In this edition of the Interview, Fair Observer talks to Gilbert Achcar, professor of international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Québec solidaire vows to fight CAQ government’s racist bill
21 April 2019, byNational Council reaffirms party’s program on separation of church and state, rebuffs QS leaders’ attempts at ‘compromise’
Notre-Dame: the tragic consequences of an incendiary policy
20 April 2019, byMonday, 15 April 2019 will be remembered as the day when Notre-Dame de Paris was ravaged by the flames. At the time of writing [16 April], the fire seems to be under control and only a few residual fires remain contained by firefighters, who fear the risk of fresh outbreaks. It will actually take several days or weeks to know the extent of loss and damage caused by the fire, the collapse of the frame and the spire, but also the consequences of the hundreds of thousands of litres of water pumped out to extinguish the flames, on the structures and the works of art that could not be evacuated.
Building the Slovenian Left
19 April 2019, byLuka Mesec, the coordinator for the party Levica (“The Left”) in Slovenia, in conversation with the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung’s Wenke Christoph, on the political models that helped them succeed, and what challenges and chances come along with tolerating the government and building local structures.
Six remarks about the elections in Israel
18 April 2019, byThe first comments on Netanyahu’s victory, right and far right in Israeli politics, how did Arab Israelis vote.
"Many women have become conscious of the value of claiming their rights and demanding the end of the system"
17 April 2019Titi Haddad, a feminist activist in Algeria was interviewed by Antoine Larrache
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
16 April 2019, byIn the late spring of 1919, green meadows in the fertile plains of the Punjab were acquiring a golden hue with the sun’s rising radiance. It was the onset of harvest time. A century ago the near-absence of pollution, the air would have been fresh. With mustard yellow pastures in the periphery of the ripening wheat crops and the spring breeze imbued with fragrance of fresh foliage, gave spring its serene and alluring splendour.
Assessing 40 Years of Labor Notes
15 April 2019, byLabor Notes is one of the most successful socialist projects in the labor movement in US history. It has trained and connected tens of thousands of union militants throughout the world.
The Fall of Sudan’s “Morsisi”
14 April 2019, byThe Sudanese people just toppled their longtime autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. It’s a confirmation that the revolutionary ferment of the Arab Spring didn’t die out in 2011.
Strike, demonstration, blockades ... for a Social Spring
13 April 2019According to the daily Le Parisien Macron is "washed out", "not far from being burnt out" ... A large part of the Macronian young guard has already left, and against a backdrop of a persistent contestation, with Act 20 of the Yellow Vests and mobilizations in the education sector, the government still does not know how to get out of his Great Debate ...