Israel has launched an unprecedented crackdown on international and Israeli activists supporting Palestinian farmers during the 2025 olive harvest season. In October, 32 international volunteers were arrested and deported from the West Bank village of Burin—the largest mass expulsion of activists outside of Gaza flotilla incidents. The campaign has since intensified, with two Jewish American women banned from Israel for ten years after helping with the harvest, a move that has alarmed (…)

Joanna Misnik (6 September 1943-3 September 2025) was a leading Fourth Internationalist in the United States for many decades. This substantive essay traces Joanna's political life and underlines her important contribution. It is published in Against the Current. International Viewpoint In 1995, the Fourth International (FI), having survived the fall of the Soviet Union, renounced the claim of being the “revolutionary vanguard party” of the working class. This signaled not dissolution, (…)

Au milieu d'une situation politique de plus en plus autoritaire et militariste sous le régime de Prabowo, l'État tente à nouveau de blanchir l'histoire de la violence de l'Ordre nouveau. À l'approche de la Journée des héros du 10 novembre 2025, le ministère des Affaires sociales propose 40 noms pour recevoir le titre de héros national, et parmi ces noms figure Suharto, l'ancien dictateur qui a gouverné pendant 32 ans avec un long historique de violations des droits humains, de répression de (…)

Amidst an increasingly authoritarian and militaristic political situation under the Prabowo regime, the state is once again attempting to whitewash the history of New Order violence. Approaching Heroes' Day on 10 November 2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs is proposing 40 names to receive the title of National Hero, and amongst those names is Suharto, the former dictator who ruled for 32 years with a long record of human rights violations, suppression of democracy, and oppression of the (…)

U.S. IMPERIALISM IS reaching a new level under Trump's second administration. Amid the instability of the U.S. economy and its global power, the American president is pursuing an openly aggressive foreign policy, combining threats, acts of aggression, and distancing the United States from multilateral bourgeois institutions that it once helped create. South America's largest country, Brazil fits squarely into this framework. In July, Trump announced the highest tariffs in the world (…)

Reflections on Marx, Marxism, the Left, and revolution are part of Enzo Traverso's intellectual history. His research on these issues permeates much of his work, providing a consistently critical perspective on historiography. His analysis of the tensions in Marx's thought between determinism and constructivism, his critique of “orthodox Marxism” and also of Stalinism, his “left-wing melancholy” after the change of era in 1989, his commitment to “rethinking the revolution”, drawing (…)

Le spectre d'un Armageddon nucléaire accompagne l'humanité depuis le massacre criminel perpétré à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en août 1945, à Hiroshima et Nagasaki. Après une accalmie relative avec la fin de la guerre froide, cette menace semble à nouveau de plus en plus réelle et imminente. L'horloge de l'apocalypse, qui sert à indiquer l'imminence du cataclysme final, est désormais réglée à 89 secondes avant minuit, soit le niveau le plus proche jamais atteint. Pour mémoire, (…)

Finis les ultimatums et les comminations. Lundi 3 novembre au matin, sur France Inter, Olivier Faure est resté d'un flou marmoréen quant à la stratégie à adopter sur le vote du budget. Quid du rejet de la taxe Zucman – ou assimilée – dont il avait pourtant fait un « casus belli » ? Le premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste (PS) a refusé de s'attarder sur le revers essuyé par ses troupes vendredi dans l'hémicycle. Et alors qu'il menaçait abondamment le gouvernement de la « censure » (…)

The spectre of a nuclear Armageddon has become a constant companion of humanity since the huge criminal massacre in the closing days of WWII in August 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After a relative pause with the end of the Cold War, this has again started looking more and more real and immediate. The Doomsday Clock — meant to indicate the immediacy of the final cataclysm — is now set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. The Clock, by the way, had moved as far back as (…)

