International – Zabalaza for Socialism

High school mobilization: popular neighborhoods at the forefront

Ulysses Rabaté8 October 2026

Ulysse Rabaté, a political science researcher at the University of Paris-8 and co-founder of the Quidam association for popular education, considers that high school mobilization already represents a tipping point in contemporary French political life. Let’s say it right away: the movement of high school students that has crossed the country in recent days is impressive. Its […]

Meet the billionaires praying for a fascist apocalypse

Judy Cox8 October 2026

Judy Cox reviews End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor and finds much to fear. But, she says, the authors’ strategy for resistance is far too meagre. What do you see when you look at the ruins of Gaza? A catastrophe? A mass grave? Donald Trump and his cronies see Gaza as a real […]

Being Against Capitalism Isn’t Enough

Mike Beggs/ Ben Burgis/Bhaskar Sunkara8 October 2026

Socialists need more than a critique of capitalism. We need a concrete account of how a socialist economy could work — and make ordinary people’s lives better. Adapted from The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World by Mike Beggs, Ben Burgis, and Bhaskar Sunkara (Verso, 2026). Get a copy of the book with free […]

SPAIN UPDATE: Mass mobilisations for housing rights over the weekend. A clamour for a general strike. Sanchez to call early election.

Jorge Martin8 October 2026

[This is a follow up of the previous report about the explosion of anger after the eviction of 87 year old Maricarmen in Madrid, and the political consequences, which you can read here: https://www.facebook.com/jorge.martin.1917/posts/pfbid0gycZWVVqkNrKrTduaZCJN7yDGNMHW7WA9daGSVc6sBsPyNMEkraXJyM9aMYZyCcWl ] Over the weekend there have been mass demonstrations across Spain, the largest one being in Madrid on October 3, with […]

Why Trump is Going Down

Jonathan Nancy8 October 2026

JONATHAN NEALE writes One way or another, Trump is going down. This article explains why. And at the end, I look briefly at the consequences, mainly for the United States and Israel. Here’s one straw in the wind: On July 18 Vice-President J. D. Vance said on Joe Rogan’s show that Jeffrey Epstein’s operation may […]

IPO ILLUSIONS: THE DANGOTE REFINERY MONOPOLY

Maxwell Adeyemi6 October 2026

Aliko Dangote rang the bell at the Lagos exchange this month, and the headlines called it history. Africa’s biggest IPO. A “people’s” offering. Ten million shareholders, they promise. But strip away the ceremony and ask the only question that matters under capitalism: who profits, and who pays? The Dangote Refinery was sold as liberation – […]

French students defy state crackdowns to fight for a future

John Rees6 October 2026

A mass movement of school students is shaking the Macron government – and they are not fighting alone, reports John Rees Over 400 schools across France have been shut by student blockades in recent days. The protests have been met with repression from France’s notorious riot police. The students are protesting over a lack of […]

EURIPIDES, WOMEN AND SLAVERY: GENDER TRANSGRESSION IN ANCIENT GREECE

Jonathan Nancy6 October 2026

Jonathan Neale writes: We start with a theatre, and two moments of astonishing gender transgression. One happened in a theatre on a hillside in the center of Athens on a spring day in late March of 431 BCE. The second happened there sixteen years later, in March of 415 BCE. Both took place as the audience […]

Alex Callinicos: Iran war shows the US losing the Middle East

Alex Callinicos1 October 2026

Trump may escalate the war against Iran. But decades of US attempts to dominate the Middle East are running up against the growing power of its rivals. There’s a good chance the war between the US and Iran will heat up. But in the longer term, US imperialism is losing the campaign it’s been waging […]

Don’t surrender to the bond markets!

Charlie Kimber29 September 2026

“Don’t surrender to the bond markets!”, is an audio/video recording published by Charlie Kimber on his Substack newsletter. It addresses political and economic pressures exerted by financial markets—specifically bond markets—on government policy and public spending. It argues against giving in to market demands for austerity or spending cuts, calling for political resistance to financial market pressures. Check […]

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