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Sudan: Revolutionary struggle can end military rule
World Economy: Where is the Recovery Going?
World Perspectives: Opportunities and Dangers in the “Age of Disorder”
Document on World Perspectives discussed, amended and approved by ISA’s International Committee during a meeting from 23–26 February 2021
Solidarity against repression in China & Hong Kong- Free ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung!
Since the Hong Kong mass struggles in 2019, the situation has changed completely. The dictatorship of Xi Jinping and the misnamed Communist Party (CCP) has answered with massive and unprecedented repression of democratic rights aimed at destroying the movement and preventing any future mass struggles in Hong Kong and China.
IWD 2021: Covid and Economic Depression Threaten Women’s Gains: Organise, Fight Back!
March 8 is International Women’s Day, when across the world the struggle for women’s rights is stepped up. Further reports for 8M from different countries can be found on the ROSA site rosainternational.org
Forward into the 2020s: Revolts, Struggles and Their Political Effects
The new wave of revolts and mass movements of 2019 continued in 2020 — despite the severe restrictions due to the pandemic and economic depression. From Thailand to Bolivia and Nigeria to Belarus, mass movements and protests have taken to the streets, challenging the ruling elites. What are lessons from these movements and what are the effects on consciousness?
Chile: Neoliberalism, the 2019 Revolt and the Plebiscite
For years Chile was seen as a regional success story of the neoliberal economic model. As the country with the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in Latin America, it has always been considered by advocates of neoliberalism as an example to follow. However, behind the positive economic indicators there was hidden a hard truth: Chile was also one of the countries with the largest inequality gap in the region.
India: Massive Protest Puts Modi Under Fire
The protest against the Hindu nationalist regime of Nahendra Modi of the BJP is growing to phenomenal proportions. A well-organised farmers’ protest keeps the capital Delhi in its grip. At the same time, on 26 November, there was a colossal general strike with 250 million participants.
Poland: Mass Movement in Defence of Abortion Rights
Following last Thursday’s ruling of the Constitutional Court that abortion in the case of foetal defects is unconstitutional, protests and mass demonstrations have swept the country, gaining in numbers each day.
Brexit, and the New Global “Age of Disorder”
“Remember Brexit?”, was the title of the New York Times’ main editorial on 11 September. It summed up a sensation that was palpable during the Spring and Summer months of 2020, in Britain and elsewhere.