Capitalism’s neoliberal order, imposed from Washington, is in severe decay, with Trump’s election and crises at international hotspots as some of its morbid symptoms. Cinatti’s analysis here charts emerging elements of the new international situation, including the openings and imperative of class struggle to stop the march of imperialist powers into further bloody conflagrations.
Once considered a longshot candidate, DSA member Zohran Mamdani is set to receive the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City. His widespread popularity shows that voters are open to progressive politics and hungry for change, despite the political limits of his strategy.
The following is a joint statement of the organizations that are part of the Trotskyist Fraction - Fourth International on the recent attacks by U. S. imperialism and Israel on Iran.
There is great excitement among the left and New York City youth over Zohran Mamdani’s progressive mayoral candidacy. But his concessions, like his stances on Israel and the police, come from a reformist strategy that is leading sectors of the movement into the imperialist Democratic Party.
Zohran Mamdani isn’t flawless, but his campaign is our best option to shift power back to the people, advance bold progressive ideas, and beat Andrew Cuomo. This piece is part of a debate on Left Voice's pages on Zohran Mamdani.
Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a sentence that bans former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from public office for life. While Peronism calls for an electoral response in 2027, the Revolutionary Left demands a mass struggle to defeat this anti-democratic attack now.
#United4Gaza: On Saturday, 50,000 people protested against the genocide in Gaza. This was Germany's biggest pro-Palestinian demonstration in years — and might mark a turning point for the solidarity movement.
Massive strikes and demonstrations are still shaking Panama against President Mulino's austerity plans, and could resonate across the region. Amid police and military repression, the people of Panama need international solidarity.
By bombing Iran, Trump also blew up the fragile balance on which even a minimal semblance of global order still rested. This is further proof, after the war in Ukraine and the genocide in Palestine, of the rapid descent into an era of wars, crises, and possibly revolutions, which may be brewing in this increasingly turbulent world.
On Wednesday, June 18, more than 2,000 people—including many political figures and worker delegations—gathered outside the Paris courthouse in support of Anasse Kazib and a journalist from Révolution Permanente. Both were facing trial for their solidarity with Palestine.
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban gender-affirming care for minors, demonstrating the limits of a judicial strategy for trans rights.
Israel promised to relax its policy of starvation via the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. It’s an armed shell organization sponsored by the U. S. government.
On Wednesday, June 18, the trial of Anasse Kazib and another Révolution Permanente activist will take place. Elsa Marcel is their lawyer, alongside Prisca Ancion, Romane Bartoli, and Julie Gonidec. Here, Marcel discusses the challenges of this trial and the construction of a political defense capable of transforming it into a pivotal moment for the Palestine solidarity movement.
Saturday’s “No Kings” marches and rallies were a massive "Unhappy Birthday” to Trump; but actually defeating his reactionary agenda requires independent working-class organization.