For the first time in several decades, Sweden is witnessing a political crisis generated by shock-vote for neo-fascist Swedish Democrats, now the third-largest party in the newly-elected Riksdag (Parliament).
Condemn the Police Violence on the Students’ Agitation in Jadavpur University: Uphold the Right to a Campus Free of Sexual Harassment and State Terror
25 September 2014, byRadical Socialist strongly condemns the massive police crackdown on the peaceful protest of the Jadavpur University students after the midnight of 16-17th September 2014.The students were agitating peacefully since the last week of August 2014 after a the sexual assault of a woman student by some hostel students in the campus at the night of 28 August 2014. The assaulters apparently took upon themselves the task of moral policing and also beat up her companion who was not a JU student.
After Scotland, Catalonia
24 September 2014, byScotland has already voted, will Catalonia? On Friday, September 19, 2014 the Catalan parliament approved the law on consultations that allows it to do so. And 78.5 per cent of the chamber gave its support. And, what is more important, 1,800,000 people demanded it on September 11, 2014 in a massive mobilization in the Catalan capital.
The climate justice call echoes across the globe
24 September 2014Danny Katch and Nicole Colson report on a day of protests on September 21, as people around the world raised their voices in defense of the planet. People filled Central Park West in New York City from 59th Street past 86th Street for the People’s Climate March on September 21—a massive crowd estimated to be as large as 300,000, maybe more.
Thousands of Hong Kong students hold large pro-democracy rally on the first day of class boycott
22 September 2014, byToday Hong Kong university students marked the beginning of their week long class boycott for democracy by holding a large rally organised at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The students are boycotting classes this week in protest against the decision made by Chinese Communist Party at the end of last month to refuse to grant Hong Kong full universal suffrage and instead require that candidates for the city’s Chief Executive be selected by a 1200 person nomination committee.
Disillusionment and an explosion of workers’ struggles
22 September 2014, byThe intensity of the struggles and debates that marked the traditional period of South African labour negotiations in June and July suggested that it that would end with important decisions. This was the case...
Changing the playing field, going on the offensive: the experience of six months of Podemos
22 September 2014, by“Podemos was not born to play a testimonial role. We were born to go all out and we are going to go all out”
Pablo Iglesias, 25 May 2014. Election night.
Mobilize and organize to Stop and Prevent Planet Fever!
22 September 2014When we, as human beings, get a fever, we immediately get worried and take action. After all, we know that if our body temperature rises to 1.5ºC, let alone 2ºC [3.6 ºF] above the normal average, there can be severe damage, while an increase of 4-6ºC [7.2-10.8 ºF] or more can cause a comatose situation and even death.
Project fear denies Scottish independence
19 September 2014, byThe proposal for an independent Scotland has been defeated in the referendum and the ruling elites have expressed a huge collective sigh of relief. It was a defeat based on fear and intimidation organised by the No campaign in collusion with Downing Street which delivered a "no" vote by a margin of 44.7% to 55.3%.