Europe
30,000 Corona Denialists and Nazis Demonstrate in Germany
On Saturday, over 30,000 people gathered in Leipzig to demonstrate against masks and public health measures. Why do the police leave them alone?
Nathaniel Flakin
November 12, 2020Corbyn’s Suspension Shows the Limits of Reformism
As soon as Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the British Labour Party, the bureaucracy waged war against him. But the term “war” suggests that there are two sides engaged in the fighting. Here there was no fightback.
Eddie Doveton
November 5, 2020Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party Suspension: What it Means for the Left
Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from the Labour Party on Thursday because of his reaction to a report about antisemitism in the Labour Party. But the truth of the matter is that this is part of a larger attack on both Corbyn and the pro-Palestine Left which also reveals the failures of Corbyn’s strategy of reforming the Labour Party.
Sybil Davis
October 30, 2020“Time for a Women’s Strike”: Polish Feminists Organize Mass Protests for Abortion Rights
Mass demonstrations have exploded in Poland over abortion restrictions and the conservative policies of the government and the Catholic Church.
Antonia Civelli
October 28, 2020Jean-Luc Mélenchon Blames the “Chechen Community” for Murder of Teacher in France
Last Friday, teacher Samuel Paty was murdered by an 18-year-old of Chechen descent. The government of Emmanuel Macron is using this horrific crime to attack all Muslims. Now he is getting support from the left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Philippe Alcoy
October 22, 2020French Government Weaponizes Teacher’s Murder to Spread Islamophobia
After the murder of teacher Samuel Paty outside of Paris last Friday, the government of Emmanuel Macron is going on the offensive against several Muslim organizations that have nothing to do with the horrific crime. The government is proposing a law against "separatism" and trying to dissolve Muslim organizations.
Tom Cannelle
October 22, 2020Greek Neo-Nazi Group Declared a Criminal Organization by Court
After nearly five years of legal proceedings in Greece, the Athens Court of Appeals on Wednesday, October 7 found the leaders of the Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn --- including the group’s head Nikolaos Michaloliakos --- guilty of belonging to and leading a criminal organization.
IzquierdaDiario.es
October 7, 2020Berlin Transport Workers Strike, with Support from Climate Activists
All week, public sector workers in Berlin are going on strike. This includes nurses, bus drivers, street sweepers and more. They have support from an unexpected place: the climate movement.
Nathaniel Flakin
October 1, 2020Could Hitler Have Been Stopped by Voting for the “Lesser Evil”?
Trump is continually emboldening white supremacists and terrorist gangs that attack protesters. How do we stop the rise of the Right? The Democrats and their supporters tell us we need to vote for the "lesser evil" to stop fascism. But was that enough to stop Hitler?
Nathaniel Flakin
October 1, 2020Berlin Will Vote on Expropriating Big Landlords
After over a year of delays, a referendum on expropriating Berlin’s biggest landlord, Deutsche Wohnen, is set to go ahead.
Nathaniel Flakin
September 28, 2020