‘Especially during the pandemic, the Chinese government has continued privatization of public social services. It has exposed women and other marginalized groups to further precarious conditions and exploitation. Against this, feminist and LGBTQI activists have led local and overseas struggles against gender-based violence. Also, the people in China launched a massive struggle across the country. ”
Khan Against the Generals
29 May, by“It must be stressed that none of Pakistan’s political outfits, let alone its military, aims for even a modest change in social relations. They’re not in the business of creating a new society. When people take to the streets to demand one, their only response is repression.”
Schrodinger’s Fascism and The Brown Feast
28 May, by“Turkish democracy is in peril, more so than ever. All the different hues of brown got the highest percentage of the votes in their history.”
What kind of trade unions do we need?
27 May, byThis article discusses the recent surge in industrial action in Britain, led by multiple trade unions, in response to a substantial decline in living standards, and analyses the opportunities, challenges, and obstacles faced by these movements in their fight for better pay and working conditions.
The Short History of the Nation Alliance and Its Performance in the 2023 Elections
26 May, by“In 2018, the Nation Alliance (Millet İttifakı), which promised a gradual transition from the Presidential system to a parliamentary system, in other words, opposed Erdogan’s authoritarian rule, was established with the participation of six political parties.”
Lula: from the “democratic front” to the “national unity” government
25 May, by ,“A systemic alternative will be organized with a program that allows the world of work to embrace all its heterogeneity and build the social and political alliances necessary to challenge for state power.”
An Uneasy Alliance on the Left
24 May, by“As a result of the election, for the first time since the 1960s, a socialist party won 1 million votes and 1.7 percent (although it did not enter the elections in many cities) and brought the number of its members to 50 thousand, making a significant contribution towards building a mass socialist party.”
Ukraine: Resisting creditors
23 May, by ,“While Washington and the allied governments, the IMF and the World Bank pretend to be very generous, they are in fact increasing Ukraine’s debt and seek to take advantage of the situation created by the Russian invasion and the ongoing war.”
Party Struggles over Government’s Finances Threatens the Poor
22 May, byThe struggle between the Republican and Democratic Parties over the national debt threatens the social programs that help the country’s poor.
Global Post-Fascism and the War in Ukraine
21 May, by ,“Therefore, being anti-fascist means claiming a tradition that is not consensual in Ukrainian history. It means to defend a certain political identity within a plural Resistance movement. Things are incredibly complicated. Roughly speaking, we could say that anti-fascism means a free and independent Ukraine not opposed to but rather allied with a democratic Russia.”