International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine
International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow.
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Japan
The Political Landscape Surrounding the Snap General Election
23 January, byPrime Minister Takaichi announced the dissolution of The House of Representatives and the general election at a press conference on January 19th. The general election is to be held on Sunday, February 8th. This brief essay will examine the current political situation, focusing on what the snap election means and why a new party, the Centrist Reform Coalition, was formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Komeito Party (Komeito).
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USA
Resisting Trump’s Assault on Democratic Rights and the Sovereignty of Nations
22 January, by“The efforts to defend immigrants from ICE raids have all the markings of an authentic nascent social movement. ”
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Portugal
New neofascist advance in presidential elections
21 January, by“The reduction in the electoral strength of the left is an invitation for activists to reflect on the fragmentation of this camp. In the downward spiral of the last three years, the only time the left has made its mark on the public debate to contest popular opinion was during last December’s general strike, called jointly by the CGTP and UGT against the new labour laws that the government wants to impose.”
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Big Tech
Techno-feudal lords or oligarchy of data traffickers?
20 January, byIntensive use of social networks, more than other forms of Internet presence, with the possible exception of games, generates behaviours comparable to other forms of drug addiction, such as excessive consumption and psychological, or even physical, hangovers. This article argues that this is the product sold by this new oligarchy.
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Ukraine
Kyiv in crisis: how wild capitalism is exacerbating the devastation
19 January, byThe year 2026 began with devastating Russian shelling of Kyiv’s infrastructure, which, in freezing conditions, brought the population to the brink of survival. The city, home to 3 million people, is experiencing an acute shortage of heat and water, and electricity is being supplied on a short-term basis. It has become clear that the authorities had no plan B in case of a catastrophic deterioration in the security and weather situation.
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Recently posted Features
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Ecosocialism
Ruptures: The New Manifesto of the Fourth International
22 January, byread article...The new Manifesto of the Fourth International is available in English from Resistance Books London or the IIRE, Amsterdam. This “Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution - Break with capitalist growth”, is a document that marks a new stage in the history of the movement founded in 1938 by Leon Trotsky and his comrades.
Since Babeuf’s Manifesto of the Equals (1796) and the Communist Manifesto (1848), many documents of this kind have emerged throughout the history of the workers’ movement. (…) -
Obituary
One of ours: Eleni Varika (1949-2026)
19 January, byread article...“We will miss Eleni very much, because what emanated from her was her deep appreciation of human connections, friendship and life.”
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Obituary
Mohammed Harbi (1933-2026): Participant in and Historian of the Algerian Revolution
15 January, byread article...“[Harbi’s] death on the first day of 2026 means the passing of one of the last eyewitnesses of one of the great anticolonial struggles and the loss of an incisive historian.”
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Obituary
Jean Malifaud 1945 - 2026
15 January, byread article...Jean Malifaud was for many years a member of the leadership of the LCR in France. Until the end of his life he was active in international solidarity and a committed trade-unionist.
