Fred Leplat and Liz Lawrence explore the situation facing Ukraine today and key solidarity tasks in the months ahead.
Trumps nightmare for Gaza based on longstanding Zionist hope
12 FebruaryRoland Rance explores the continuity between Trumps outrageous proposals for Gaza and the longterm approach of all currents of Zionism
Flooding in Rennes, the weather to blame?
11 February, byFor several days, Rennes and the surrounding region have been experiencing an unprecedented episode of intense rainfall, resulting in river flooding the likes of which has not been seen for decades.
Trump-Musk Coup Leads to Resistance in the Courts and in the Streets
10 February, byPresident Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have been on a rampage, closing government agencies, firing thousands of workers, and pressuring two million federal employees to resign, actions that threaten the well-being of millions of Americans—children, the elderly, the disabled, federal workers, and others who depend on the federal government. Their actions constitute an on-going technocratic coup from the top and from within the government itself, what in Latin America is called an auto-golpe (a coup against one’s own government) as Musk’s techies, mostly young men employed by him, effectively take control by commandeering the state’s computer systems. Trump’s assault has left the country in a state of shock and confusion.
Palestine: In Gaza and the West Bank, the ceasefire does not stop Israel’s colonial machine
9 February, byOn Sunday 19 January 2025, the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of prisoners came into effect. Within a very fragile framework, 1,967 Palestinian political prisoners from all over Palestine were to be released. Released but, as is often the case, only to be re-arrested. Since 1967, according to the UN, 800,000 Palestinians have spent time in Israeli jails. In the first phase, 69 women and 21 children were released, while 70 of those released in the second phase were sentenced to deportation and exile.
Leonidas Iza: “Elections are an extension of the people’s struggle”
8 February, by ,In conversation with Jacobin América Latina, the Ecuadorean indigenous leader and presidential candidate analyses the country’s economic and political crisis, the impact of popular mobilisations and the need to articulate a project from the grassroots that combines social struggle and electoral dispute.
Niger: for the release of Moussa Tchangari
7 February, byIt has been almost two months since Moussa Tchangari, secretary general of the NGO Alternative Espace Citoyenne (AEC) in Niger, was arrested, prompting widespread protests. Held incommunicado for 48 hours, Tchangari was transferred to the ‘central counter-terrorism service’ on charges of ‘undermining state security’, ‘criminal association in connection with terrorism’ and ‘apology for terrorism’.
Iran: Storm warning for the Islamic Republic
6 February, byThe ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ uprising has profoundly shaken the foundations of the Islamic Republic. Regional defeats, including the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the fall of the dictator Assad, have further weakened the regime in Tehran. With the social and economic crisis into which the country is sinking, the very survival of the Islamic Republic is at stake.
The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features
5 February, byWith each passing day and at an accelerating pace in recent years, it becomes increasingly obvious that we are witnessing a new era of rise of the far right on a global scale, similar to the era of the rise of fascist forces between the two world wars of the twentieth century. The label “neofascism” has been used to designate the contemporary far right, which adapted to our time, out of its awareness that repeating the same fascist pattern witnessed in the past century was no longer possible, in the sense that it was no longer acceptable to the majority of people.
Greece: Mobilisation for the environment, a key issue
4 February, byGreece is one of Europe’s worst examples of environmental policy. The most well-known damage is caused by fires, but recent industrial and energy policy, particularly under Prime Minister Mitsotakis, has been a disaster, also in democratic terms.
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