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women marching with signs

Many thousands took to the streets across Latin America as part of International Women’s Day, amid a concerning rise in gender-based violence and government attacks on women’s rights, reports Ben Radford.

sudents camp out at Columbia University

Chants of “No ICE, No KKK, No Fascist USA!” echoed through downtown Manhattan, as people protested the kidnapping and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, reports Saurav Sarkar.

Putin and Trump shake hands against backdrop of European map

The Trump-Putin pact has plunged the European capitalist class’ post-war project into deep crisis — that of building an ultra-liberal European Union as US imperialism’s privileged ally and NATO’s European pillar, argues Daniel Tanuro.

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Europe must not become a clone of the United States, argues Belgian socialist Peter Mertens. Instead, it must dare to chart a new course.

Ferat Kocak

Die Linke (The Left), Germany’s democratic socialist party, staged a huge upset in the capital, Berlin, winning 21.8% of the city’s vote in the February 23 elections. Marcel Cartier looks behind the party’s revival and the challenge in winning working-class support away from the far right.

Donald Trump mural

United States President Donald Trump has implemented a whirlwind of attacks and changes that are shifting politics internationally. Green Left's Isaac Nellist spoke to US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan about the devastating impacts of Trump’s second presidency and the challenges in building resistance to it.

While young people are generally more progressive, the far right is pushing misogyny to draw young men into their movement. Isaac Nellist reports.

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Mary Merkenich looks at the good, bad and ugly aspects of the German federal election results.

Murdoch, Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos

Mainstream media outlets may pretend not to be mouthpieces for the powerful, but in the end they are loyal to their billionaire owners and the class interests they represent, writes Tamara Pearson.

Isaac Nellist asks US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan, members of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses caucus, about Trump’s attacks on immigrants, workers and human rights. 

Victorian Socialist Alliance members from Geelong and Melbourne branches discussed the context in which to advance progressive campaigns at SA’s Victorian conference. Elizabeth Bantas reports.

Person looking at US capitol building

In a “slash and burn” rampage, multi-billionaire and Donald Trump appointee Elon Musk is spearheading job cuts and closures across United States government departments, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.