Depuis plus d'un siècle, le Moyen-Orient est au cœur de la construction de l'ordre mondial contemporain. Aujourd'hui, la région est le plus important exportateur de pétrole au monde, et ses vastes réserves ont façonné l'essor du capitalisme fossile et l'urgence climatique qui se déploie. Cependant, l'importance du pétrole moyen-oriental s'étend bien au-delà de son rôle en tant que source d'énergie. La richesse qu'il génère est intégrée au commerce mondial des armes et au système financier (…)

For more than a century, the Middle East has been central to the making of the contemporary world order. Today the region is the world's largest exporter of oil, and its vast reserves have shaped the rise of fossil capitalism and the unfolding climate emergency. The significance of the Middle East's oil, however, extends far beyond its role as an energy source. The wealth it generates is integral to the global arms trade and to the modern financial system. These dynamics have made the Middle (…)

Tandis que les bétonnières des colons grondent sous la surveillance de l'armée israélienne, la vie des Palestiniens à Masafer Yatta est démantelée morceau par morceau. Depuis la première descente de colons de l'avant-poste de Mitzpe Yaïr sur le village de Tabaqat al-Jundi à Masafer Yatta en novembre 2021, la famille de Jamil Al-Amour a subi un harcèlement impitoyable et de de violentes attaques. Ce mois-là, ils ont tiré sur le fils d'Al-Amour et l'ont blessé ainsi que sur un parent et (…)

Daniel Schultz, 18, grew up believing Israel's military was ‘the most moral' in the world. Now she's going to prison to avoid serving in it. On Sunday, 18-year-old Daniel Schultz was sentenced to an initial 20 days in Israeli military prison for refusing to enlist in mandatory army service. In an unusual development, after declaring her refusal and receiving her sentence at the Tel Hashomer recruitment office near Tel Aviv, Schultz was sent home by the military authorities to wait for an (…)

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes' and military investigators traitors The detention of the military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, raises questions about the rule of law in Israel. Photograph: Oren Ben Hakoon/AP Police in Israel have arrested and detained the military's top legal officer after she admitted leaking footage of soldiers allegedly attacking a Palestinian detainee and then in effect lying (…)

Adopté par la Quatrième Internationale, le « Manifeste pour une révolution écosocialiste – Rompre avec la croissance capitaliste » a été présenté à Manille en octobre 2025 lors d'une discussion réunissant universitaires, militants de mouvements sociaux et d'organisations politiques. La réunion était co-organisée par l'IIRE-Philippines et le Partido Manggagawa. Le texte ci-dessous est celui de l'intervention de Daniel Tanuro, qui a a coordonné le travail de rédaction du Manifeste. Nous (…)

Presentations of the Fourth International Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution - Break with capitalist growth at a discussion for scholars and leaders, activists of social movements and political organizations, co-organized by IIRE-Philippines and Partido Manggagawa. in September 2025 by Maral Jefroudi (below) and Daniel Tanuro (see on ESSF article 76873, Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution: Possible consequences in the Philippines). Being the result of a collaborative process of (…)

Presentations of the Fourth International Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution - Break with capitalist growth at a discussion for scholars and leaders, activists of social movements and political organizations, co-organized by IIRE-Philippines and Partido Manggagawa. in September 2025 by Daniel Tanuro (below) and Maral Jefroudi (see on ESSF article 76874, Introduction to the Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution: Work Less, Live Better). At its last world congress, the Fourth (…)

A US military buildup in the Caribbean after weeks of naval strikes is both the latest case of intervention in Latin America and uniquely aggressive in key ways A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of direct intervention in Latin America. For now, at least, President Donald Trump has walked back suggestions that Washington is eyeing strikes inside Venezuela, seemingly content with attacking numerous naval (…)

L'Ukraine a voté à l'ONU en faveur du maintien des sanctions contre Cuba, aux côtés des seuls USA accompagnés de quelques États aussi peu ragoutants que l'Argentine, la Hongrie ou Israël. Ce vote est fondamentalement une mauvaise nouvelle pour celles et ceux qui luttent pour l'émancipation humaine. Tout comme l'étaient d'ailleurs les abstentions répétées de Cuba sur les motions condamnant la guerre d'agression russe en mars et 2022 puis encore en avril 2025. Le maintien voulu par Trump de (…)

