“The hoped-for victory at GKN and success on 11 October could make a positive change in the relationship of forces between the classes”.
Political boredom, social awakening in Germany?
20 September 2021, by“From the beginning, the campaign’s sole theme has been the ability of the main candidates to step into the shoes of the great Merkel. […] Fortunately, there has been more encouraging news! ”
Anti-pass demonstrations in the run up to the French presidential election
19 September 2021, by“Perhaps the increased influence of the confusionist, conspiracy movements and far-right parties and action groups, will provoke a more vigorous search for different forms of united action in defense of democratic rights and social justice.”
“Health care is dying, either you finish it or you save it”
18 September 2021, by“In order to confront this situation, health care workers in Poland have joined together in the struggle.”
Washington Is Shedding Crocodile Tears for Afghan Women
17 September 2021, by“And despite pleas for the inclusion of women in the peace process that Washington conducted with the Taliban under Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden, women’s participation remained marginal.“
Elections to renew the façade of despotism: building a workers’ and popular relationship of forces that liberates our people
16 September 2021, by“The Al Mounadil-a current works with this vision, to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of national sovereignty (freedom from dependence on neo-colonial forces), popular sovereignty (the realization of democracy) and social justice (the overthrow of capitalism).”
Why Do Socialists Oppose Zionism?
15 September 2021, by“We believe that a socialist transformation will be needed in order to tear down the state structures of oppression and racism that political Zionism has created — which are now inextricably intertwined with Israeli and regional capitalism — and to open a future of national equality, democracy and freedom from oppression for Arab Palestinians, Jewish Israelis and minority communities in historic Palestine.”
Letter from the Philippines
14 September 2021, byAs elsewhere, the Delta variant has become dominant in the Philippines, causing a new wave of infections, more serious than the previous one. Despite this, the Duterte presidency is acting as if the epidemic is already behind us.
Food: an act of the most basic solidarity
13 September 2021, byOn 14th July, two hundred families in the Briandene informal settlement north of Durban lost everything in a devastating fire. All houses and shacks were burnt down. This catastrophe was only one of many in the Durban area during days of looting, killings and destruction. The Briandene community is a member of the shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. AbM claims a membership of over 100,000 in five provinces, 74,000 of them in the Durban area where it was founded in 2005
Brazil: Bolsonaro attempts show of strength
12 September 2021, byBrazil’s independence dates from 7 September 1822, when the Prince Regent ousted his father Joao VI and became Pedro 1st, Emperor of Brazil. An independence finally achieved without much drama and consolidated by a financial transaction between Brazil and Portugal under the auspices of Great Britain. It’s the occasion of a military parade. It was this date that Brazil’s beleaguered president Jair Bolsonaro had chosen to make a big show of strength.