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International Viewpoint — 2026-07-16T20:30:57Z

International Viewpoint IVP617 — June 2026

- IVP617 - June 2026 / PDF

Mamdani Advances His Agenda, Helps Elect DSA Candidates to Congress

Dan La Botz — 2026-06-30T14:48:01Z

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, 34, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who took office on January 1, 2026, has already advanced his agenda and become a political king-maker. Mamdani ran promising universal childcare, lowering rents, and making buses free. He hasn't achieved all, but he is well on his way. At the same time, he was able to dominate the recent elections in New York City.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / United States (USA)

Burnham - a left response

Dave Kellaway — 2026-06-29T19:03:12Z

“Socialists will need to adapt our campaigns and demands to relate to the new political issues and debates that are emerging. We still need to build our eco-socialist alternative independent of the Labour Party and the Greens.”

- IVP617 - June 2026 / Britain

Trump-Netanyahu Debacle: A World of Collateral Damage

David Finkel — 2026-06-28T07:41:36Z

Strait of Hormuz: Nice oil shipping lane there. A real pity if something would happen to it…

- IVP617 - June 2026 / United States (USA), Israel, Iran

Down with the Neoliberal Reform to ISSSTE Pensions!

MSPP — 2026-06-27T09:09:56Z

“It is a matter of basic social justice that those who have more should pay more in taxes and that workers receive higher and better wages, pensions, and working conditions. In the last year, Mexico's 24 wealthiest individuals earned US$100 billion, an astronomical figure that contrasts sharply with the stagnation of real wages.”

- IVP617 - June 2026 / Mexico, Public services

50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising

Paul Martial — 2026-06-26T10:34:47Z

The 1976 Soweto uprising sparked a resurgence of militancy and helped to undermine apartheid in South Africa.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / South Africa, Racism and Islamophobia, Protest movements

Earth's first trillionaire – a damning indictment of late capitalism

Simon Hannah — 2026-06-25T19:42:59Z

A man who does Nazi salutes and promotes race wars has become the world's first trillionaire. Simon Hannah makes the case for a political revolution

- IVP617 - June 2026 / United States (USA), Economy

How to deal with illegitimate debt in Senegal?

Paul Martial — 2026-06-24T20:58:59Z

Faced with abysmal levels of debt, Senegal's leaders are divided on the measures to be adopted, although in both orientations, the consequences for the populations are harmful.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / Senegal, Debt

Russian army on the defensive, Ukrainian people on the offensive

NPA-A Ukraine Solidarity Intervention Group — 2026-06-23T15:24:33Z

Russia is continuing its war of attrition against the Ukrainian people, but is struggling to make significant progress on the ground. In response, Kyiv is intensifying its strikes against Russian military infrastructure while civil society continues to keep democratic and social mobilizations alive.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / Russia, Ukraine

Trump's War a Failure, Trump's Peace a Failure Too

2026-06-22T09:29:49Z

President Donald Trump signed what he called “the Iran peace deal” during a dinner at the Versailles Palace on June 17 to the applause of the G-7 heads of state. But there is no peace. And no one else is applauding.

- IVP617 - June 2026 / United States (USA)