The victory of the far-right Rassemblement National in the first round of elections could give France its first fascist government since the Nazi occupation, but the left has also made advances. John Mullen outlines an anticapitalist perspective on the political crisis in France.
Tens of thousands of people mobilized against the far-right AfD. The government is nonetheless implementing parts of the Far Right's agenda.
Statement on Palestine by Die Linke Wedding and Linksjugend Wedding (English version)
Modi's right is a paper tiger, yet capable of biting. The latest elections show it can be stopped
Statement on Palestine (in German) by Die Linke Wedding and Linksjugend Wedding
Wagenknecht’s successes represent a dark day for the German left.
One week before elections
What should anticapitalists do ?
Interview by Green Left Weekly with John Mullen, an anticapitalist activist living in Paris, and a supporter of the France Insoumise (France in Revolt).
Indian voters have delivered a remarkable rebuke to the BJP in spite of all the obstacles Modi's government has placed in their way.
The rise of Le Pen is not inevitable. We can stop them with radical action by the whole of the Left
Macron and Le Pen - not a duel: more like a duet!