Médecine pour le Peuple: Defending the right to health for all
We speak to Dr. Hanne Bosselaers from Médecine pour le Peuple (MPLP) – an initiative of the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) – which seeks to provide accessible and quality health and medical care to the people
“The neoliberal LPPR is detrimental to public projects including health and education”
Virginie Dutoya & Vanessa Caru from the committee for the mobilization of universities and research centers speak about the proposed French multi-annual research programming law and the dire impact it will have on education in the country
“The PiS-led Polish government is a combination of reactionary nationalism and social conservatism”
Representatives of the Communist Party of Poland, which is facing persecution at the hands of the government led by the Law and Justice Party, talk about the nature of the government, the policies it is implementing and the country’s shift to the right
Criticism swells in Russia against Putin’s constitutional reforms
President Vladimir Putin’s call for constitutional reforms on January 15 has substantially unsettled politics and governance in the country. The final proposal has been opposed by various progressive sections of society
New Communist Party of Aotearoa seeks to blaze a new trail in New Zealand
Peoples Dispatch talks to Katjoesja Buissink of the New Communist Party of Aotearoa on the party’s history, its agenda and its method of organizing in New Zealand
Left-wing Sinn Fein uproots establishment parties’ hegemony in Ireland
Sinn Fein registered a thumping victory by securing 37 seats out of the 42 it had contested with 24.53% of votes, while the two established parties – the incumbent Fine Gael and Fianna Fail won 20.86% and 22.18% of the votes, respectively
Anti-fascists stage protests against annual neo-Nazi gathering in Budapest
Fascist groups gathered in Budapest for the 75th Honor Day to commemorate the Nazis who were killed during the Siege of Budapest by the Soviet Army in 1945.
In Italy, Emilia Romagna halts right-wing surge, with a little help from the Sardine Movement
The provincial elections in Emilia Romagna saw the center-left Democratic Party defeating the right-wing led by Matteo Salvini’s League. Emilia Romagna was the epicenter of the Sardine Movement which was directed against the right wing
“Sweden does not constitute an example of ‘welfarism’ or the success of social democracy”
Interview with Andreas Sörensen, Chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP)
Who can stop the far-right?
The scope and scale of the right-wing resurgence this year shows the urgent need for greater working class mobilizations that can safeguard and deepen democracy and build coalitions
“We want Belgium out of NATO and NATO out of Belgium”
The Workers’ Party of Belgium has been in the forefront of resisting the far-right in the country, as well as promoting internationalism and battling for a just solution to climate change
What makes the Workers’ Party of Belgium tick?
Bert De Belder of the Workers’ Party of Belgium reflects on the transitions that enabled his organization to emerge as a powerful force throughout the country at a time of increasing fracturing of the polity
- Colombia’s ELN declares ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Myanmar unions call on garment sector employers to provide minimum wage during lockdown
- Indian security forces assault healthcare workers in Kashmir
- Thousands of jobs at stake as restaurant chain collapses in the UK
- In South Africa, NUMSA alleges forced work during lockdown
