With the death of French fascist Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the midst of a political crisis in France, now is the time to re-explain and remobilise people against the fascist National Rally, which is closer to government than ever, writes John Mullen.
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The Left Berlin’s Phil Butland spoke to Paris activist John Mullen about what French president Emmanuel Macron hopes to achieve with the appointment of new right-wing prime minister François Bayrou.
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The future of Syria and the Middle East is complex and uncertain, argues Khaled Ghannam.
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John Mullen looks behind the no-confidence motion in the French assembly and what this means for the struggle against the far right and for fundamental change.
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Federico Fuentes speaks to Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine leader Yuriy Samoilov about how unions are dealing with the twin challenges of foreign occupation and domestic attacks on workers’ rights.
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Thousands gathered in the streets of London to protest against the criminalisation of the city’s Kurdish community, reports Medya News.
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A high-altitude isolated depression that hit Spain, especially the province of Valencia, at the end of October turned into the deadliest climate-related catastrophe in Spain this century, writes Miguel Urban Crespo.
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Despite COP29 overrunning by 33 hours to finalise negotiations, the United Nations Conference of Parties on climate change ended without any agreements to meaningfully confront the climate crisis, reports Ben Radford.
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Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian human rights activist and prisoner of war, has been released by Russia in a prisoner exchange after more than two years of captivity, reports Federico Fuentes.
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An international alliance to defend academic freedom was launched at a global online conference held to honour the work of jailed Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky, reports Federico Fuentes.
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Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about anti-capitalist organising and the need for unity to overcome divisions within the left in France.
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After France’s recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron refused to allow the Nouveau Front Populaire left alliance to form government. Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about the challenges facing the left in France following the formation of the new right-wing government.