We re-publish in English an article, released by the Argentina-based group Cuadernos de Negacion that deals with the rise of the extreme right. More specifically, it deals critically with the use of the term “fascist” to describe this tendency. We agree with them that the danger of fascism today is not necessarily to lead us…| Internationalist Perspective
Last May, at the invitation of Internationalist Perspective and Controversies, some left communists from six countries gathered in Brussels to talk and listen to each other.1 Aside from IP, Controversies, and a few unaffiliated comrades, activists of the following were present: Old Mole Collective ex-FOR (Fomento Obrero Revolucionario) Collectif Smolny AAAP (Association Archives Anton Pannekoek)…| Internationalist Perspective
We publish here a text on the period of transition; it was written for the conference held in Arezzo in June, 2024 by a member and a sympathiser of Internationalist Perspective. The subject of the period of transition has not been given the attention it is due by the revolutionary milieu in recent years and we…| Internationalist Perspective
Trump has been back in office for less than a hundred days, and while the charge he is leading is unmistakable, its destination remains uncertain. The two texts that follow are attempts to make sense of what is being set in motion, and what that reveals about the current configuration of political and economic power.| Internationalist Perspective
The worsening climate disasters and the brutal wars now raging in Europe, Africa and the Middle East show that capitalism’s tendential destruction of our future is accelerating. Furthermore, the wars are used, not just in the conflict zones themselves but all over the world, for massive propaganda for nationalism, for drumming up support for the…| Internationalist Perspective
La escena: el Despacho Oval, Casa Blanca, Washington DC.| Internationalist Perspective
La scène : le Bureau Ovale, la Maison Blanche, Washington DC.| Internationalist Perspective
The scene: the Oval Office, White House, Washington DC. Present are: Donald J Trump, president JD Vance, vice president Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Pete Hegseth , Secretary of Defense Michael Waltz, National Security Advisor A fly on the wall Waltz: Our starting point is that conflict with China is inevitable at some point. There is no other country that can threaten our hegemony. We must at all costs prevent this. Trump: Exactly. We are the top predator. The world is too small for two to...| Internationalist Perspective
Banksy Mientras escribimos esto, las armas están en silencio en Gaza. La lluvia de bombas, que continuó hasta casi el último minuto antes de que entrara en vigor del alto el fuego, finalmente se ha detenido. Pero más que el fin de la guerra, lo más probable es que se trate de una pausa. ¿Cuánto tiempo durará? Sólo 42 días, si no se llega a un acuerdo entre Israel y Hamás sobre un segundo intercambio de prisioneros/rehenes. E incluso si entonces las FDI no reanudan su matanza masiva...| Internationalist Perspective
El movimiento prorevolucionario ha perdido a su Néstor. El 16 de diciembre, Henri Simon, de 102 años, murió pacíficamente mientras dormía. Se le echará de menos. Fue a través de las luchas en el lugar de trabajo que el joven Henri llegó a la política, en las que se enfrentó a los sindicatos y al Partido Comunista. En 1951 pasó a formar parte de Socialisme ou Barbarie (SOUB), un grupo comunista de izquierda antinacionalista que se había escindido del PCF. La evolución de SOUB es...| Internationalist Perspective
Un folleto publicado en diciembre de 2023 sobre la matanza en Gaza suscitó un debate en el seno de nuestro grupo. Lo que se objetó fue que el panfleto relacionaba el asesinato en masa cometido por las FDI con la necesidad del capitalismo israelí de controlar y reducir un excedente de población que no le reportaba ningún beneficio, y que veía en esto una indicación de la dirección genocida en la que va el capitalismo en su conjunto. En contra de este punto de vista, se argumentó que s...| Internationalist Perspective
The following text was written by Marlowe for discussion at the internationalist meeting in Brussels 2023 where “the periodisation of capitalism’ was the theoretical subject on the agenda. It is followed by a shorter text that addresses the periodisation question specifically. The main text has two parts. In the first, Marlowe traces out the trajectory of capitalism over the past couple of hundred years and describes how capitalism has got to where it is today, emphasizing the interaction...| Internationalist Perspective