“It is time to debate in Die Linke and in the left in general how, in the medium term, we can build a stronger political left, more rooted in the workplaces, in the neighbourhoods, in schools, active and inspiring in the social movements, the bearer of concrete mobilization and action projects that fit into a perspective of radical social change.”
The coalition’s "Housing for all " strategy
29 September 2021, by“The housing crisis is a metaphor for Irish society as a whole. Every aspect of public life is being auctioned off to the vulture capitalists.”
PSOL, a necessary party under construction
28 September 2021, byAfter the 7th National Congress of the PSOL what are the party’s next steps.
Reaction, not Revolution
27 September 2021, byIn late August a local blogger Li Guangman in China posted an article which would earn him national fame the overnight. His “Every One can Sense that a Profound Transformation is Under Way” was reposted online by multiple Party media from the People’s Daily to the PLA Daily.
Unions need to crush the anti-vax movement
26 September 2021, by“It is positive that other unions, particularly health workers, have condemned the protests and that there has been widespread derision towards participants.”
Filipino Women’s Strategies Against Violence, Killings, and Eviction
25 September 2021, by“We continue to rebuild solidarity in the communities. […] We also continue to grow our alliances across women’s groups and to go to the streets expressing women’s resistance!”
Elections in Russia: Outcome and Perspectives
24 September 2021, byUPDATE: A correspondent writes for 23 September “Yesterday’s rally in Lobanov’s district in the West of Moscow was very energetic. Also a number of liberal and left-wing candidates from Moscow signed a declaration of common actions against electoral fraud. Tomorrow [25] there will be a rally in the center of the city, CP leader Zyuganov probably will come there to speak, that is unusual for him.”
GKN closes plants and sacks workers in Birmingham and in Florence
23 September 2021, by“The question is whether the leadership of the unions or Labour Party are willing or capable of mobilising people in action like the Florentine workers have or draw up realistic green transition plans like the Birmingham union.”
GKN redundancies blocked by court
23 September 2021, byGKN: court blocks redundancies citing “Clear violation of workers’ rights. There was a desire to limit the union’s activity.”
Millions Lose Government Assistance and Protection; Biden Mandates Vaccination
22 September 2021, byAs I write, the American media is filled with remembrances of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, some of critical reflection, most in a patriotic vein, yearning for that moment of national unity. This is a fleeting interlude for a country consumed by internal conflicts.