« Comment les travailleurs peuvent-ils surmonter leurs doutes quant à l'efficacité de l'action collective ? Le mouvement syndical peut-il convaincre et mobiliser les millions de travailleuses et travailleurs non organisé·e·s de se battre pour des revendications reconnues comme légitimes telles que l'augmentation des salaires et la création d'emplois stables ? La question reste posée au mouvement syndical. » Vingt-trois tempêtes ont frappé le pays en 2025, dont le typhon Kalmaegi a été le (…)

Il est remarquable de voir à quel point les illusions peuvent être résilientes face à une réalité têtue. Des commentateurs ont, une fois encore, exprimé leur espoir que Trump allait faire pression sur le premier ministre israélien pour la mise en œuvre de son « plan de paix ». Il est remarquable de voir à quel point les illusions peuvent être résilientes face à une réalité têtue. La rencontre de lundi dernier entre Donald Trump et Benjamin Netanyahou –leur sixième rencontre au cours de (…)

It is remarkable how resilient illusions can be in the face of unyielding reality. Once again commentators have voiced hopes that Trump would apply pressure on the Israeli prime minister to move forward in implementing his “peace plan.” It is truly remarkable how resilient illusions can be in the face of unyielding reality. Last Monday's meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—marking their sixth encounter in the past year alone, the first year of Trump's second term—once again (…)

Men with the lowest standard of living in France have an average life expectancy of 72 years, compared with 85 years for those in the wealthiest category, while women in the lowest income group have an average life expectancy of 80.1 years, compared with 88.7 years for the most wealthy. Those stark differences are detailed in a study published this week by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, which found not only that the gap between the poor and the rich has (…)

Pour 40 % de la population française, l'écart d'espérance de vie avec les 5 % les plus riches s'est creusé au cours des douze dernières années. C'est le produit de politiques publiques qui refusent de prendre en compte le lien entre inégalités de revenus et inégalités d'espérance de vie. Alors que les débats sur le budget de la Sécurité sociale ont été particulièrement animés cette année et que le budget, lui, n'est pas encore voté, une étude de l'Insee vient jeter un pavé dans la mare. (…)

Close your eyes and feel yourself transported to mythical “Franglia,” where liberal values have triumphed over tradition, and human rights now reign. Gender identity is fluid, and refugees from the Muslim world are welcome. You know — a nightmare. That's the dystopic setting for a new Kremlin-funded film that failed spectacularly at Russia's box office this summer. In the three weeks it screened in theatres, Andrey Grachev's Tolerance grossed roughly $1,315 (approximately €1,200) on a budget (…)

Fifteen years ago, Britain's streets were the scene of a mass youth revolt. Hundreds of thousands of students marched, blocked roads, and faced heavy police repression. Forty-six campuses were occupied. Conservative Party headquarters was trashed. Until the autumn of 2010, the widespread trope amongst the commentariat was that young people were apathetic, the children of a post-political age. In one sense, the movement was a direct response to the new Coalition government's policy to (…)

As Zelensky flies to Mar-a-Lago, MAGA and Britain's far left simultaneously designate Europe the aggressor. What's going on? The background music to the Trump-Zelensky meeting at Mar-a-Lago was ominous: two nights ago Russia carried out a mega-strike, hitting civilian homes and energy plants, leaving one third of Kyiv without power. And Russia has hit civilian ships in the port of Odesa and tried to cut off road access to south-west Ukraine from Romania through strikes on transport (…)

On Tuesday 23 December, the Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI, Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation) management launched its Year-End Report, based on a snapshot of case handling by 16regional offices and two projects in 18 provinces. Over the past year, 3,035 cases were handled covering 131,199 beneficiaries. Direct advocacy was provided in 508 cases and legal consultations were provided in 2,505 cases. The report covered three categories of rights violations in the civil and (…)

Between Supreme Court decisions, Congressional manoeuvres and indigenous mobilisation, 2025 has laid bare the political and economic dispute behind attempts to limit original rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Throughout 2025, the debate over the Marco Temporal for indigenous lands returned to the centre of Brazil's political and legal stage, revealing an open conflict between the National Congress—under pressure from agribusiness interests—and the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), which (…)

The approval of the 'Devastation Bill' authorised the dismantling of environmental licensing and exposed (once again) the convergence between agribusiness, mining, fossil capital and the National Congress. The year 2025 will be recorded as the moment when the National Congress decided to push through to its final consequences the passage of Bill 2.159/2021, renamed by environmentalists, scientists and social movements as the Devastation Bill (PL da Devastação). Originally introduced in (…)

For more than 25 years, the “Other Davos” has been creating a counter-power to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. This year's conference focuses on our anti-militarist responses to the escalation of imperialist tensions and wars, as well as on internationalist solidarity with Palestine. After 40 years of neoliberal economic doctrine, we are going through an increase in social injustices, an impoverishment of an ever-increasing part of the population and a crisis of bourgeois liberal (…)

Lahore, Pakistan — The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC), a nationwide alliance of peasant, tenant farmer, small-scale farmer, and agrarian worker organizations, will convene its 4th Federal Congress on 3–4 January 2026 in Lahore. The congress will bring together 5 delegates of each 34 member organisations of PKRC to Lahore. It will elect its new leadership and office bearers. The Congress is being held at a moment of intensifying political, economic, agrarian, and ecological (…)

