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The Swedish Left Party Congress in Review

Håkan Blomqvist — 2026-05-14T07:40:02Z

The Left Party's 46th Congress displayed an almost deafening sense of self-confidence and fighting spirit ahead of the upcoming election.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Sweden

A commitment to left-wing Andalusian nationalism

Brais Fernández, José Ignacio García, Martín Mosquera — 2026-05-13T08:15:52Z

Regional elections will take place in Andalusia on 17 May in a context marked by the consolidation of the PP, which in 2018 broke decades of Socialist dominance, and the rise of an increasingly aggressive right wing. Against this backdrop, the most striking development of the campaign is the growth of Adelante Andalucía: according to the latest CIS poll, the party is on course to secure 8.5% of the vote and win six seats, overtaking the coalition led by the Communist Party, which has (…)

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Spanish state, New parties of the left

Trump's Murderous Regime, at Home and Abroad

Dan La Botz — 2026-05-12T09:37:33Z

During his second term as president, full of confidence and bluster, Donald Trump has turned to rule by killing, by murder, both abroad and at home. Trump's brutality and callousness, the way he talks about the violence against immigrants and Iranians with such lack of empathy and humanity has become the defining characteristic of the regime.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / United States (USA)

The struggle of Gen Z hijacked in Madagascar

Paul Martial — 2026-05-11T09:37:35Z

The record is hardly a glowing one for the Malagasy military, who seized power by presenting themselves as the protectors of the people against the former repressive regime.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Youth and student movements, Madagascar

The PSOL and the Anti-Fascist Struggle

Mariana Riscali — 2026-05-10T08:46:34Z

“We need not only an electoral and party alliance, but also one rooted in the grassroots and social movements. We believe that PSOL is fundamental to this process—combining the re-election of our combative legislators with increasing our seats in Congress and state assemblies, while simultaneously driving social struggles forward.”

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Brazil, Antifascism

Supreme Court Guts 1965 Voting Rights Act

Malik Miah — 2026-05-09T15:05:35Z

“I dissent because the Court betrays its duty to faithfully implement the great statute Congress wrote,” she stated. “I dissent because the Court's decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”

- IVP616 - May 2026 / United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia

The other 8 May, 1945: a mass colonial massacre in Algeria

Fabrice Riceputi — 2026-05-08T05:43:10Z

While VE (Victory in Europe) is celebrated on 8 May, a huge massacre began on that day in 1945 in Algeria. Fabrice Riceputi, historian and author of several books, looks back at the events which occurred 81 years ago.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / France, Algeria

Guinea in the spiral of dictatorship

Paul Martial — 2026-05-07T09:53:33Z

The latest measure to dissolve political parties in Guinea reinforces a dictatorship that prefers to adopt an extractivist policy at all costs rather than respond to the social needs of the population. Forty political parties were dissolved on the night of Friday 6 to Saturday 7 March by the Guinean government, on the eve of the legislative elections scheduled for May 2026.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Guinea

The tortuous paths of resistance

Antoine Larrache — 2026-05-06T14:05:37Z

Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Palestine, Mali, Congo, Sudan... The warlike hotbeds seem to be ever more numerous, embodying the extent of the capitalist crisis and also giving the measure of the stakes in facing it.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Imperialism, Anti-imperialism

May Day: No Oligarchs, No ICE, No War

Dan La Botz — 2026-05-05T10:18:21Z

Tens of thousands of working people across the United States joined the May Day Strong protests in 3,500 cities demanding “Workers over billionaires,” “No ICE” (immigration police) and “No War.”

- IVP616 - May 2026 / United States (USA), Protest movements