Many of us were on vacation last month, but President Donald Trump was hard at work, dismantling American democracy and creating a reactionary authoritarian state. Trump, in an attempt to take personal and absolute control of the federal government in unprecedented moves of dubious legality, terminated three top level government officials. First, he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming she had “faked” jobs numbers to make it look like Trump's economic (…)

The assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old leader of the far-right youth organization Turning Point USA has intensified the political polarization in the United States and has led to calls by Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement to call for the elimination of the left from American political life. Kirk was assassinated by a single rifle shot while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Within two days, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old student, turned himself in (…)

Christian Tein, president of the FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front), spent a year in solitary confinement in a French prison following the May 2024 uprising in Kanaky/New Caledonia. Now on provisional release but banned from returning home, he tours mainland France to expose what he calls the French state's systematic dismantling of the 1998 Nouméa Accord—the constitutional agreement that promised a path to independence. In this interview, conducted during the NPA's (…)

Joanna Misnik (1942-2025) was a long time leader of the Fourth Internationalists in the USA. We are publishing here the first tributes received [International Viewpoint] With deep sadness I have to report that Joanna Misnik, a founder and longtime leader of our organization, died last night (September 3) in Chicago. A few weeks ago Joanna suffered a massive stroke and deep brain aneurysm. It was evident from the outset that she wouldn't regain consciousness and there was no hope of (…)

The 2022 Aragalaya ('struggle') mass protests raised hopes that Sri Lanka might finally transcend its deeply entrenched ethno-religious political divisions. The National People's Power (NPP), which emerged victorious in 2024 elections, positioned itself as a transformative force committed to bridging communal divides rather than exploiting them. However, this analysis reveals a more complex reality. Despite expectations of reform, the NPP has strategically accommodated key symbols of (…)

Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis is listed as a speaker at the BRICS Urban Future Forum 2025 to be held in Moscow, Russia, from September 17-18. Jeffrey Sachs was well recieved at last year's event. Ilya Mateev wonders what Varoufakis hopes to achieve. 1. Education for Russians is good and right. I have no idea of “cancelling those living in Russia” - my approach is precisely the opposite. I do a great deal for education, discussion and bridge-building in Russia, though for obvious (…)