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Macron Wins, but Without Enthusiasm

April 30, 2022Stéphane Delcros

Stéphane Delcros and Nicolas Croes are members of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). For a ‘Third Round’ of Struggle! The second round of the French presidential elections ended with 58.5% for Macron and 41.5% for Le Pen. The enthusiasm for Macron was very limited. The number of people who […]

Organize to Stop Le Pen! Macron is No Solution

April 19, 2022Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). In a context of crisis of capitalism, amplified by the disastrous management of the pandemic and the imperialist war in Ukraine, the 2nd round of the French presidential election will see Emmanuel Macron up against Marine Le Pen. […]

Climate Crisis: Ecological and Democratic Socialist Planning Needed

September 9, 2021Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). “Life on Earth can recover from a drastic climate shift by evolving into new species and creating new ecosystems. (…) Humans cannot.” The verdict is hard. It is in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) interim summary, […]

France: The Labour Movement Must Fight Against Repression and Racism

December 21, 2020Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). Last Saturday 12 December, for the third consecutive week, thousands of people marched in various French cities to denounce the Global Security Bill and the separatism bill. In the midst of the pandemic, the priorities of President Macron’s […]

France: Mass Anger Grows During the Pandemic

August 23, 2020Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). French President Emmanuel Macron wanted to dedicate the July 14 Bastille Day national holiday to the nursing staff. But after the catastrophic management of the COVID-19 crisis, very few health care workers fell for this public relations stunt. […]

France: Movement against pension attacks continues

January 17, 2020Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). Build the general strike with general assemblies in all workplaces! Such a movement has not been seen since May 1968! Against pension reforms, at the time of writing it has passed the 40-day mark without any sign of […]

France: Build for an indefinite general strike everywhere!

December 12, 2019Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). The first day of strikes and protests against French President Macron’s proposed reform of the pension system was a resounding and historic success. On Thursday, December 5, there were nearly 250 demonstrations across France attended by no less […]

Environment: Climate Train to Warsaw

November 28, 2013Nicolas Croes

Nicolas Croes is a member of Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (ISA in Belgium). “It is already 10 past midnight” On Friday the 15th of November, 700 Belgian activists boarded a train to Warsaw specially chartered by “Climat et Justice Sociale” (Climate and Social Justice) to join a demonstration on the margins […]