France: Some points on the presidential elections and the responsibilities of the Left

For workers and youth in France, in Europe and worldwide, the results of the French presidential elections of April 10th evoke mixed feelings. On one hand, disappointment that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, with...

The war in Ukraine and the Left

A war and, in general, any rise in national antagonisms and conflicts, represent the most difficult ground for the Left to adopt a position; this is particularly the case for the anti-capitalist/internationalist Left. Such...

The war in Ukraine and “green” nuclear energy

This article was written by a cothinker in Greece. On March 4, the news about the explosion and fire at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, now under Russian control, caused concern throughout Europe....

Manifesto of Fridays For Future in Romania – an inspiration to climate movement

A relaunched group of “Fridays for Future” in Romania held its first meeting in Brasov on February 26 and 27. The document we publish today is the manifesto they agreed at that meeting. The group...

The origin of women’s oppression

The oppression of women has not been an omnipresent feature of human society throughout all of human history. While women are certainly universally oppressed in today’s world, this has not always been the case,...

NSW nurses strike: Breaking the silence and getting into action after a decade

After 10 years of strike inactivity, the nurses of Australia have stepped into the arena and have initiated a campaign to improve the nurse-to-patient ratio and increase their wages. Between 6,000 and 10,000 nurses...

A new initiative by revolutionary socialists

Internationalist Standpoint is a website created by revolutionary socialists from different countries. The initiative was taken by a number of sections that left the ISA in the first half of 2021: Xekinima, from Greece,...

Andrews government continues public housing privatisation by stealth

The Victorian state Labor government as part of its neoliberal political agenda is surreptitiously implementing a privatised Social Housing policy. This policy is an underhanded attempt by the government to justify its escalating program...