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G20 Summit: Merkel’s “democratic imperialism” - against democracy!

In one week, the heads of the world's 20 most powerful states will meet in Hamburg for the G20 summit. They meet in the midst of another round of global turmoil. Read more...

Crisis in Venezuela: the next “colour revolution”?

For two months, the right opposition in Venezuela has been mobilising against the Maduro government. Read more...

No to the capitalists' summit! For an International of resistance and class struggle

All out to Hamburg against the G20 summit – join the International Block! Read more...

France: Presidential elections in a climate of crisis, Part 2

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Global mobilisation against G20 summit!

On July 7 and 8, leaders of the G20 nations will gather at their annual summit, this time in Hamburg, Germany. Read more...

Venezuela: The Agony of Twenty First Century Socialism

Venezuela, home of the “socialism of the twenty first century” of charismatic President Hugo Chávez, has, under his successor Nicolás Maduro, experienced a spectacular economic and political car cras Read more...

Britain: Defeat the Labour Right’s Coup and Re-elect Corbyn

The election for Labour Party leader is in full swing with huge rallies for Jeremy Corbyn: Liverpool leading with an 8-10,000 turnout and large meetings in Hull and Leeds. Read more...

Coordinate Resistance Europe-wide

Snap Election in Ireland: no compromise with Sinn Fein

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has called a General Election for February 26. This will be the shortest election campaign in the history of the state, just three weeks. Read more...

Political impasse in Spain

US Primaries: Bernie Sanders for President?

Media coverage of the US presidential primaries is largely concentrated on the Republican Party. Read more...

The British Labour Party and the aftermath of Corbyn’s Victory

Jeremy Corbyn’s runaway victory in the Labour leadership election (59.5 percent – 251, 417 votes on a 76.3 per cent turnout) has initiated something of a revolution within the British Labour Party. Read more...

The Greek Elections and the Emergence of Popular Unity

When Syriza’s Alexis Tsipras resigned as Prime Minister, on August 20, he triggered a new general election, which will take place on 20 September. Read more...

Greece: Tsipras stabs his party in the back to act as the Eurozone’s enforcer of Austerity

Snatching disgrace from the jaws of defiance

We reproduce here the introduction to a collection of articles on Greece taken from Fifth International Journal 17, August 2015
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Greece: Meet unconditional surrender with Unconditional Resistance

Greece: Syriza surrenders – without a fight!

Alexis Tsipras and the leadership of Syriza have betrayed the mandate given to them twice by the Greek people. Scarcely a week after 61 per cent of voters said Oxi!-No! Read more...

OXI – AND ONWARDS

No to blackmail. No to humiliation. No to austerity.

The determination of the Greek workers and youth to end austerity has been expressed in a defiant rejection of the Troika’s ultimatum. Read more...

League statement on the Greek referendum

Since the resolution below was adopted, there have been reports of continued attempts by Alexis Tsipras to continue negotiating with the EU  and IMF authorities, despite calling the referendum. Read more...

The G-7 summit: No anti-capitalism without anti-imperialism!

When Angela Merkel chose the venue for this year's G-7 summit, she had in mind the symbolism of the place. Read more...

Turkey: vote HDP on June 7 - then build a revolutionary party

Turkey’s Parliamentary elections on June 7 will take place against a background of sharpening political crisis in the region. Read more...

Venezuela: Hands off, Mr President!

At the beginning of April, 2015, the US president, Barack Obama, signed a decree establishing a state of emergency with regard to Venezuela, because the country had become a threat to the USA. Read more...

France: Confusion on the left, reformist and revolutionary

“The director reminds all employees of the obligation of laicité (secularism) and neutrality. Read more...

España: El PSOE mantiene su feudo de Andalucía – ¿se ha detenido el ascenso de Podemos?

Estamos en un súper-año electoral en España. En mayo se celebran elecciones locales en todo el país y en los próximos meses se celebran elecciones para varios gobiernos regionales. Read more...

The Left in Syriza: the key factor in further development

The Left in Syriza: the key factor in further development Read more...

Spain: PSOE scrapes home in Andalusia - has it stopped the rise of Podemos?

Spain: PSOE scrapes home in Andalusia - has it stopped the rise of Podemos? Read more...

For a European Campaign of Solidarity with Greece

Let Greece Breathe: Action Now across Europe to end Austerity

Despite the election of a government pledged to ease the intolerable burden of paying interest on Greece's €320bn foreign debt and to renegotiate the terms imposed by the Troika (the IMF, the ECB and Read more...

Blockupy: A mobilisation success and media propaganda

On 18 March, at least 20,000 people took part in blockades and demonstrations to mark the ceremonial opening of the new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. Read more...

Greece: Syriza's modest proposal

A snap general election in Greece looks set to end in victory for radical left wing party Syriza, ending a six-year monopoly of pro-austerity governments across Europe. Read more...

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