Europe
Berlin Hospital Workers on Strike Against Outsourcing and Poverty Wages
Service workers at Vivantes, Berlin's public hospital system, have been on strike for the last ten days. Since their jobs were outsourced, they earn significantly less than other hospital workers. International solidarity is needed!
Nathaniel Flakin
April 21, 2018
Massive Mobilizations in France Unveil Macron’s Weakness
Mobilizations across France by railway workers and students gain momentum in the fight against Macron’s attempts to liberalize the economy.
Juan Chingo
April 18, 2018
No, Europe is not Socialist
The story of a Texas teenager who moves to Berlin looking for a socialist paradise – and discovers that socialism means fighting to break the power of the capitalists.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 27, 2018
Madrid’s Amazon Workers Strike Over Rights and Wages
Amazon workers in the Spanish State are fed up and ready to fight. Last night at 10 p.m., 95% of the workforce in the largest logistics center in the country owned by Amazon have walked off the job to protest against planned wage cuts.
Sonja Krieger
March 21, 2018
Putin Wins Fourth Term Amid Widespread Claims of Election Violations
Putin won the presidential elections in Russia handily last Sunday. However, the voting took place amid widespread claims of voter fraud.
Marisela Trevin
March 19, 2018
Putin Poised for Re-Election as Voters Head to Polls
Russia is holding elections today, in which Vladimir Putin is expected to be re-elected by a broad margin in the first round. The surprise could be the abstention rate.
Left Voice
March 18, 2018
Britain’s Young People Toil Under Broken System
What are the economic prospects for millennials and Geneation Z-ers in the UK?
Natasha Drake
March 3, 2018
The ‘Corbyn & the Commie Spy’ Story Proves the Establishment is Losing Hope
The latest big story from Britain’s reliably right-wing press goes something like this: Jeremy Corbyn, the lefty leader of the Labour Party, passed information to a Czechoslovakian spy during the Cold War.
Natasha Drake
February 26, 2018
University Staff Strike Across the UK
Universities across the UK are on strike. What are lecturers, researchers, administrators, computer staffs, librarians and postgraduates fighting for?
Alejandra Ríos
February 23, 2018
People Before Profit: Interview with TD Bríd Smith
The following is an interview with Bríd Smith, a TD in the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas). A TD (Teachta Dála) is the equivalent of a "Member of Parliament” — a member of the lower house (Dáil Éireann). Brid Smith is a member of People Before Profit, an important force in the Irish political landscape that demands and fights for a left anti-austerity government.
Left Voice
February 20, 2018