“Today, the ’Ndrangheta is considered to be the most powerful criminal organisation in the world. Its annual turnover is in the tens of billions of euros, and it has branches on every continent.”
Is Milei a fascist threat?
29 November 2023, byThe majority of the socialist left opted to abstain in the second round of elections on Sunday 19 November in Argentina, arguing that Javier Milei is not an expression of a fascist movement. But that is no reason to shirk the task of confronting the far right.
Faced with the new “republican arc”, we need more than ever to unite our class
28 November 2023, byIt is by no means trivial that Mediapart has named one of its sections “The Middle East: repercussions in France”, with a recent article on “The leaden weight that descended on universities” after 7 October, and another on the divisions between editorial boards!
U.S. Labor and the Israel-Gaza War
27 November 2023, by“The U.S. labor movement is struggling with the controversial question of how to deal with the Israel-Gaza War.”
In Portugal, absolute majorities are also falling
26 November 2023, byOvernight, following an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office into suspected corruption, Prime Minister António Costa of the PS resigned. Portugal goes to the polls on 10 March 2024.
Far-right electoral victory in the Netherlands
25 November 2023, byThat the right-wing won the recent Dutch elections was no surprise. What was surprising was how decisive the share of the far-right was in the overall right-wing victory. For Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (PVV), years of patience paid off while the incumbent right-wing party gambled and lost.
Ukrainian Activists Declare Solidarity With Palestine
24 November 2023, byLeftists in Ukraine are insisting on the urgent need to build solidarity without exception among oppressed peoples.
Campaigning to end Violence against Women
23 November 2023, by“Rape culture is what legitimises all behaviour that harms women, starting with things that are sometimes not even given much importance, but which are important, such as control, possessiveness, catcalling.”
1973-2023, the Athens Polytechnic students’ revolt “is not a museum piece”!
22 November 2023, by“In this sense, 17 November illustrates the paradox of a very dynamic social movement and a lack of credible prospects on the left, which makes initiatives for dialogue and recomposition very urgent.”
