Le groupe Paulig a récemment annoncé que l'usine Santa Maria allait fermer après 50 ans d'activité à Mölndal. Les bénéfices seront plus élevés en Estonie. La nouvelle a rapidement disparu des gros titres, car elle ne concernait que les emplois d'une centaine d'ouvriers et d'employés, trop peu pour que les responsables politiques s'en soucient. Le syndicat des travailleurs de l'alimentation a déploré cette décision et a souhaité que les entreprises soient davantage tenues de prendre leurs (…)

À l'avenir, il sera plus difficile pour les personnes qui s'installent en Suède d'obtenir la citoyenneté suédoise. C'est ce qu'ont proposé lundi les partis de l'accord de Tidö . « Ces changements sont en fait historiques », a déclaré le ministre de l'Immigration Johan Forssell lors d'une conférence de presse. Les personnes qui souhaitent obtenir la nationalité suédoise devront avoir résidé plus longtemps en Suède et passer un test de connaissances en suédois et en instruction civique. (…)

António José Seguro a été élu, dimanche 8 février 2026, président de la République du Portugal avec 67 % des voix, battant largement le candidat néofasciste avec lequel il s'est disputé le deuxième tour, André Ventura (33 %). Crédit Photo. António José Seguro. Photo issue des réseaux sociaux du candidat Seguro a dirigé le Parti socialiste entre 2011 et 2014. Pendant ces années, hors du gouvernement, le PS a collaboré à la mise en œuvre du programme d'austérité sous la troïka. Malgré ce (…)

Durant la première année de son second mandat, Donald Trump exerçait un contrôle quasi absolu sur son parti républicain. Personne dans le parti ne le critiquait, soit parce qu'ils approuvaient ses politiques autoritaires et d'extrême droite, soit parce qu'ils craignaient que, s'ils élevaient la voix, leur carrière ne soit terminée. Aujourd'hui, les choses ont commencé à changer. Crédit Photo. Domain public Des républicains ont critiqué ses politiques d'expulsion des immigrantEs, ses (…)

“There are two separate phenomena related to corruption but are not identical to it,” writes political scientist Francis Fukuyama. “The first is the creation and extraction of rents, and the second is what is alternatively referred to as patronage or clientelism.” In the Philippines, patronage/clientelism and rent creation/extraction time and again lead to corruption. Two of the country's biggest scams, the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) pork barrel scam and the Department of (…)

Or how tainted officials leverage scandals for a comeback in the lucrative game of power and rent extraction Why do public officials tainted or implicated in corruption scandals see the need to keep running again and again or at least be reappointed to public office? Why, for instance, have 15 politicians indicted or even convicted in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) pork barrel scam taken this path, with 14 of them, at some point, running again for public office, some even (…)

The spotlight is on the investigation of implicated officials and contractors, raising concerns about the potential for another cycle of corruption where the 'big fish' escape accountability. The current focus of attention in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control projects scandal is the investigation and filing of charges against government officials (including legislators) and contractors implicated in the case. Thorough investigation and judicious prosecution (…)

In the third week of January 2026, the Philippines resembles a jigsaw puzzle of tragedies, where the jagged edges of domestic instability—maritime disasters, indigenous displacement, and dynastic corruption—are being forced into the cold, rigid frame of global power competition. The convergence of these events suggests that the nation is not merely a developing country struggling with internal reform, but a localized theater for a much larger, global “game of powers.” War Ships vs. (…)

Book Review: Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows: The Making of a Mindanao Rebel by Eddie L. Quitoriano (The University of Wisconsin Press, 2025) Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows by Eddie L. Quitoriano chronicles his long journey from a moderate student activist in the early 1970s to a radical organizer, a commander of the New People's Army (NPA), the NPA's International Representative in the early 1990s, and finally a political detainee who returned to civilian life in the mid-1990s. The book (…)

During the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump had virtually absolute control over his Republican Party. No one criticized him, either because they agreed with his authoritarian and far-right policies, or because they feared that, if they raised their voices, they would find their careers ended. Now things have changed. Republicans have criticized his immigrant deportation policies, his racist posts, and his threat to take over the election process. At the same time (…)

The former senior French government minister had been under mounting pressure after Mediapart's revelations about his family's financial and business links with the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Jack Lang announced his resignation as president of the Institut du Monde Arabe on February 7th, the day after financial crimes prosecutors in Paris opened an investigation into aggravated money laundering linked to tax fraud, targeting both him and his daughter, Caroline Lang. Former (…)

