Peter Mertens: “Where there is a working class, there will always be hope”
The Belgian political leader spoke to Peoples Dispatch about his book Mutiny and what this moment of mass discontent and major geopolitical shifts means for working class struggle.
ManiFiesta 2024: A celebration of solidarity and internationalism
One of the central themes of this year’s ManiFiesta is the movement for Palestine, which has grown exponentially amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Trade unions find their place in global peace efforts at ManiFiesta 2024
At ManiFiesta 2024, trade unions played a central role, linking workplace struggles with broader discussions on global disarmament and peacebuilding
Shawn Fain on class struggle, union wins, and the road ahead for UAW
In a conversation with PTB General Secretary Peter Mertens, UAW President Shawn Fain addresses the challenges of organizing the working class and the fight for workers’ rights
Peter Mertens: “Netanyahu is the Pinochet of this generation”
In a speech at the Belgian parliament, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party sharply condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza and called for concrete measures to stop it
International tribunal finds US blockade of Cuba in violation of international law
The International Tribunal Against the Blockade of Cuba took place in the Belgian capital on November 16 and 17 and heard from dozens of witnesses from European and Cuban civil society
“The working class in Europe is alive:” Peter Mertens
Peter Mertens of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) talks about how the working class movement in Europe is gaining strength and what role international solidarity plays in strengthening it
Moving from rhetoric to action to build socialism
On the second day of the III International Conference Dilemmas of Humanity, leaders discussed the key challenges and tasks to organize the working class.
Peter Mertens: Mutiny in South and North
At the Cumbre de los Pueblos (Peoples’ Summit) at the European Parliament, Peter Mertens, Secretary General of the PTB, spoke about the mutinies that are needed to turn the world around
Belgium hosts movements from across Latin America and Europe in People’s Summit
We bring you glimpses of the People’s Summit in Brussels which brought together people’s movements, trade unions, and left parties from across Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe
People’s Summit in Brussels calls for respect of democracy and self-determination
Over 1,000 people participated in the People’s Summit that brought together the people of Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe
Raoul Hedebouw is the new president of the Workers Party of Belgium
At the unity congress of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, Peter Mertens stepped down from the presidency after 13 significant years during which it became one of the prominent Marxist parties in Europe
- Children in Gaza charred to death as Israel strikes displaced people’s tents in designated “safe zone”
- Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform
- Moroccan dockworkers call for boycott of Maersk’s arms shipment to Israel
- Trump’s immigration authorities arrest US citizen
- Health systems in Europe are running on overtime
