Discussions with some part of the (mostly) western left are extremely disillusioning. There are some points in their positions which are the most disillusioning and partially – hypocritical and/or cynical.
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Energy: The recession trigger?
Far from forcing Russia to submit to NATO demands, any oil price cap is more likely to drive the oil price to near $200/bbl. That would trigger a global slump.
Britain: The removal of Boris Johnson – self pitying and delusional to the end
The resignation speech showed how delusional and self-pitying Johnson is. Like the spoilt, entitled rich kid he is, his removal was everyone’s fault but his own.
Towards a new permanent global war? NATO’s “new strategic concept”
Washington has thwarted any hint of EU autonomy and has turned the vast majority of European countries into faithful servants of the project of recomposing its hegemony against its main strategic enemies.
A troubled summer in US politics
The purpose of this report is to look at the current economic situation, developments in bourgeois politics, the general social crisis, and finally the state of the working-class and social movements.
Japan: the ‘new capitalism’ updated
The Japanese economy contracted in Q1 2022. Record Covid-19 case numbers led the government to introduce quasi-state-of-emergency measures, which along with rising inflation caused private consumption and investment to fall. In Q2, the economy was still struggling.
The Supreme Court and the façade of U.S. democracy
It’s not just that the decision goes against the will of, according to opinion polls, seven out of 10 or more Americans, or that it will devastate and worsen the lives of millions. It’s the result of a government system set up in the Eighteenth Century that is increasingly anachronistic in the Twenty First Century.
Elections in Colombia: They won a great victory, but did they win control?
Petro and Márquez will inherit a huge public debt, one of the largest in the history of Colombia, and acute social inequality. It is a situation of social emergency that requires rapid short-term measures, but it will also be necessary in the medium and long term to undertake a major structural reform, a reform of the system, and a change of economic model.
In Poland, Romania and Hungary, an obstacle course for Ukrainian women to access abortion
As in the United States, access to abortion is difficult, even prohibited—not only in Poland, but also in Romania and Hungary. These countries bordering Ukraine host several hundred thousand Ukrainian war refugees on their soil, who sometimes have no choice but to have an abortion in another country.
Abortion rights: turning back the clock—way, way back
There is no denying that we face a dismal situation, in which many millions of pregnant people have been stripped of their reproductive rights, while the right wing is chomping at the bit to attack a host of other civil rights.
Labor Notes conference: A force to be reckoned with
Four thousand trade unionists gathered in Rosemont, Illinois, this past weekend. The occasion was the conference of Labor Notes, a left labor magazine and current. The purpose of this article is to explain why this conference was such an important event.
French parliamentary elections: Defeat for Macron, breakthrough for the far right—a fighting left is necessary and possible!
The composition of the National Assembly presages a continuation and amplification of the situation of political instability, with a minority “presidential majority” unable to govern alone.
Russian students against the war: Part two
We present the second part of the discussion dedicated to student initiatives. Protest decentralizing and the changing role of universities in Russia are at the heart of this debate.
Russian students against the war: Part one
Student protest is one of the most visible forms of opposition to Russian aggression in Ukraine. Now when public protests are banned, activists are forced to create new modes of resistance and organization.
Medicare for All could have prevented more than 338,000 US Covid deaths: Study
With Medicare for All, the U.S. also could have avoided $105.6 billion in healthcare expenses associated with Covid-19 hospitalizations over the course of the pandemic, the study says.
