Europe
Syriza and Podemos: A Necessary Balance Sheet
Syriza and Podemos emerged in Southern Europe in the context of a deep capitalist crisis and a concomitant crisis of the political regimes. Both political formations occupied the vacant space left by the decline in popularity of European social democracies, who are responsible for rigorously implementing the neoliberal agenda against workers and youth over the last decades.
Diego Lotito
August 6, 2016Hope is with the youth, the Kurds and the working class
More than 45,000 workers have been suspended and more than 8,000 are being held. The declaration of the “State of Emergency” is part of a bonapartist offensive by Erdoğan. In this interview Kaan Onat, a young Turkish militant in Germany analyzes the situation for youth, workers and the universities.
Kaan Onat
July 23, 2016Uncertain Future for Europe’s Center of Finance
This is an interview with British economist Tony Norfield, who recently wrote The City: London and the Global Power of Finance. He discusses the economic outlook of the old imperialist power after the Brexit referendum.
Tony Norfield
July 9, 2016What’s Next After Postmodernism?
British literary theorist Terry Eagleton discusses literary theory in connection to broader political and historical trends, and the persistence of Marxism. What do culture, art, and theory express in the current context of crisis, renewed class struggle, and retreat of postmodernism--and what is their potential role?
Terry Eagleton
July 7, 2016VIDEO: Voices of Resistance in France
Simon Zamora Martin spoke to French activists and combative workers about their struggle
Klasse Gegen Klasse
July 6, 2016The Impact of Brexit
British economist Michael Roberts writes about the immediate and long-term consequences of the Brexit.
Michael Roberts
June 29, 2016Podemos Sinks Despite Crisis of Spanish Establishment
After six months of frustrated negotiations, new elections failed to solve the political stalemate. The ‘Unidos Podemos’ coalition fared worse than expected.
Juan Cruz Ferre
June 29, 2016An Earthquake Called Brexit
The triumph of the Leave vote and the Brexit is, so far, the high point of the populist and anti-establishment movement in the core capitalist countries. Its consequences will be felt far beyond the European Union.
Claudia Cinatti
June 28, 2016The Struggle is Creative
This incredible work of art is part of a magnificent photographic installation by dockworkers in Le Havre and the artist known as JR.
Révolution Permanente
June 23, 2016Special Coverage: Revolt in France
The latest on the resistance to the labor reforms in France.
Left Voice
June 17, 2016