Author: swoopy

The Ebola Outbreak as a Legacy of Imperialism

A new Ebola outbreak is spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. Hundreds have already died, and health authorities are racing to contain the disease. For many outside Africa, outbreaks like this are seen as another unfortunate but inevitable natural disaster. A dangerous virus appears, people become infected, and the world watches […]

What is Happening with the General Strike in Bolivia?

This is a translation of a synthesis of three articles by Rafael Santos of the Partido Obrero (Workers’ Party) in Argentina, published on its website, Prensa Obrera on May 23, 2026. Its analyses are those of a Trotskyist current, with information and perspective that should be interesting to our readership. Why are the Bolivian people […]

Selma – The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues

On Saturday, May 16, an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in Selma, Alabama against the various efforts to attack people’s voting rights. People from all over the South came to take a stand against the suppression of their votes. The protest took place at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, which was not an accident given […]

Who is Zé Maria?

Longtime Brazilian industrial union leader and political activist faces a two-year prison sentence for speech in defense of Palestinian liberation. By PSTU – Brazil Published on May 8, 2026 and reprinted from the Workers’ Voice website. The trajectory of José Maria de Almeida, Zé Maria, is intertwined with the recent history of the Brazilian workers’ […]

France: No to Attacks on Workers! Raise Wages and Ban Layoffs!

May 4, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On May 1, nearly 300,000 people demonstrated across [France] for International Workers’ Day, reminding us that only our solidarity can help us stand up to attacks by employers. A mobilization that some would love to see disappear! Former Prime Minister […]

Meatpacking Workers in Colorado End Strike

After striking for three weeks, in early April meatpacking workers in Colorado ended their strike against Brazilian meat production giant JBS. Union leadership said that 93% of members voted to ratify the agreement, although it is unclear if that was the percent of those who voted or the percent of the local’s total membership. The […]

Elections in Hungary: The End of the Orbán Era

April 17, 2026 article of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. After 16 years in power, the ultra-reactionary Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered a resounding defeat in the parliamentary elections of April 12, losing to the main opposition candidate, Peter Magyar – 54% to 38%. The only other party to […]

U.S. and Israeli Attack on the People of Iran is Built on Lies

The current war against Iran by the United States and Israel has been a huge disaster for the people of Iran as well as throughout the region. Thousands of people in Iran and the Gulf States have been killed. Donald Trump has declared he is not interested in making any deal with Iran and that […]

Iran and 125 Years of Imperialism

An earlier version of this article was published here on July 2, 2025. The Iranian nation-state, presently under attack by both Israel and the United States, has a long history as an object of imperialist aggression. Although the degree to which western powers were able to influence and dominate Iran has varied, since approximately 1900 […]

Iran Timeline: A History of Imperialist Aggression

The U.S. attack on Iran in 2026 is only the latest in decades of U.S. aggression against that country. U.S. imperialism, whether directed by the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, has worked tirelessly to dominate Iran and control its resources. This current war has nothing to do with protecting the U.S. or defending any […]

France: Against the Far Right: Advancing a Revolutionary Alternative

February 16, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The death of Quentin Deranque, a racist and fundamentalist far-right activist, has been used to justify a sweeping campaign of lies, insults, and smears. Media outlets and politicians—from the far right to the mainstream right and even parts of the […]

The United States Tightens the Noose Around Cuba’s Neck – We Must Say “NO!”

On January 29th, Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Addressing Threats To The United States By The Government Of Cuba.” The executive order threatened massive tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba, arguing that Cuba somehow poses a serious national security threat to the United States and citing the Cuban government’s alleged […]

Trump Administration Gives a Green Light to Poisoning the World Faster

On February 12, President Trump and Lee Zeldin, the head of his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that the agency would no longer recognize the “endangerment rule,” a 2010 EPA decision that climate change is a danger to both human health and the environment. This announcement flies in the face of decades of agreement by […]

France: Facing Politicians’ Games, Let’s Make Our Anger Heard!

February 16, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Local bigwigs entrenched in office for decades, newcomers eager to take their place, the entire political world is at the starting line for the municipal elections [in France]… often with their sights set on the presidential and legislative elections of […]

The Epstein Files: Capitalists are the Biggest Predators!

February 9, 2026 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The U.S. Department of Justice’s continued release of documents on the Epstein case, a billionaire who, in addition to his business dealings, ran a prostitution ring involving young women, some as young as 14, and who died while in custody, […]

Iran: More Than 50,000 Arrests (and at Least 30,000 Deaths)

February 5, 2026 news-in-brief by the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Repression continues and intensifies in [Iran]. According to the NGO Human Rights Activists, at least 50,235 arrests have been made since December 8 and the outbreak of widespread protests against the mullahs’ regime by a large part of the population, […]

The Billionaire Class Declares War on the Working Class!

