International Viewpoint

Another Left Is Possible

1ημέρα 22 ώρες ago

“At the same time, the growing worldwide indignation towards the genocidal massacre of Palestinians, including growing protest within the United States itself, is a further indication of the persistence of a significant potential, especially among the youth, in support of progressive causes, such as opposition to imperialist and colonial wars, to racism in all its forms, to gender oppression, to the continuous neoliberal dismantlement of all social gains achieved in the previous century, to capitalism itself.”

- IV590 - March 2024 / ,
Brian Ashley, Gilbert Achcar

Terrorist Attack in Moscow: When the government's response is more frightening than the terrorist attack itself

2 ημέρες 14 ώρες ago

On March 22, one of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of modern Russia was carried out in Moscow Crocus City Hall: several armed men stormed the building and shot a crowd of civilians at point-blank. As of 4 p.m. March 23, Russian authorities reported that 133 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. We extend our condolences to all the victims and their loved ones — innocent civilians should not become targets of political violence.

- IV590 - March 2024 /
Posle

The U.S. Right also Wants to Get Rid of Birth Control

3 ημέρες 13 ώρες ago

Having succeeded two years ago in overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that previously provided federal protection for abortion rights, and then having passed abortion restrictions in several states that have virtually eliminated abortion, the right is now advocating that birth control pills should be eliminated.
Claiming to be defending women who might be harmed by hormonal contraception, and arguing that they are also protecting women's dignity and the family, rightwing (...)

- IV590 - March 2024 / , ,
Dan La Botz

"There are no longer any trade union organizations, no longer any autonomous social movement. We need solidarity".

1 εβδομάδα 1ημέρα ago

“We are optimistic; we believe that sooner or later this regime will fall. Thousands of Sandinistas, state workers, soldiers and policemen are no longer with the regime, even if they remain in their jobs because they can't make a living from anything else.”

- IV590 - March 2024 /
Mariana Sanchez, Mónica Baltodano

Left activism in Turkey

1 εβδομάδα 3 ημέρες ago

“One positive approach adopted by the TIP is not to only try and win new members and support from the secular, non–religious sectors, the educated youth and intellectuals but also to reach out to the base of the more religious orientated working class and poor through work around working class demands.”

- IV590 - March 2024 /
Dave Kellaway, Uraz Aydin

Portugal election – far right surges

2 εβδομάδες 2 ημέρες ago

“Now that even the social liberal left are out of power, defending social gains and the living standards of working people will need increased mobilisations in the workplaces and communities. Increased polarisation and instability could increase rather than decrease with these election result.”

- IV590 - March 2024 /
Dave Kellaway
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