Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

In the past two decades, new mass left-wing formations have arisen in varied parts of the world that have challenged bourgeois politics’ status quo. Notwithstanding their considerable differences, examples of this include Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain, the upsurges around Bernie Sanders’ presidential bids and Jeremy Corbyn’s 2015-19 leadership, and left turns by some Green parties, including the Australian Greens and now the England and Wales Greens.

By Jonathan Strauss I. The theory of the labour aristocracy II. Marx and Engels on the labour aristocracy in 19th century England Notes The theory of the labour aristocracy argues that opportunism in the working class has a material basis. The superprofits of monopoly capital support the benefits of a stratum of relatively privileged workers, whose interests in this are expressed by class-collaborationist politics. Marx and, especially, Engels, first developed this theory.

First published in German in nd.aktuell. Translation from Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. Albert Scharenberg: Denmarkelected a new parliament in March, but it took until June for a new government to be formed. Why was that? Pelle DragstedL It was the longest time to form a government in Danish history. The simple answer is that it was a complicated election result: Neither the left nor the right won a majority, so a centrist party, the Moderaterne (Moderates) became the kingmakers.

[Editor’s note: Ian Angus will be speaking at Ecosocialism 2026, September 11-13, Magan-djin/Brisbane, Australia. For more information on the conference visit ecosocialism.org.au.] First published at Climate & Capitalism. When I started writing about the climate crisis in the 1980s, I was in my twenties, and I didn’t fully comprehend that there could be a force on this planet so steeped in greed and power that it would sacrifice the earth and its inhabitants for its own narrow interests.

First published at Granma. Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Permanent Representatives, Distinguished Delegates: Against Cuba, the United States government is waging a multidimensional, unconventional war that has lasted for almost seven decades and has become more brutal and ruthless in the last seven months. Now, the energy blockade, equivalent to a naval blockade, has been added, which is an act of war.

First published at Alternative Viewpoint. Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK) is passing through one of the harshest phases of confrontation it has seen in years. The wave of mobilisation led by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) — which grew out of grievances over electricity, taxation, and the question of seats reserved for refugees settled in Pakistan — has met a sharply escalated state response.

[Editor’s note: Ian Angus will be speaking at Ecosocialism 2026, September 11-13, Magan-djin/Brisbane, Australia. For more information on the conference visit ecosocialism.org.au.] First published at Socialist.ca Videos. Climate & Capitalism editor and Global Ecosocialist Network founding executive member Ian Angus spoke at the Canadian launch of his latest book, Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System.

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes is a founding activist of Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) and a Fourth International executive bureau member. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism, which incorporates the issue of ecology, understands Trump’s aggressive neo-colonialist shift and recognises the imperialist and sub-imperialist role played by certain “middle-sized economies”.

The massive demonstrations of popular solidarity following the earthquakes that shook the country on June 24 have once again shown us that no hardship can destroy the moral and spiritual foundation that defines us as a nation. We have responded to the destructive and deadly seismic energy with the restorative energy of humanity.

First published in Spanish at La Cosa. Translation by LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal. History is one thing; an inventory is another. If 1959 was history, 2026 seems like an inventory. The package of 176 measures across 23 areas presented to the National Assembly on June 18 represents the most significant market-oriented reform since 1959. More than 148 legal provisions are affected, leaving almost no sector of the economy untouched.