In early October 2025, Taiwan's LGBTQ+ community was rocked by controversy when Belle Chiu, Administrative and Public Relations Director of Taiwan Pride, posted anti-transgender and anti-sexual rights statements on social media. Chiu declared opposition to legal gender change without surgery, psychological gender identity, and dismissed decades of sexual rights advocacy as “rubbish left behind by predecessors.” The comments exposed deep tensions within Taiwan's queer movement at a critical (…)

When Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim heaped praise on Donald Trump at the Asean summit as a “peacemaker” for allegedly achieving peace between Cambodia and Thailand, it was a crass case of moral amnesia. To call Trump a peacemaker is not merely a distortion of history – it is a desecration of truth and decency. The minor border flare-up between Cambodia and Thailand over the Preah Vihear Temple was indeed unfortunate, but it was resolved through Asean diplomacy and the International Court (…)

IT IS SAID that every crisis gives rise to an opportunity, and there can be no doubt that we are in the midst of multiple crises, both at home and internationally — the rise of the far right, war in Europe, genocide in Gaza, climate disaster, starvation, dangerous leaders and chronic instability. Political crises wherever we look. Following decades of Tory rule, we have the most appalling excuse of a government, led by a Prime Minister and Labour leader who must rank as one of the worst, (…)

I understand that I shall now receive criticism for discrediting Ukrainian patriots. But I am convinced that truth makes us stronger. Recently, the well-known researcher of anarchist history Anatoly Dubovik published a biographical entry about Anastasia Galayeva (1885-1925), an activist in anarcho-communist groups and organisations in Katerynoslav (now the city of Dnipro) and Kyiv. She passed through the prisons of both the tsarist and Bolshevik regimes and died at the age of forty from (…)

Outre-Manche, les petits réacteurs modulaires sont présentés comme une solution énergétique, mais servent d'abord les besoins stratégiques des armées. En subventionnant le nucléaire civil, citoyens et consommateurs financent indirectement la puissance militaire. La récente visite de Donald Trump au Royaume-Uni a donné lieu à un « partenariat historique » sur l'énergie nucléaire. Londres et Washington ont annoncé leur intention de construire 20 petits réacteurs modulaires et de développer (…)

Events were organised by the Indonesian diaspora and students in 43 cities across 23 countries. Amidst the momentum of the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Tuesday 28 October, dozens of Indonesian citizens from Indonesia Bergerak (Indonesia in Motion), ranging from students to the diaspora, visited the Republic of Indonesia Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, where the “Indonesia Bergerak Declaration” document was handed over to Consulate staff. BEfore the “Indonesia (…)

Progressive Slovakia has come forward with a proposal for stronger protection of trade unionists. A liberal centrist party is thus opening a topic that one would rather expect from the left. Something has happened on the Slovak political scene that few would have expected just a few years ago. Progresivné Slovensko (Progressive Slovakia) has come forward with a proposal to strengthen the protection of trade union officials. This is happening at a time when a government composed of (…)

Gen Z organisers overthrew President Andry Rajoelina, but the country's power brokers are attempting to maintain the old system. Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, who took power following massive demonstrations by the population and particularly the youth under the Gen Z banner, rapidly backpedalled. He announced the dissolution of the principal regime institutions except for the National Assembly. One day later, Randrianirina reversed this declaration. Firstly, because the High (…)

Events accelerated this Saturday, 11 October in Madagascar. Following the sudden insurrection of 'Generation Z' a fortnight ago and its brutal repression (24 deaths according to the United Nations), President Andry Rajoelina drew closer to the army by appointing on 6 October a close associate, General Zafisambo, as the new prime minister. As in a remake of recurrent power seizures in Madagascar, the military of Capsat (Corps d'Armée des Personnels et des Services Administratifs et (…)

