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Demonstration against Islamophobia in Paris, 10 November 2019

by on 10/11/2019

Around 20,000 people demonstrated in Paris today against Islamophobia. This is five times bigger than all previous similar demos. Photos by Colin Falconer and John Mullan reproduced by permission. We will be publishing an analysis from John Mullen on the theleftberlin.de Website tomorrow.

The working class and the left. What kind of party do we need

by on 17/10/2019

Recently a debate opened up in a pro-Syriza paper [EfSyn, The Journal of the Editors] and initiated by Journalist Tasos Pappas.  It is a debate about the nature of the party that the left needs.  In the aftermath of the Syriza capitulation and as the New Democracy right party is again in power.  This is a response from the comrades of SEK.

Six Months of Rio Governor Witzel in the Favelas, Part 2: Economic and Social Development

by on 30/09/2019

This is the second installment in a two-part article monitoring the actions of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel since taking office, focusing on public security, governance, and social and economic development. Witzel was elected last October on a public security-driven campaign, promising to “protect police from potential conviction,” raising the question of who would benefit from said security. […]