Thousands Block Coal Mines in Germany to Fight Against Climate Change

Last weekend, nearly 6,000 activists from all over Europe came to block the coal mining infrastructure of RWE, the largest power company in Germany. It was a display of mass civil disobedience calling for “climate justice” and an immediate end to coal power. We must get rid of coal before 2030 if we want to avoid continued global warming.

Will Brexit Undermine London’s Financial Power? An Interview With Tony Norfield

Tony Norfield is a London-based economist. For eight years, he worked as an economic consultant, and for close to 20 years in the dealing rooms of London banks, most recently as executive director of a major European bank, in charge of analyzing global foreign-exchange markets.

Berlin: A Quarter of a Million People Demonstrate Against Racism and the Right

On Saturday, the German capital was filled with a massive demonstration. Over 250.000 people took to the streets to call for "solidarity instead of discrimination and for an open and free society." The huge crowd showed that there is plenty of will to fight against the country's rightward shift.

A Fight for Power: Trump, Erdogan and the Working Class

Relations between the United States and Turkey are at a low point. While Trump’s “America first” policy slows down the Turkish bourgeoisie’s drive for independence as a regional power, Turkish President Recep Erdogan is trying to overcome his country’s economic crisis at the workers’ expense.

An Atmosphere of Lynchings as Nazis March in East Germany

Scenes from a nightmare: Thousands of Nazis marching through the city of Chemnitz in East Germany, giving Hitler salutes and attacking people who do not look "German" enough. How could this happen? And how can we stop it?

Should Socialists Get Behind the Scottish Independence Movement?

By far the biggest political issue in Scotland right now is the question of independence from the United Kingdom—the political entity made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Macron: The President Who Deports Immigrants but Celebrates Their Goals

While French President Macron celebrates goals scored by immigrant soccer players, he continues to put forward anti-immigrant policies

The 1968 Student Revolt in Yugoslavia: “We Demanded a Radically Different Socialism!” (Part 2)

We publish here the second part of our interview with Dragomir Olujić (Oluja) on the “student revolt” of 1968 in Yugoslavia, in which Oluja took part as a student in Belgrade.

The 1968 Yugoslav Students Revolt, Interview with Dragomir Olujić

Fifty years ago, Yugoslavia saw a massive student revolt that won the support of workers and questioned the regime from the left.