The second weekend in October saw Manchester host the major political festival The World Transformed. Whilst there was enormous enthusiasm for radical left-wing politics, there was also a disregard for the problems of Ukraine, as well as the Eastern EU countries. The political festival The World Transformed has run regularly since 2016 and opens space for discussion about left-wing politics in Britain. It originally emerged from enthusiasm at the moment when Jeremy Corbyn became the new (…)

Many perceive the BRICS countries as a counterweight to the dollar-dominated monetary order. However, the facts speak for themselves: at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro (6–7 July 2025), no real desire to break away from the US currency was expressed. De-dollarisation remains a distant prospect. Many BRICS supporters claim that the bloc is moving towards de-dollarisation. Is this really the case? Nowhere in the 126-point Rio de Janeiro BRICS leaders' declaration: Vladimir Putin's (…)

For nearly four centuries, the world economy has been on a path of ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally derail. This long march of globalisation was powered by rapidly increasing levels of international trade and investment, coupled with vast movements of people across national borders and dramatic changes in transportation and communication technology. According to economic historian J. Bradford DeLong, the value of the world economy (measured at fixed 1990 (…)

A critique of the political strategies of the 'Union of the Post-Soviet Left' (PSL) and the coalition 'Peace from Below', as well as their allies amongst the Mens' movement/Manosphere, by an anarchist, poet and feminist living in Ukraine. My name is Galina Rymbu. I am a poet, translator, feminist and anarchist of Moldovan-Romanian and Ukrainian origin. I was born and raised in Western Siberia, in the company town of Chkalovsky in the city of Omsk. My father is a former locksmith, for the (…)

« Exproprier Deutsche Wohnen » Le 26 septembre 2025, le collectif « Deutsche Wohnen & Co enteignen » (DWE) a présenté à la presse son projet de loi sur la socialisation (VergG-E), exactement quatre ans après le premier référendum sur la socialisation des grands groupes immobiliers dans le Land de Berlin, qui avait été approuvé à environ 59,1 % des voix. Le Sénat et la Chambre des députés ne se sont toutefois pas considérés comme tenus de prendre en compte ce référendum et l'ont tout (…)

On 26th September 2025, the initiative “Deutsche Wohnen & Co enteignen” (DWE) presented its draft for a Socialisation Law (VergG-E) to the press—exactly four years after the first referendum on the socialisation of large property corporations was accepted in the state of Berlin with around 59.1 per cent of votes cast. However, the Senate and the House of Representatives did not feel bound by this and simply ignored the referendum. Therefore, the initiators took advantage of the legally (…)

Known in Spanish as Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead is celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Blending Mesoamerican, Roman Catholic and pagan roots, this celebration sees families gather in many parts of Mexico and around the world to honour and commemorate their departed loved ones. Women in Mexico City dressed as the traditional Day of the Dead figure La Catrina as they protest violence against women in 2020. The Photo Access / Alamy Enjoying a festive atmosphere, people build (…)

Dans ce texte, Alexis Cukier développe une analyse du rôle de la guerre dans l'Anthropocène ainsi que du développement du militarisme environnemental, puis une lecture écomarxiste de la guerre impérialiste en Ukraine et de la guerre génocidaire au Palestine dans le contexte de ce qu'il nomme le capitalisme des catastrophes, avant de proposer à la discussion des éléments pour une stratégie écosocialiste combinant lutte contre le militarisme et soutien aux résistances anti-impérialistes, y (…)

Le président russe Vladimir Poutine, vêtu d'un uniforme militaire, a annoncé le 26 octobre 2025 que la Russie avait testé avec succès un missile à propulsion nucléaire. Si cette information est avérée, une telle arme pourrait conférer à la Russie une capacité militaire unique, aux répercussions politiques plus larges. Le missile, appelé Bourevestnik, aurait été testé avec succès au-dessus de l'océan Arctique après des années de développement et plusieurs vols d'essai initiaux, dont l'un a (…)