The following statement was produced based on discussions on world perspectives at a meeting of ISA’s International Committee on 28 January. In this epoch, the astonishing pace of world events has been commented upon so much that any reference to it appears clichéd. Nonetheless, it must be said that so far, 2026 has taken this […]
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Nepal, Indonesia, Morocco, Madagascar, Peru, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines – Gen Z rises up Corruption, unemployment, and inequality run rampant across the world. But Gen Z has had enough of capitalism’s crises and is fighting back. In Indonesia and Nepal, tens of thousands of young people kicked off revolts against gross displays of corruption, and […]
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The example of struggle in one country stimulates and influences movements in others In “a world with two predatory super powers” (Martin Wolf, FT 1 October), the key trends of this year have continued since our last World Perspectives update in May. There has been a certain consolidation of Trump’s regime, the genocide in Gaza […]
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The working class and poor people in Nepal can’t afford another rotten government of the rich It is one month since Nepal was shaken by a short-lived but intense protest movement that came to be known as the “Generation Z protests.” Five days of struggle, protests and riots succeeded in literally chasing the government out […]
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US-backed coup in 1965 unleashes one of 20th Century’s biggest mass killings The military crackdown against the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) that began in October 1965 and continued throughout the following year, was one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century with possibly one million people killed. Even the CIA, which conspired with Indonesia’s […]
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Corrupt and arrogant capitalist politicians hide behind deadly state violence Since the end of August, Indonesia has been shaken by the largest protest movement since the fall of Suharto’s 32-year dictatorship in 1998. So far, the protests have left 10 people dead, more than 1,000 injured and over 3,000 arrested in a vicious police and […]
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Per Johansson is a member of Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden) In 1942, the US began secret work on developing an atomic bomb—it became known as the ‘Manhattan Project’. By 1943, enormous resources were being invested in the project, mainly at Los Alamos in New Mexico. The now legendary Robert Oppenheimer became the scientific leader. […]
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Varun Belur is a member of Socialist Alternative US. On July 9, 2025, the Indian labor movement fired a warning shot against the Modi government’s onslaught of privatization and austerity. 250 million workers across the country halted entire swathes of the economy in an all-India general strike. Key sectors like mining, transport and construction were […]
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Vilgot Karlsson The state of emergency and the coup attempt were a desperate attempt by an unpopular president. President Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party (PPP) sought to attack his opponents in an ongoing and bitter capitalist power struggle and to disarm a labor movement that was preparing for battle. The state of […]
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UN climate summit an expected failure The main purpose of COP29, the twenty-ninth UN climate summit — this time held in the oil dictatorship of Azerbaijan — is said to have been to devise a plan for how rich countries can support poor countries’ financing of climate adaptation and transition. COP29 was instead a manifestation […]
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