Portugal's minority right-wing conservative government (Democratic Alliance) planned to survive thanks to the parliamentary support, alternately, of the Socialists (PS) or the far right. It succeeded in getting the general state budget for 2026 adopted thanks to the abstention of the PS and then intended to pass a set of new employment laws with the complicity of Chega (far right). However, the general strike of 11 December has plunged this project into uncertainty. A violent attack on (…)

Le gouvernement minoritaire de droite conservatrice (Alliance démocratique) prévoyait de survivre grâce au soutien parlementaire, alternativement, des socialistes ou de l'extrême droite. Il a réussi à faire adopter le budget général de l'État pour 2026 grâce à l'abstention du PS et entendait désormais faire passer un ensemble de nouvelles lois sur le travail avec la complicité de Chega (extrême droite). Cependant, la grève générale du 11 décembre a plongé ce projet dans l'incertitude. Une (…)

“How can workers surmount their doubts about the efficacy of collective action? Can labor groups inspire and mobilize the millions of unorganized workers to fight for popular demands like a wage hike and regular jobs? This remains the question for the labor movement.” Twenty three storms hit the country in 2025, of which Typhoon Kalmaegi was the most damaging in terms of loss of lives. Millions were affected by the heavy flooding in many areas due to the frequent typhoons and rains. This (…)

La liberté d'expression est en recul et Israël ressemble de plus en plus à une dictature grotesque. Le cas de Yael Levkovitz est un signe d'avertissement. Yael Levkovitz. « Cette fois-ci, c'est moi qui ai été ciblée, mais cela pourrait arriver à n'importe qui. » Crédit : Tomer Appelbaum Mardi, 8 h 30, il y a trois semaines. Yael Levkovitz, professeure de mathématiques dans une école primaire de Tel-Aviv, se rend au bureau du directeur du district de Tel-Aviv , au ministère de (…)

À l'occasion de cette Journée internationale des droits de l'homme, nous, le Réseau des femmes pour la paix (WPN), tirons la sonnette d'alarme face à la détérioration de la situation des droits humains dans le monde, réaffirmons notre solidarité avec toutes les victimes et tou.te.s les rescapé.e ;s de violations des droits humains, et appelons à des actions immédiates pour leur rendre justice. Au Myanmar, la catastrophe humanitaire continue de s'aggraver rapidement. L'armée birmane (…)

Brigitte Bardot est décédée à l'âge de 91 ans. Émilie Giaime, maîtresse de conférences en histoire, explique pourquoi la superstar a incarné un modèle de « femme puissante » dans la France corsetée des Trente Glorieuses. Avant de voir son image écornée par son soutien à l'extrême droite et ses déclarations racistes. Une femme mythique est morte dimanche 28 décembre. Brigitte Bardot, première superstar du cinéma français, présentée comme une icône de la liberté des femmes dans la France (…)

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist), commonly known as CPBML, is an important component of the left-wing political tradition in Bangladesh. The party emerged from the post-independence political reality, particularly in the context of ideological and strategic divisions within the communist movement during the 1970s. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, many left-wing activists realized that although political independence had been achieved, economic and social (…)

This International Human Rights Day, we, Women's Peace Network (WPN) raise alarm at the deteriorating situation of human rights across the world, reexpress our solidarity with all victims and survivors of human rights violations, and call for urgent actions for their justice. In Myanmar, a human rights catastrophe continues to rapidly deteriorate. The Burmese military is intensifying its air strikes and ground attacks against civilians and civilian objects, including homes, schools, (…)

Freedom of expression is shrinking, and Israel is increasingly resembling a grotesque dictatorship. The case of Yael Levkovitz is a warning sign Yael Levkovitz. “This time I was singled out, but it could happen to anyone.” Credit: Tomer Appelbaum Tuesday, 8:30 A.M. three weeks ago. Yael Levkovitz, a math teacher at an elementary school in Tel Aviv, is on her way to the office of the director of the Education Ministry's Tel Aviv District. After arriving on the 10th floor of an office (…)

Codirectrice du livre « Greenbacklash. Qui veut la peau de l'écologie ? », Laure Teulières décrypte le contexte global d'offensive anti-écologique, dans lequel s'inscrivent les élections municipales de 2026. Les Écologistes feront face, selon elle, à « une construction idéologique » difficile à abattre. Alors que la « vague verte » des élections municipales de 2020 avait profité des mobilisations du mouvement climat, le scrutin de mars 2026 se déroulera dans un contexte global autrement (…)

Dans sa tribune publiée dans Le Monde le 18 décembre 2025, la sociologue prétend démontrer que l'antisionisme, présenté comme le visage de l'antisémitisme moderne, partagerait les deux fondements de la « culture de l'antisémitisme » : le « déni » et « l'inversion accusatoire ». Pourtant, comme le montre le chercheur et écrivain Gilbert Achcar, l'autrice reproduit elle-même ces mécanismes dans son argumentation. La tribune d'Eva Illouz commence par un commentaire sur la naissance de (…)