Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Anarchist Black Cross (Belarus), SCHULTZ Lara
On 7th November, the anarchist book fair takes place in Berlin’s Mehringhof. The group Anarchist Black Cross Belarus states they are not permitted to participate. Jungle World spoke with a member of the group about the reasons and about anarchist solidarity in wartime.
Why are you not (…)
, by People Before Profit
Voters have delivered an historic rejection of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and a victory for the left. Despite a negative campaign of fears and smears from the political establishment, people appear to have delivered the largest Presidential vote ever - for Catherine Connolly. This is a vote for (…)
, by HUČKO Tomáš
The biggest left-wing event in Great Britain – The World Transformed – was held regularly under the patronage of the Labour Party from 2016 onwards. Since the party under the leadership of Keir Starmer adopted far-right rhetoric, the festival organisers have distanced themselves from Labour and (…)
, by FIPT
Our comrade Andreas Klocke, with whom we were active in what was then the only group in the Greek section of the Fourth International, died at the beginning of October, greatly weakened by a very long illness following a complex operation. In recent years, as far as his strength allowed, Andreas (…)
, by BONNER Robin
Robin Bonner reports on the Green Party (England and Wales) recent conference in Bournemouth that took place from 3-5 October.
The Autumn 2025 Green Party conference was the largest in the Party’s history, with about 1,000 members attending it.
The atmosphere throughout the weekend was one (…)
, by FUENTES Alex, TAKI Mesir
Turbulence on the left is giving rise to various new initiatives. Alex Fuentes of Internationalen spoke with Mesir Taki from the newly formed Folkets Röst (People’s Voice), which is conducting a petition campaign for left-wing demands ahead of the upcoming election.
Image: Representatives (…)
, by DURGAN Andy
On 29 September 1935, the Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista, POUM) was founded as a fusion of two dissident communist organisations, the Workers’ and Peasants’ Bloc (Bloque Obrero y Campesino, BOC) and the Communist Left of Spain (Izquierda Comunista (…)
, by KELLAWAY Dave
Dave Kellaway assesses the opportunities opened by the launch of the new left party by Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn.
Every time I start this article, I must keep updating the numbers who have signed up at the Your Party website. According to Zarah Sultana’s twitter feed we have already hit (…)
, by Toupeira Vermelha
On the left, there is an urgent need to return to basics, where door-to-door canvassing and grassroots work in factories and schools are not just carried out during election periods, but because they are an effective way of countering misinformation and laying the foundations for changing the (…)
, by HANNAH Simon
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.
The ingrained neoliberalism and racism of the Labour government can only pave the way for a Reform-Tory coalition government in 2029. (…)
, by MARTINS Catarina
As Europe grapples with rising far-right influence, radical left parties face crucial strategic choices. In this analysis, Catarina Martins, MEP and former coordinator of Portugal’s Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc, a radical left party that emerged from Trotskyist and Maoist traditions in 1999) (…)
, by KOUTERS Casper
On Saturday 21 June, GroenLinks [GreenLeft] and the PvdA [Labour Party] are organising a joint members’ congress. The aim is to establish a new left party for the Netherlands. Casper Kouters from Linksboven, a left-wing network within the merged party] is not very impressed.
Photo: A (…)
, by URBAN CRESPO Miguel
Why you? What was the objective in implicating you in the drug ring and financing of Podemos?
I don’t think they had any special interest in me as a person. Just as I don’t think they had any special interest in Iglesias as a person. What they wanted was to destroy a group and destroy ideas. (…)
, by SAP (Denmark)
Denmark’s Unity List (Enhedslisten / Red-Green Alliance) annual conference marks what critics describe as a troubling shift towards mainstream defence positions and weakened internal democracy. This analysis by one of the list’s components, Denmark’s Socialist Workers’ Party (SAP) examines how (…)
, by Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc/Bloc de Gauche) Portugal
The 18 May parliamentary elections were a disaster for Portugal’s Left Bloc. The far right has replaced the Socialist Party as the main opposition to the conservative government, and may now push for constitutional changes. All left parties suffered, but none as much as the Left Bloc. Its vote (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
Housing, tax justice, immigration and rearmament were the main themes of the debate between Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), and Mariana Mortágua, coordinator of Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc).
In a debate between Portugal’s two anticapitalist political (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
After the final parliamentary plenary of the legislature, Fabian Figueiredo assessed his parliamentary group’s legislative activity, highlighting nine Bloco initiatives that will become law to improve the lives of many people.
At the end of the day of the final plenary of the legislature, the (…)
, by LISKE Markus
Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) is still avoiding drawing the necessary conclusions from the Russian aggression against Ukraine. This is because parts of the party sympathise with the foreign policy positions of Donald Trump.
One would like to be pleased that the Left Party has unexpectedly (…)
, by GOES Thomas
Die Linke (The Left) has staged an impressive comeback. But even more is possible. It can become the strongest political force to the left of centre. The party was successful due to anti-fascist class politics, a strong grassroots campaign, pointed public work, and extremely strong teamwork - (…)
, by VANDER ELST Martin
Since Trump’s election—and especially after the U.S. cut military aid to Ukraine—a growing chorus in Europe has called for the continent to become more militarily “independent.” This idea, often associated with the legacy of Charles de Gaulle, emphasizes strategic autonomy from the U.S. and (…)
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