Issues
Russia: Protests against pension cuts show potential for resistance
Svenja Spunck, Infomail 1016, Berlin, 27 August 2018 Wed, 05/09/2018 - 18:30In June, the Russian government announced a far-reaching pension "reform". The main change is to raise the retirement age for women from 55 to 63 and for men from 60 to 65. Read more...
Germany: Right-wing marches in Chemnitz - how can they be stopped?
Svenja Spunck, Berlin, 28.08.18 Thu, 30/08/2018 - 15:27About 5000 right-wingers rampaged through Chemnitz on Monday, August 27. Read more...
The split in the European Left Party: Between reformism and populism
Tobi Hansen, Neue Internationale, 231, September 2018 Wed, 29/08/2018 - 14:17Clashes in the European Left Party, ELP, led to a split at the beginning of July. Read more...
Turkey: Economy at the cliff edge
Markus Lehner, Neue Internationale 231, September 2018 Mon, 27/08/2018 - 09:07Writing in the Guardian at the beginning of June, Kenneth Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard, posed an important question: "Are the brewing exchange rate and debt crises in Argentina and Turk Read more...
Germany: Nazis march in Berlin - a serious warning
Georg Ismael, Gruppe ArbeiterInnenmacht, Berlin Sat, 25/08/2018 - 13:15On Saturday, August 17, German fascists were able to hold a march in Berlin in memory of Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess. Read more...
UK: The Rise of the Far Right - and how to stop it
Jeremy Dewar, redflagonline Tue, 21/08/2018 - 11:52On July 14, amidst the political chaos of the Tory cabinet’s splits over Brexit and Donald Trump’s visit, a “Free Tommy Robinson” rally packed Whitehall with 6-10,000 assorted far rightists, fascists Read more...
Stormy times ahead in Pakistan
Shahzad Arshad, Revolutionary Socialist Movement Tue, 07/08/2018 - 16:45In the general election in Pakistan, held on July 25, the Pakistan Justice Movement, PTI, of Imran Khan, won 116 seats, with 16.8 million votes. Read more...