Over 140,000 anti-corruption protesters mobilised in 30+ cities on 30 November—a geographic expansion since the movement erupted in September, though below the 300,000 organisers were hoping for.. But while protesters were in high spirits, everyone now understands that three political currents are openly competing for leadership of the movement. Over 140,000 anti-corruption protesters mobilised in 30+ cities on 30th November — a geographic expansion since the movement errupted in (…)

- Political Situation

Nous publions ci-dessous une partie des souvenirs de notre ami et camarade Gilbert Leclercq, décédé samedi 29 novembre 2025 à l'âge de 96 ans. Le texte prend fin avec la grande grève (victorieuse) du secteur de la construction, en 1968, dans laquelle Gilbert joua un rôle clé, bien au-delà de la région du Centre. Il n'a pas pris le temps d'achever ses mémoires. Jusqu'à la veille de son décès, il est resté pleinement conscient et totalement investi dans le combat contre l'exploitation et (…)

- Gilbert Leclercq

Notre ami et camarade Gilbert Leclercq est décédé samedi 29 novembre, à l'âge de 96 ans. Nous publions par ailleurs une partie de ses souvenirs. Ils portent sur son enfance à Mont Sainte-Aldegonde, ses humanités classiques à l'athénée royal de Morlanwelz, son entrée dans la Résistance à l'âge de 14 ans, son adhésion très précoce à la IVe Internationale, sa vie de maçon et sa participation ininterrompue – syndicale et politique – aux luttes de la classe ouvrière après la guerre (en (…)

- Gilbert Leclercq

Taiwan's social and political structure are facing greater division and confrontation as the US-China conflict intensifies. • On Labor Day, because labor movement groups criticized Lai's appointment of Minister of Labor, the flanks insinuated that the labor movement was whitewashi

- Taiwan / DPP / PDP (Taiwan), Geopolitics, Militarism / Militarisation / Militarization / Demilitarization, Labor/Labour Law, HO Pei-shan, History (past), New Tide faction (DPP, Taiwan), Electoralism (Eng), KMT (Taiwan), 1993, LEE Teng-hui, 2000, Patronage / Clientelism, Bourgeoisie / elites / oligarchy (Eng), CHEN Shui-bian, OBAMA Barack, 2014, Sunflower Movement (Taiwan), Ma Ying-jeou, 2020, LAI Ching-te / LAI William, Blue Bird Movement (Taiwan)

The “Draft labour-law reform bill” (the so-called labour package) is a set of more than one hundred regressive amendments to the Portuguese Labour Code presented by the Government of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP), with the support of the Liberal Initiative (IL) and CHEGA, the far-right party. This package constitutes a deliberate and planned programme of rolling back labour rights in Portugal, reviving the offensive launched by Pedro Passos Coelho's (…)

- Countries (EU & co.) / Portugal (Eng), Labor/Labour Law, PSD (Portugal), CDS (Portugal), CDS-PP (Portugal), Subordination of the workers, Work (length), Working Hours, Working conditions, Rights (Labor/Labour), Precarity

Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York city mayoral elections has energized the left, enraged Trump (who seems to be trying to coopt him after denouncing him as a “communist” and threatening to cut off federal funding to New York), and stimulated debate on the left regarding independent political action and the use of the Democratic party ballot line. Mamdani won on a program of radical reforms with an anticapitalist dynamic that spoke directly to issues of affordable housing, (…)

- On the Left (USA) / MAMDANI Zohran , New York City, Democratic Party (USA), DSA (USA), TRUMP Donald, Electoral choices (Eng), BROWER Alex, Milwaukee