January 19, 2026, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The year 2026 has barely begun, and already threats are mounting. After bombing Nigeria on December 25, Trump had Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro kidnapped on January 3 to get his hands on the country’s oil. Then he once again threatened […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shaken by Revolt

On December 28, masses of people took to the streets across Iran in protests that, in many cases, called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian regime responded with intense repression against the protesters with at least 4,500 reported massacred and many more missing. Not only was the regime shaken by the revolt […]

NYC Nurses on Strike!

On Monday, January 12, nearly 15,000 nurses at three of New York City’s largest hospital systems went on strike. While they are demanding better pay, they are also fighting for improved work conditions and to protect benefits they already have. This strike is part of an ongoing nationwide conflict between health care workers and hospital […]

Imperialism on the Move; Will the People Strike Back Soon?

January 12, 2026, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. After Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela to seize its oil, after reaffirming his desire to take over Greenland and its resources, now it’s Iran that the American leader is threatening with another military intervention. The pretext is to come to […]

France: The 2026 Budget: A Jackpot for Bosses!

December 8, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The latest episode in a never-ending parliamentary saga [in France]: the vote on the social security budget! It was passed by a narrow majority (13 votes) of Members of Parliament (MPs) and with the support of the majority of Socialist […]

If you want peace, prepare the revolution!

December 1, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. After Fabien Mandon, the [French] army’s chief of staff, declared that we must be ready to “accept losing our children,” [President] Macron announced the return of the military service as early as 2026—on a voluntary basis. Designated volunteers: children of […]

U.S. and Saudi Capitalists Cozy Up

On November 18, Donald Trump literally rolled out the red carpet and gave a ceremonial military welcome to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the modernizing autocrat who rules over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Although his family kingdom and its wealth are based on the production of oil that is driving global warming, although he […]

Capitalism is Destroying the Planet; Only Workers Can Save It

November 17, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Disasters follow one another and are becoming more frequent Temperatures are soaring, mega-fires are devouring entire regions, cyclones are ravaging everything in their path and droughts are destroying crops. These disasters are anything but natural: behind them lies a profit-hungry […]

Turning Point USA at University of California Berkeley

On Monday, November 10, University of California (UC) Berkeley hosted the final stop of the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) college campus tour. TPUSA, founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, is a far-right Christian nationalist organization. It claims to promote free speech on campuses while in reality advancing bigotry against people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ […]

30 Years Of COP Have Only Led Us Towards Collapse

With every passing year, the severity and urgency of the climate crisis grow. Rising temperatures and the climatic changes that accompany them are having effects that will become more and more catastrophic, including: more frequent and intense heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires; major disruptions to agriculture and consequent famine; rapid spread of new epidemics; […]

France: Class Contempt and War on the Poor: Capitalism Must Be Brought to an End!

November 10, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Listening to deputies debate the budget, you’d think we — the people who keep this society running — were to blame for everything: workers supposedly living off the “generosity” of the healthcare system, retirees taking it easy instead of dying […]

Another “Ceasefire” Where One Side Ceases and Israel Fires

One month ago, on October 10th, a ceasefire was proclaimed between Israel and Hamas. This so-called ceasefire agreement is coming after more than two years of genocidal violence carried out on the Palestinians. During that time the equivalent of 13 nuclear bombs have been dropped on Gaza. At least 75,190 Palestinians have been killed. We […]

France: Workers, Whether Born Here or Elsewhere, Let’s Unite in the Battle Against Bosses!

November 3, 2025, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Last Thursday, the RN (extreme right-wing National Rally party in France) won a vote in the National Assembly for the first time: a resolution denouncing the 1968 Franco-Algerian migration agreement. Yet another opportunity for the RN to spew its racist […]

Cierre del Gobierno: ¡Desde luego, no es nuestro Gobierno!

El cierre del Gobierno federal comenzó poco después de que los demócratas bloquearan la legislación para seguir financiando al Gobierno, a menos que Trump y los republicanos aceptaran ampliar los subsidios para la Ley de Asistencia Asequible. Sin la ampliación, algunas primas de Obamacare se duplicarán en promedio. En respuesta, los republicanos rechazaron la ampliación […]

The Refugee Policy of Selective Compassion

The Trump administration has announced a new cap on refugee admissions: just 7,500 people for the coming year. This is a drastic drop from the 125,000 who were allowed in during last year under Biden’s presidency. Even for a country that is no stranger to setting limits on who gets this type of protection, the […]

Imperialism on the offensive, the people are fighting back

October 27, 2025, editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Trump deployed an aircraft carrier off the coast of Venezuela and ordered the bombing of boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing their occupants, who were immediately labeled drug traffickers—without proof; perhaps they were simply fishermen. He announced a CIA operation […]

¡Tenemos que oponernos al terror de ICE de Trump!

