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The "Global Progressive Mobilization: A bankrupt spectacle in Barcelona
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (749+ words) On April 1718, some 6, 000 politicians, party functionaries, trade union bureaucrats and assorted hangers-on gathered in Barcelona for what was billed as the inaugural "Global Progressive Mobilisation" (GPM). The summit was convened by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez and Brazilian President Luiz…...
Porto Alegre Conference: How not to fight fascism
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (245+ words) The document adopted by the conference, dubbed the Porto Alegre Charter, acknowledges explosive signs of the world imperialist crisis and a growing social radicalization. It declares: The capitalist-imperialist system is living through a profound crisis and a sharp economic, social…...
Five countries boycott Eurovision Song Contest protesting inclusion of Israel
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (872+ words) Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland are to boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in protest at Israel's inclusion in the competition. Last week Israel was allowed to continue competing in Eurovision after a general assembly meeting…...
US-EU tensions erupt over Iran war as France holds back-channel talks with China
1+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) US-European conflicts have exploded in the weeks leading up to the sudden US cease-fire with Iran announced by Donald Trump last Tuesday. Trump repeatedly lashed out at European regimes and in particular at French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of…...
Spain's Workers' Revolutionary Current channels anti-war sentiment behind social democrats, pseudo-left parties and union bureaucracy
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1212+ words) Mass opposition is developing alongside a deepening global economic crisis. Workers in every country are confronting soaring inflation, rising costs of living, energy shortages and attacks on wages and social conditions. This is laying the objective basis for escalating class…...
Spain's Socialist Party-Sumar government unveils "1 billion military aid package for Ukraine
4+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Just weeks after Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez revived the "No to war" slogan associated with the mass anti-war movement against the 2003 Iraq invasion, and declared that Spain would refuse the use of US-Spanish military bases for the war against Iran,…...
Spanish trade unions subordinate anti-war opposition to Sanchez's Socialist Party government
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (520+ words) The war launched by US imperialism and Israel against Iran is dragging the world into a broader conflict in the Middle East and brings closer the prospect of a new world war. In Spain, the government of Pedro S'nchez'formed by…...
Spain sends warships to Cyprus after Trump threatens to cut off US trade unless Madrid joins Iran war
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (499+ words) Workers and youth cannot halt the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran and the escalating war across the Middle East by relying on the military and diplomatic initiatives of the European powers. This reality was starkly illustrated by the unprincipled…...
No social media ban in Germany for young people!
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (558+ words) Germany's ruling class is preparing to introduce a social media ban for young people. This has become clear in public debates and party conference resolutions in recent weeks. Parties and media of every stripe are clamouring for a crackdown on…...
Spain's Socialist Party-Sumar government complicit in the US-Israeli attack on Iran
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (497+ words) Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Sumar coalition government has formally distanced itself from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, while still providing logistical infrastructure located on Spanish territory to support the illegal operation. The level of political cynicism involved is striking. While…...