Europe
The EU Is Turning Its Back on Afghan Refugees
Despite its role in the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the EU is shutting the door to Afghan refugees. The European working class and the youth must show solidarity with the Afghan refugees and repudiate the imperialist policies of their own governments.
Jose Lavín
August 19, 2021Sweden’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, 2021Vaccination 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, 2021Fires 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, 2021Capitalism Brought These Floods
There are clear links between big business, climate change and the devastating floods in western Germany.
Nathaniel Flakin
July 21, 2021Railway 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, 2021No 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
June 25, 2021Révolution 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.
Révolution Permanente
June 18, 2021Wildcat 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