of government unseen since the country's independence in 1966. The electoral victory of the left has raised hopes of a break with the inegalitarian policies that have prevailed since independence.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Botswana

Taking stock of the seriousness of the situation

Patrick Le Moal — 2024-11-29T21:04:59Z

Faced with the neo-fascist danger represented by the FN/RN (National Front/Nationally Rally), the result of the second round of the early legislative elections has provided a respite. An essential respite since it avoids handing over the levers of the state to them, but it does not eliminate the fundamental processes that were expressed in the European and legislative elections.

- IV598 - November 2024 / France

Solidarity with Palestine and the Struggle from Below

Joseph Daher — 2024-11-28T09:43:00Z

Joseph Daher, author of a recent book, Palestine and Marxism, writes that amid drawn-out suffering in Palestine and Lebanon, we should not despair. He argues that resistance from below against our own complicit states offers a way forward.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Turkey, Israel, Iran, Lebanon

Lebanon's Ceasefire is No “Divine Victory”

Gilbert Achcar — 2024-11-27T11:17:24Z

Could the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon be a new “divine victory”? That was how the agreement that ended the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon in 2006 was characterized by Hezbollah. Then, the party displayed that phrase on huge billboards featuring a picture of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, in a clear play on words, as the slogan could be read as both a victory attributed to God and a victory led by Nasrallah, whose name in Arabic means “God's victory”.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Palestine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon

Aotearoa: Controversial bill to strip Māori people's rights backfires

Zara Lomas — 2024-11-26T20:38:33Z

Aotearoa New Zealand's parliament was brought to a halt on November 14 during the first reading of a controversial and divisive bill that aims to undermine the rights of Māori people.

- IV598 - November 2024 / New Zealand

“Progressing by Grassroot Networks”

Catherine Samary — 2024-11-25T16:49:58Z

How does the left in France confront the global "right-wing" turn? Can leftist organizations supporting Ukraine develop a common strategy? Researcher and longtime activist Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in today's French politics for Posle Media.

- IV598 - November 2024 / France

Bernie Sanders Tries to Stop U.S. Military Aid to Israel, Biden Reaffirms His Support, Protests Continue

Dan La Botz — 2024-11-24T17:29:59Z

Senator Bernie Sanders introduced three resolutions in the Senate last week to stop U.S. weapons transfers to Israel. The resolutions to end U.S. support for Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza all received between 18 and 19 votes from Democrats and none from Republicans.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Palestine, United States (USA), Israel

Statement against Azerbaijan's Authoritarianism, COP29 and Green Capitalism, Wars, and Regional Slide into Authoritarianism

Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement — 2024-11-23T13:25:53Z

Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement—C-FAM is an emerging movement of feminist and anti-war/peace activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Unified in our defiance, C-FAM originated from a powerful solidarity action to confront the greenwashing practices at COP29 taking place in Azerbaijan on November 2024, one of the largest events in our region in recent times. Our movement embodies the principles of feminism, anti-militarism, anti-war, anti-authoritarianism, anti-nationalism, and anti-capitalism, opposing oppressive systems that perpetuate inequality and violence.

- IV598 - November 2024 / Ecology and the Environment, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Government policies to blame for SAs' chronic mass unemployment

Dominic Brown — 2024-11-22T15:23:00Z

The level of unemployment in South Africa is second to no other country in the world. Everyone recognises that it's a problem, with various polls suggesting that it's the main concern for people in the country. The problem is so bad that it is described by some as a virus. The symptoms are the widespread desperation of the majority of people in the country and deepening social tensions.

- IV598 - November 2024 / South Africa

Trump's Cabinet of Dangerous Fanatics and Kooks

Dan La Botz — 2024-11-21T09:37:24Z

“Comics and journalists have referred to the new cabinet as “Trump's clown car.” The clowns, however are not funny; they're frightening.”

- IV598 - November 2024 / United States (USA)