On Sunday, June 14, 2026, pensioners from Shush, Karkheh and Haft-Tappeh, towns in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province, again gathered outside the local Social Security office, demanding enforcement of Articles 54 and 96 of the Social Security Law and an end to the deductions taken for what the state calls “supplementary insurance.” According to the labor news agency ILNA, the protest looked much as it had in previous weeks. It was not a new event but the continuation of one that has not (…)

Western military aid has kept Ukraine fighting; it has not been calibrated to let Ukraine win. Ths reflects West European interests: Berlin, Paris and London want a settlement that contains Russia without provoking the regime collapse a Ukrainian victory might trigger. Behind the visible story of delays and conditions in weapons system delivery lies a less visible European leverage — debt. Three-quarters of Ukraine's public debt sits with EU, IMF and World Bank creditors, on terms that (…)

Peut-on être homosexuel et défendre les musulmans ? Voilà la question qu'un journaliste m'a posée cette semaine. Le sous-texte est clair : les musulmans seraient homophobes, donc indéfendables. En plein « mois des fiertés », le petit manège recommence. Certains aiment se donner des airs de courage et opposer les combats. D'un côté, la lutte contre les LGBTphobies, de l'autre, la lutte contre l'islamophobie. Objectif : fabriquer un fossé entre minorités. Les musulmans sont assignés au rôle (…)

PERHAPS DONALD TRUMP was misunderstood : When he promised that the war with Iran would end in “Unconditional Surrender,” we didn't realize that it meant “surrender” would be by him. But seriously, amidst the swirling uncertainties about whether the war is really over and what comes next, there are some things we need to be clear about. First, this was a hideous imperialist war with horrific global consequences, a whole world of collateral damage. Second, once having launched the war, it (…)

Following Keir Starmer's resignation as leader of the Labour Party, and thus as Prime Minister, it seems that Andy Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, will accede to these two posts without a contest, a procedure known as a « coronation ». Whatever people on the left are saying about Burnham one thing is clear. Activists in the labour movement are discussing issues today that were buried under the Starmer/McSweeney regime. Darren Jones and the Labour Together tribute act are (…)

Le 23 août 1940, deux jours après la mort de Léon Trotsky des suites de la blessure à la hache à glace infligée par l'agent du NKVD Ramón Mercader, la Pravda publiait un article non signé intitulé « Mort d'un espion international ». Le tapuscrit, conservé aux Archives d'État russes de l'histoire sociopolitique et publié pour la première fois dans un recueil documentaire en 2006, porte les dernières corrections manuscrites de Staline. Parmi ses interventions : à deux reprises, là où son nom (…)