Elin Gauffin is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (ISA in Sweden). Victory For the Struggle Monday, June 21, 2021 became a historic day in Sweden. For the first time ever, a prime minister has been defeated, after the Riksdag voted in favour of no-confidence. It is the struggle from below against market rents that overthrew […]
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Workers’ Movement Must Organise for Struggle and Solidarity In June, the French departmental and regional elections were marked by a historic abstention: 68% of voters stayed away from the ballot box in the first round. In the 18–24 age group, this abstention even climbs to 87%! This is, of course, an illustration of the crisis […]
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Morena achieved the majority by obtaining, according to the Preliminary Electoral Results Program, between 34.9 and 35.5% of the votes for federal deputies according to INE’s quick count. However, they are set to lose between 50 and 63 seats compared to the previous election, in which it had 253 of the 500 seats in the […]
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Workers across the world have been inspired by the determined resistance in Myanmar to the military takeover and widespread repression that has followed. The working class has played a central role. International Socialist Alternative discussed the situation with Khaing Zar, a leader of the textile workers union and national treasurer of the Confederation of Trade […]
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For years, governments have been shovelling rhetoric about commitments to reduce carbon emissions. The most famous is the international commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Yet, emissions have increased by 60% since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed in 1992, at the Rio Earth Summit. The Kyoto Protocol and […]
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Nina Mo is a member of Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria). Friday’s presidential election in Iran saw a historic low turnout of under 50%. As candidate of the clerical elite representing Khamenei and the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ebrahim Raisi’s presidential term will be a crucial time for both the regime and the Iranian working class as there […]
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Marie O’Toole is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. June is LGBTQ Pride month. What started as a celebration of the struggle for LGBTQ rights, Pride has increasingly been taken over by corporate interests. As we honor Pride month this year, transgender people across the country are under attack by a record-breaking wave […]
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Marcos Ariel is a member of Alternativa Socialista (ISA in Argentina). No Concessions to Capital! Build Mass Mobilisation for Radical Change The deep economic crisis, the great social polarization and the radicalization of the poorest sectors in Peru were expressed in the presidential elections with the triumph of the rural teacher and candidate for the […]
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The city of Surrey is the second largest in British Columbia, with nearly 600,000 mostly working-class residents. It is home to families from Canada and dozens of other countries and is host to some of the largest multi-ethnic celebrations in Canada, including the massive annual Vaisakhi parade of up to half a million people, a […]
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Grace Fors is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Global Vaccine Inequality Spells Disaster The U.S. is approaching “back to normal.” Millions are vaccinated, the CDC nixed its mask guidelines, and states everywhere are eagerly lifting restrictions in time for summer. But globally, COVID-19 is exploding. Entire regions are wracked with new outbreaks. […]
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