C'est bien beau d'applaudir à l'unisson l'élection du maire de New-York. Ce serait encore mieux de s'en inspirer pour ne pas faire des élections de 2026 une énième Bérézina. Le 1er janvier, Zohran Mamdani va prendre ses fonctions de maire de New-York. Toute la gauche française a applaudi à l'élection de celui qui affirme dans des politiques concrètes une autre façon de faire ville commune. Dans la ville-monde, cœur du capitalisme, Zohran Mamdani a gagné en parlant logement, transport, (…)

Le gouvernement Trump formalise un agenda offensif mêlant nationalisme économique et combat idéologique. Une stratégie qui trouve une Union européenne désarmée, incapable de penser son autonomie et encore moins de résister. Vendredi 5 décembre, le gouvernement américain a publié un document exposant sa stratégie de défense nationale pour le nouveau mandat. Ce texte, compact, de 33 pages, s'ouvre par un court message de Donald Trump à ses concitoyens. Mais c'est tout le document qui se veut (…)

“The widespread raising of white flags in Aceh, from Aceh Tamiang to Bireuen and Banda Aceh, is a manifestation of the people's voice. For thousands of residents who are trapped in mud and starving, the white flags represent their disappointment with the state's failure to act quickly and swiftly.” Responding to the phenomenon of people raising white flags in Aceh amidst the poor handling of aid for victims of the ecological disaster on Sumatra Island, Amnesty International Indonesia (…)

It is troubling to note that Malaysia's public healthcare system has been subject to continuous attacks since the rise of neoliberal policies spearheaded by the Mahathir administration in the 1990s. Anwar's Madani government clearly falls short of offering any progressive reforms but seems to further enhance its march towards the continuous encroachment of the private sector into the public domain. The proposed introduction of the Rakan KKM (Partners of the Ministry of Health) initiative, (…)

The Quebec government's decision to withhold funding from an international cooperation programme reflects neoliberal austerity combined with a dangerous political retreat from solidarity values. There are budgetary decisions that stem from neoliberal austerity motives, and others that add political abdication. By refusing to pay in full the second tranche of funding for the Québec sans frontières (QSF) programme for the 2025-2026 financial year, the Government of Quebec, through its (…)

At the close of 2025, before welcoming the new year, grief and sorrow added to the long list of failures and incompetence of the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Attacks in the form of terror and intimidation against critical citizens have become a legitimate marker to say that the anti-democratic and authoritarian face is truly occurring and being practised in the most repugnant form. Attacks of terror and intimidation against many critical citizens and social (…)