Des sociologues ont enquêté sur les élus de Seine-Saint-Denis entre 2014 et 2024. Leur livre « Élus des banlieues populaires » décrit les mécanismes de sélectivité du personnel politique local, et la relation ambivalente qu'entretiennent les élus racisés à la gauche. Dans Élus des banlieues populaires (Puf, 2026), les sociologues Marie-Hélène Bacqué et Jeanne Demoulin ont enquêté sur les élu·es de Seine-Saint-Denis entre 2014 et 2024. Et elles pointent les limites de l'ouverture des partis (…)

The dismissal of General Zhang Youxia was officially announced on January 24. This is another step in the purges that have been taking place within the Chinese army's general staff. Zhang was considered “untouchable” given his supposed closeness to Xi Jinping. As for the Central Military Commission (CMC), it is now a hollow shell, having lost five of its seven members. Xi continues to clear the field around him, contrary to any form of collegiality. The only remaining member of the CMC, (…)

Des milliers de personnes provenant de 66 pays sont réduites en esclavage et emprisonnées dans des complexes cambodgiens qui gèrent des escroqueries en ligne à l'échelle mondiale. Un système d'esclavage moderne toléré par les autorités. [Synthèse d'une interview accordée par Ivan Franceschini , rédacteur en chef du Made in China Journal, à Radio Radicale et d'un article publié sur le site Aeon, complétés par d'autres sources (voir les liens vers les originaux ci-dessous). Cette synthèse a (…)

The publication of the Taliban's new penal code marks yet another step in their effort to drag the country back into a medieval order, this time under the guise of a seemingly legal document. This code, which has been issued and endorsed by the Taliban authorities, is made up of 10 chapters and 119 articles and reflects the group's intent to monopolize power, redefine social hierarchy, erase the civic status of the country's residents, and legitimize the widescale use of centuries-old (…)

Dave Kellaway celebrates a victory for Elbit Palestine Action activists and discusses the political implications A victory for us to celebrate today. We publish below the official press release from the campaign and a discussion of the political consequences of the verdict. Press release from the Filton 24 campaign Verdicts: Not guilty for all defendants on aggravated burglary, not guilty for Zoe Rogers, Jordan Devlin, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani of Violent Disorder. All other charges (…)

Verdicts: Not guilty for all defendants on aggravated burglary, not guilty for Zoe Rogers, Jordan Devlin, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani of Violent Disorder. All other charges resulted in no verdicts, so no convictions for any defendants of any offence. Video: The moment the five freed activists stepped out of Woolwich Crown Court after 18 months in prison On Wednesday, 4th February, after 8 days of deliberation time, the jury acquitted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, (…)

The Economic Survey 2025–26 and the Union Budget 2026–27 together reveal a deliberate reordering of the Indian state's priorities: capital accumulation over social balance, fiscal discipline over redistribution, and market credibility over employment. In this detailed analysis, Sushovan Dhar argues that what is being presented as fiscal prudence is in fact a structural retreat from the equalising functions of public expenditure, with profound consequences for inequality, employment and (…)

L'Economic Survey 2025–26 et le Budget de l'Union 2026–27 révèlent ensemble une réorganisation délibérée des priorités de l'État indien : l'accumulation du capital avant l'équilibre social, la discipline budgétaire avant la redistribution, et la crédibilité auprès des marchés avant l'emploi. Dans cette analyse détaillée, Sushovan Dhar soutient que ce qui est présenté comme de la prudence budgétaire constitue en réalité un retrait structurel des fonctions égalisatrices de la dépense publique, (…)

Bert Ratcliffe reports from Manchester on the by-election and difficulties within Your Party This election is a shock to the system for everybody. There are too many unknowns. Does anybody want this by-election? It is fraught with danger for all the main political parties, with the possible exception of the Green Party of England and Wales. All have something to lose, Starmer in particular. But here are downsides all around. For socialists and Your Party, the timing could not have been (…)

Anti*Capitalist Resistance statement on the Gorton and Denton by-election. 1. The UK is staring down the barrel of a Reform government in 2029. Such a result would be a historic defeat for the working class and minority communities. A victory for Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and candidate for the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) in this by-election would be a victory for the working class and all progressives. Hannah says her message is ‘that Greens will cut the cost of living (…)