Europe

Britain: A new left party emerges?
A new left party is on the cards, but it is unclear what is going on behind the scenes. Simon Hannah looks at the bigger issues a new party needs to address.

We need a totally different Europe
Peter Mertens on why only the European working class can change Europe.

The crisis of liberal hegemony is the reason why so many Europeans are turning to the extreme right
Ilya Budraitskis on the rise of the far right and anti-fascist strategies.

European Left Alliance political declaration: Transform, resist, rise, hope
We, members of the European Left Alliance, are joining our forces to open a new chapter for the cooperation of left, green and feminist parties of Europe.

In support of ‘synchronized global disarmament’
Gilbert Achcar discusses ways of supporting Ukraine while rejecting a generalized war.

The collapse of Finnish right-wing populism?
Robert Stark — Historic elections have revealed deep public dissatisfaction with austerity, scandals, and a fading populist agenda.

When ‘the future was now’: Prefigurative politics and Portugal’s Carnation Revolution
Raquel Varela and Roberto della Santa provide insight into the workings of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, recognising it as the culmination of a number of processes, most significantly, the anticolonial uprisings that were shaking the Portuguese empire.

The British Supreme Court decision on gender and sex: When law becomes the means of oppression
DK Renton unpicks the legal background to the Supreme Court decision and argues for a strategy of mass action to turn back the tide of right wing authoritarianism.

Oppose the Trump‑Putin axis, oppose European rearmament
Anti*Capitalist Resistance — We reject imperialist rearmament and instead argue for a new internationalism of the people.

Ukraine and the Trump-Putin axis of reaction
Christopher Ford — Ukraine’s fight for freedom is intrinsically linked to the global battle against reactionary forces.