Against religious fascism, we do not have the same values as… Macron!
October 19, 2020 – Editorial of “The Etincelle” (The Spark) workplace newsletters in France {An imperfect translation. Notes have been added as explanation} A high school teacher was beheaded near his school outside of Paris. A price had been placed on his head by religious fanatics, in reality fascists who poison the Muslim world. He […]
The German Economy and the Covid Crisis
International Revolutionary Convergence V.1, Aug. 2020 [this article has been translated from German] Germany is the European country with the biggest bail-out packages linked to the Covid crisis. Even though some measures have eased social emergencies, for example the temporary decrease to the sales tax (“Value Added Tax”) that helps poorer households, the crisis and […]
The Class Struggle in France During the Pandemic
International Revolutionary Convergence V.1, Aug. 2020 [this article has been translated from French] Now that life seems to be returning to “normal” (or rather “abnormal,” as many workers call it), a new generalized offensive is being launched against the working class. The bosses, who did not wait for the end of quarantine to get rid […]
What Perspectives, Following the Shockwave of Protests Around the World?
International Revolutionary Convergence V.1, Aug. 2020 [this article has been translated from French] In the year before the Covid crisis, revolts had multiplied throughout the world. In Chile, from the students protesting against the increase in the price of subway tickets, the anger spread to wide swaths of the whole working classes. In Iran, anger […]
Is a Regroupment of Revolutionaries Something to Embrace? Where to Start and Where to go to?
International Revolutionary Convergence V.1, Aug. 2020 (written in April 2020) [this article has been translated from French] It is obvious that communist revolutionaries, first and foremost the Trotskyists, today lack an international organization that could be a general staff of proletarian forces, a leadership for all those who have only their labor power to live […]