Europe

What the Berlin Wall’s collapse meant for workers worldwide

A Socialist Defector: From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee by Victor Grossman/Stephen Wechsler, New York: Monthly Review Press, 2019, 352 pages. This…

November 8, 2019

A Portuguese Marxist examines the bizarre Brexit ‘circus’

Raposo is a Portuguese Marxist and analyst. This article was published Oct. 23 on the website jornammudardevida.info. Translation by John…

November 2, 2019

Erdogan wants nuclear weapons

Published Oct. 21 in the Italian newspaper, Il Manifesto. Translation by John Catalinotto. “Some countries have nuclear missiles, but the…

November 2, 2019

Spain: Communist groups defend imprisoned Catalan leaders

Below is a joint declaration in response to the sentences of 9-to-13 years each issued following the “trial” of nine…

October 29, 2019

Barcelona, Catalonia: Massive general strike demands ‘Free political prisoners’

Marinelli writes often for Prensaobrera.com on Catalonia. This article was published Oct. 19 on redroja.org and translated by John Catalinotto.…

October 24, 2019

U.S., NATO, Turkey out of Syria!

The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events…

October 15, 2019

Biden’s time in Ukraine

That Joe Biden’s interaction with Ukrainian leaders has become a central question in the attempt to impeach the well-hated Donald…

October 1, 2019

Will Germany direct European imperialism?

Editor’s notes:  The following are excerpts, chosen from a more extensive essay on developments in Europe, which focuses on the…

September 4, 2019

Belfast workers fight layoffs, climate change

Workers have occupied the Harland and Wolff shipyard in the north of Ireland since July 29. They are fighting to…

August 29, 2019

A view from France of the ongoing coup attempt in Venezuela

The author directed this article to a French audience. Published in RT on Jan. 24, it explains some of the…

January 25, 2019