Workers outside the occupied Renault plant in France 1968

Adapting to a new era: the post-WWII Fourth international

For Marxists, any outlook is conditional. Many economic, political and social factors arise and interact with each other. At any given time, it is crucial to evaluate and adapt the perspectives that have been mapped out, because it is these that provide the guide for revolutionary action. A fundamentally different development from the one anticipated can occur, and clinging to dated perspectives is a mistake for which there is always a heavy price to pay. Unfortunately, this is what happened with the Fourth International.

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French dockers protest arms shipments to Israel

Workers’ action needed to stop the Israeli genocide machine

On 4 June, dockworkers in the French port of Fos-sur-Mer, Marseille, refused to load arms components bound for Israel. Shortly after this action in France, Italian dockworkers in Genoa announced that they would inspect the same vessel and block it if weapons were found. 

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Kate Nash

Kate Nash calls out TERF ideology in blistering new single 

From a socialist feminist perspective, GERM is more than a protest song. It’s a manifesto that interrogates power, challenges capitalist co-optation of feminism, and calls out the scapegoating of a vulnerable minority to distract from the material conditions oppressing all women and gender minorities.

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Zohran Mandani campaigning in New York

Zohran Mamdani victory – Billionaire establishment defeated in New York

The stark contrast between the two frontrunners in this election was a reflection of the sharpening political polarisation throughout society. New York City is home of key players of US capitalism, with over 100 billionaires as well as the world’s largest stock exchange.
On the other hand, one in four people are living in poverty.

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