International

  • An Intifada against the Palestinian Authority?

    The next Palestinian uprising is likely to "shake off" the Palestinian Authority before it turns its sights toward Israel.

  • Resisting repression in Turkey

    A leader of a Turkish union federation asks for international solidarity with the democracy protests and labor struggles.

  • The Free Fare struggle rises up

    The streets of São Paulo became a war zone when riot police attacked a peaceful demonstration protesting transit fare hikes.

  • Beyond the window-dressing at the G8

    The G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland won't talk about it, but the grim effects of their austerity policies aren't hard to see.

  • Assault on Gezi Park sparks furious protests

    Turkish police moved against the occupation of Gezi Park, but their brutality was met by resistance across the country.

  • What's next after Blockupy Frankfurt?

    Thousands of activists converged on the German financial center of Frankfurt for two days of action and mass protests.

  • A Jewish-only Jerusalem?

    Life in East Jerusalem is even grimmer for Palestinians, as Israeli forces target them for arbitrary arrests and home demolitions.

  • Who wants war in Korea?

    A South Korean socialist provides a perspective on the escalating military threats between the U.S. and North Korea.

  • What happened to the Saucepan Revolution?

    In Iceland, the same parties that were tossed out of office in the wake of mass protests four years ago are back in power.

  • Riot police storm Taksim

    Hundreds of police used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators in Taksim Square in a crackdown on protests.

  • No longer a sad affair

    Artists, activists and other working people are well aware of what Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's policies mean for them.

  • From repression to resistance in Turkey

    The uprising in Turkey today is an expression of the wide range of grievances with the staunchly neoliberal Islamist government.

  • Thatcherism's resistible rise

    In 1980s Britain, the neoliberal project was resisted at every step of the way--and several junctures severely imperiled.

  • The Bolivarian process after Chávez

    Members of the radical left Marea Socialista in Venezuela take stock of the political crisis since the death of Hugo Chávez.

  • The bitterness has been brewing

    A professor and activist in Istanbul talks about the state of the protests--and how they are swelling into a broader resistance.

  • Tear gas in the air in Taksim

    Another participant in the protests in Istanbul talks about the heavy-handed repression used against peaceful demonstrators.

  • The role of the left in SYRIZA

    A Greek socialist explains how left-wing groups are dealing with new challenges in the Coalition of the Radical Left.

  • What we need to learn about Woolwich

    If it really cared about Lee Rigby's life, the British government should discuss the reasons behind the bloody attack on him.

  • A taste of Tahrir at Taksim

    Attention is turning toward upcoming actions that the labor movement had already planned before the wave of protest began.

  • Marian Price is free at last

    An Irish political prisoner is finally home after spending more than two years unjustly confined and enduring force-feedings.

  • Spring comes to Turkey

    The potential for a new Turkey lies in Istanbul's Taksim Square, where a new generation is taking up the struggle for democracy despite bitter repression.

  • The roots of Turkey's rebellion

    While the ostensible issue sparking massive, Occupy-style protests in Istanbul is modest, the real causes run deeper.

  • A frustrating election for the left in B.C.

    British Columbia's Liberal Party won re-election with the expansion of coal and natural gas extraction as a chief plank.

  • Death by the barracks

    A British socialist responds to the media and political establishment's racist frenzy following the murder of a British soldier.

  • Food comes first in the fight against austerity

    Struggles internationally are connecting democratization and de-commodification of food and land to the fight against austerity.