La administración Trump sigue desplegando agentes federales sobre la población, aterrorizando a las comunidades de inmigrantes en todo el país. ICE ha arrestado a más de 200 000 personas desde enero y, a pesar de las afirmaciones de la administración, estas redadas no están dirigidas a los delincuentes. La gran mayoría de las personas detenidas […]

No más reyes capitalistas: el futuro depende de nosotros

El fin de semana pasado, se calcula que siete millones de personas salieron a las calles en 2700 ciudades y pueblos de los 50 estados de EE. UU., el Distrito de Columbia y varios territorios estadounidenses, incluido Puerto Rico, para pedir «No a los reyes» y «No a los multimillonarios». Los ataques lanzados por el […]

Peru at a Crossroads

October 19, 2025 article published by the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. Three days after this article was published, the new president of Peru implemented a state of emergency in the largest cities, sending in the military to patrol and banning freedom of speech and assembly. In Peru, after several weeks […]

El alto el fuego de Trump no borra el genocidio

La semana pasada, Trump anunció que su administración había negociado finalmente un alto el fuego entre Hamás e Israel. Esto se presentó como un gran logro de su administración. Incluso parecía pensar que podría ganarle el Premio Nobel de la Paz. En realidad, este supuesto alto el fuego podría haberse aplicado en cualquier momento durante […]

France: The Lecornu Budget: A Fierce Attack. Our Only Defense: Ourselves!

October 20, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. On October 17, Standard & Poor’s downgraded France’s credit rating due to “high uncertainty” surrounding its public finances. The financial world is reminding [President] Macron and [Prime Minister] Lecornu that it’s their duty to crack down even harder on workers. […]

France: It’s up to us, workers, to make our voices heard!

October 13, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The parliamentary circus continues unabated. It’s a bad puppet show, where everyone tries to get their lines in, between offering their services to [President] Macron and attempting to jump on the bandwagon of widespread hatred for him, so as not […]

From One Continent to the Next, Youth Revolt Lights the Way!

October 6, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. After [former French prime ministers] Barnier and Bayrou, Lecornu (the latest to resign) has just set a new record that will be hard to beat: his government resigned before even taking office! Meanwhile, life goes on. The desperate situation of […]

Se declaró la guerra al pueblo estadounidense

La semana pasada, Trump y su secretario de Guerra, Pete Hegseth, reunieron a los altos mandos militares estadounidenses de todo el mundo para escuchar sus planes para los próximos días. Trump anunció una declaración de guerra, no contra sus enemigos extranjeros, sino contra el pueblo estadounidense. Hablando de las ciudades estadounidenses que ha elegido como […]

France: Social Regression is Not Negotiable – We Must Fight Back!

September 29, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. For the past week, right-wing and far-right politicians have been rallying around Nicolas Sarkozy, a former French president found guilty of criminal conspiracy. These same people constantly call for making examples of punishments for petty crime, but cannot bear to […]

Zohran Mamdani: A Real Hope for New York’s Working Class?

On July 1, it was announced that Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old New York State Assemblyman and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), had won the New York City Democratic primary election for mayor of New York City. He won decisively over his fiercest rival, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, by 12%. To […]

France: What Lies Behind the Surge in Social Unrest?

From a correspondent in France On Wednesday, September 10, and then again on Thursday, September 18, France experienced two days of major social unrest against the budget cuts announced for 2026. Between recurring political crises, worsening inequalities, and growing fears of being dragged into a “real” war, it is in fact a deeper anger that […]

France: Now what? We carry on!

September 22, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. The strike and demonstrations on September 18 added to the success of those on September 10, with over a million demonstrators and all kinds of actions (blockades, picket lines, general assemblies, etc.). What will happen next? Ministers come and go, […]

Workers Memorial Day, 2026

Speak Out Socialists received this poem from a friend in New Jersey. On an afternoon when trees flaunt flowersin a chilling wind,I will sit waiting on a stairwayfor the march to start.We will walk through New Jersey streetsshouting defiance, shouting power,mourning the workers who have diedsince last we marched. In the city around us,restaurant kitchens […]

Witch Hunts across U.S. Universities

As part of the escalating attacks on education and free speech nationwide, on August 18, UC Berkeley handed over the names of at least 160 students, faculty, and staff to the federal government to comply with an investigation into alleged antisemitism on college campuses. The university has not provided any information about the charges or […]

Starting September 10, let’s strike to stop all policies that serve the bosses!

September 1, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French. French Prime Minister Bayrou’s counterattack, calling for a “confidence” vote in the [National Assembly] two days before the September 10th mobilization, which will likely cause the collapse of his government and his resignation, did not affect all those who are […]

5,000-Gallon Diesel Spill: Johns Hopkins Fails Baltimore – Again

In June 2025, Johns Hopkins Hospital allowed 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel to spill from two underground tanks into Baltimore’s storm drains and, from there, into the harbor. The spill covered wildlife like turtles and birds, and the water itself in red-dyed fuel. At first, Hopkins claimed the spill was only 200 gallons. That number […]