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Sweden’s Climate Policy Shows There’s No Such Thing as Green Capitalism

Sweden portrays itself as being at the forefront of the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy. But the numbers paint a different picture, and show that “green capitalism” can’t solve the climate crisis.

Matteo Iammarrone

August 18, 2021

Vaccination Effectiveness and the Fight against the Health Pass in France

As French rail worker and Trotskyist presidential candidate Anasse Kazib writes, the effectiveness and safety of the Covid-19 vaccines, compared to the risk of the virus, is undeniable. But the French government’s health pass is a profound anti-social assault on freedom that the rulers are using in lieu of a genuine strategy to ensure people’s health.

Anasse Kazib

August 14, 2021

Fires in Greece and Turkey: Consequences of the Climate Crisis and Austerity Policies

In a summer marked by a succession of extreme weather events, Greece and Turkey have been experiencing heat waves and terrible fires in recent days, symptomatic of global warming but also resulting from catastrophic government management.

Hélène Angelou

August 7, 2021

Capitalism Brought These Floods

There are clear links between big business, climate change and the devastating floods in western Germany.

Nathaniel Flakin

July 21, 2021

Railway Worker Anasse Kazib Calls for a Counteroffensive Against Macron’s Pension Reform

In a speech on July 12, French president Emmanuel Macron announced a new attempt to reform the pension system. Anasse Kazib, railway worker and Trotskyist presidential candidate, is calling for a counteroffensive.. This will require a massive strike as soon as possible — without waiting for Macron to move forward with his neoliberal agenda.

Anasse Kazib

July 19, 2021

#Anasse2022: The Trotskyist Rail Worker of Moroccan Origin Running for President of France

France will be electing a new president in April of next year. Anasse Kazib, a revolutionary socialist worker, hopes to give a voice to antiracist movements and workers' struggles.

Nathaniel Flakin

July 5, 2021

No Vote for the Capitalists in Round 2. Let’s Prepare for Struggle with Class Independence

Our comrades in France speak out on the second round of the country’s regional elections, calling for workers to abstain and instead prepare for an upsurge in the class struggle.

Révolution Permanente Calls for a Vote for Lutte Ouvrière in French Regional Elections

For the first round of the regional elections in France, which will be held June 20, our sister organization — which publishes Révolution Permanente — calls for a vote for the lists of Lutte Ouvrière. Here’s why.

Wildcat Strike at Gorillas, a Grocery Delivery Startup in Berlin

Workers at the on-demand grocery delivery service Gorillas have gone on a wildcat strike. They have been blocking warehouses after one of their colleagues was fired. This is an intense, exemplary struggle that demands international attention.

Simon Zamora Martin

June 14, 2021