International Viewpoint

May Day actions in the US called by May Day Strong (MDS), a coalition of left led union such as the Chicago teacher's union (CTU) and union locals in Minneapolis, California and elsewhere, took place throughout the country under the slogan, “No Work, No School, No Shopping” to protest Trump's domestic and international policies. Two articles - by Kay Mann on the nationwide picture and Randy Furst gives a focus on Minneapolis.

“It is important to remember that the Islamic Republic of Iran — and more broadly the Iranian capitalism it administers — is not a simple passive victim of this warlike configuration. It is a fully-fledged player, committed to its own logic of power, internal consolidation and regional influence.”

The urgency of the global crisis of capitalism, particularly because of the ecological crisis, is undeniable. Answering this question requires a clear vision of the question of power and the transition to another society.

“Fighting for race and gender equality and justice is part of the process of uniting the working class.”

“‘The emancipation of the working class will be the work of the workers themselves'. I consider this proposal to be the most fundamental rupture, the most decisive turning point between the conception of socialism borne by Marxism and all the revolutionary thought that preceded it.”

“Shi's experiences reflect the latent dissatisfaction of Chinese intellectuals with mainstream ideology.”

Italy's hard right lost its March 2026 judicial-reform referendum — yet Fratelli d'Italia remains the country's leading party, and sovereigntism the dominant ideological vector. Salvatore Cannavò argues that the Italian left is structured around three distinct tendencies (liberal, radical-democratic, socialist) and that only the socialist or class-based component is in genuine disarray. He proposes recombining socialist ideas — ecosocialism, self-management, the Paris Commune legacy — with (…)

“Historically redistricting has been carried out in all states at the time of the decennial census to reflect changes in population, but now it is being done between censuses in a partisan manner to benefit one party.”

The New Fascist International, by Ugo Palheta. We need £2,000 to finance the translation

“When Shawn Fain [president of the United Auto Workers (UAW)] supported Trump's auto tariffs, he made the mistake of thinking that a narcissistic businessman could develop a policy in workers' interests. For Trump, tariffs are a weapon used to bludgeon workers in other countries.”

Farooq Sulehria is a member of CADTM-Pakistan. He was in Brazil to attend the First Anti-Fascist Conference in Porto Alegre (March 26-29, 2026). He is the author of the recently published Media Subimperialisms and the Rise of the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan).

Xenophobic riots are intensifying. They are fuelled by the economic and social crisis, but also by the actions of politicians.

On 4 April 2026, on the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of NATO, the Global Anti-Militarist Webinar was held, organised by the “No to NATO” initiative, created following the appeal of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP), in which members of the Fourth International are active. Bringing together speakers from several dozen countries and nearly 200 participants, this webinar called for the organization of an International Anti-Imperialist Peace Summit in June 2026, in response to the summit of this criminal organization planned in Turkey. We are releasing the final statement of the webinar.

The combined results of the 7 May elections have thrown the current UK government into turmoil.

The elections across much of Britain on 7 May were a devastating blow to the ruling Labour Party who lost 1,229 councillors in England and also came third in the election for the Welsh Sennedd and lost support in the Scottish Parliamentary elections.

Those were the words used by Mick Antoniw, former MS (Member of the Senedd), Counsel General in the Welsh Labour government and a senior member of the Labour Party in Cymru/Wales. He was describing the election on May 7 when Cymru underwent a change of historic proportions.

The Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May produced a balance between continuity and change.

The Left Party's 46th Congress displayed an almost deafening sense of self-confidence and fighting spirit ahead of the upcoming election.

Regional elections will take place in Andalusia on 17 May in a context marked by the consolidation of the PP, which in 2018 broke decades of Socialist dominance, and the rise of an increasingly aggressive right wing. Against this backdrop, the most striking development of the campaign is the growth of Adelante Andalucía: according to the latest CIS poll, the party is on course to secure 8.5% of the vote and win six seats, overtaking the coalition led by the Communist Party, which has (…)

Faced with the G7, which is meeting in Evian to organize the destruction of peoples, the exploitation of living things and the domination of bodies, let us organize our resistance against fascism and imperialism! Let's meet from June 13 to 17, 2026 in Geneva to build the internationalist response!