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Ivo Georgiev, head of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s office in Ukraine, interviewed Taras Bilous, editor at Commons and member of the NGO Sozialnyj Ruch (Social Movement).
Ukrainian leftists are demanding arms supplies from the West
With your letter to the left in Western Europe , you have (...)
As the likelihood of a Sinn Féin led government grows, the prospect that the government might include radical left parties as coalition partners looms. But should socialists take up roles in government in coalition with Sinn Féin ? Are there circumstances where this might prove to be necessary ? (...)
For a long time now, almost everyone has been tormented by the same question: why are citizens turning their backs on the Left? Why does the Left seem so weak and lacking in credibility, all the more so since capitalism itself is not faring so well? A beginning of the answer to these questions (...)
In an open letter, 18 intellectuals pleaded against arms deliveries to Ukraine. Here a Ukraine activist answers and disagrees.
An open letter from left-wing intellectuals calling for a halt to arms deliveries to Ukraine has sparked controversy. Here Christian Zeller answers . He is committed (...)
“Many Swedes are still firmly against a NATO membership, but I think big sections of Swedish citizenry are simply trying to educate themselves more on the pros and cons regarding NATO,” says Bella Frank.
In an interview with Farooq Sulehria, she examines the debate in Sweden on NATO membership. (...)
Wars are not light topics that can be dispensed of with simple formulas. I, for one, cannot imagine how the success of Russia would further the cause of democracy and socialism around the world. If you do, then say so, openly, so it can be debated in public. But don’t falsify tradition and (...)
The terrible images reaching us after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kyiv region reveal the scope of the Russian offensive. These images force political leaders to unanimously condemn Putin’s attack on Ukraine, including Putin’s natural allies (the far-right). In this context, some of (...)
Duroyan Fertl interviewed Pinja Vuorinen about the war in Ukraine
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law and thus leads to new discussions on how to deal with Russia. As a result, Finland and Sweden are closer than ever to join NATO. If Finland were to (...)
Several thousands demonstrated this afternoon in support of Ukraine at the City Hall Square in Copenhagen. I was invited to speak and said the following: "Thank you for the invitation. We are not gathered here today because we belong to a certain political direction or agree on everything. No, (...)
Santiago Alba Rico on how a section of the right and left agree that it is OK to bomb civilians, provided that those are the bad guys, for they share the same nihilistic view of international legality.
The statements made by María Jamardo, a radical journalist, on a Telecinco programme have, (...)
Although the majority of the left has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the left camp’s unity is still lacking. We would like to address those on the left who still stick to “a plague on both houses” position that views the war as an inter-imperialist war.
It is high time the left woke (...)
Some left parties are gathering in Rome today demanding “peace” in Ukraine, effectively on Russian terms. No solidarity with Ukraine is proposed. Details are still emerging. But this shameful alliance may succeed in rallying larger sections of the “campist” left - which in practice supports any (...)
Putin’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine is a catastrophe. But it’s no surprise that the German government and security policy establishment is using it to push through its long-held demands for rearmament.
Some leftists have adopted the appeal of Hedwig Richter, a historian at the (...)
Independent Left condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Putin’s war is an imperialist adventure. We support the demand for complete withdrawal of Russian forces from all of Ukraine.
We support the right of the Ukrainian people to resist the Russian invasion by all means necessary – armed and (...)
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military is an act of aggression that causes untold suffering for the Ukrainian population and cannot be justified by anything. The bloodshed also affects Russian soldiers and the population in Russia will have to pay bitterly for the war costs. Both the (...)
The “Left Club” appealed to the European Commission to take over the maintenance of the Ukrainian debt to the European Central Bank.
“Without a decisive response from the European Union to the invasion of Russia, after Ukraine, the next in line will be Chisinov, after Chisinov - the Baltic (...)
Éirígí is a left wing split from Sinn Féin. . Árd Fheis means Annual Conference. Each year, Éirígí activists adopt a range of motions at Ard Fheis. On Saturday morning, at Ard Fheis 2022, an emergency motion relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine was unanimously adopted by our activists.
For (...)
Britain today: Perspectives and Tasks for ACR. A paper agreed at the Anti*Capitalist Resistance 2021 member conference. What are the Tories up to?
The UK government at Westminster is dishing out attack after attack on our class with very little scrutiny, as opposition in England at least, is (...)
Under the theme of “Making Revolution Possible: Organise to Advance”, the Third Congress of Anticapitalistas, scheduled for 2020 and postponed due to the pandemic, was held on December 11 and 12, 2021.
“For the practical forces unleashed in a given historical moment to be effective and expansive, (...)
Socialist Party Scotland (SPS) statement.
At its conference on 4 December, Solidarity – Scotland’s Socialist Movement voted to effectively dissolve as a party. This followed a recommendation from its NEC, which includes Tommy Sheridan. Solidarity is now deregistered and can no longer stand in (...)
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