The internationalists

While various reactionary and imperialist forces continue to exploit the situation(1), the latest protests in Iran have been drowned in blood. Current estimates of the death toll vary from at least 3,000 to over 30,000.(2) Tens of thousands more have been injured or arrested. We are yet to find out the real scale of the violence.

Below are a few thoughts the Internationalist Workers’ Group has composed on the mass ICE raids directed at the working class. Though they cover different aspects, the political throughline must be made clear: These attacks on our class must be met with a response by our class. This starts with the defense of our interests in stopping the killing and kidnapping of our class siblings and in...

Hundreds of lecturers at the University of Leicester (UoL) have been out on strike since the start of term in September 2025. This is in reaction to an attempt by the university executives, headed by Vice Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah (chairman of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association), to make large parts of the workforce redundant.

14,000 nurses at Mt. Sinai, NY Presbyterian, and Montefiore hospitals are striking for demands that we share as part of the wider working class. The hospitals are trying to claw back the nurses health benefits and pensions, having them pay for the healthcare they dedicate their working day to out of their pension fund. Already, Mt.

The Tesla strike recently passed its two-year anniversary, and the attention and PR war have entered a new phase. The conflict has been described as decisive and is the longest in Sweden in a century. It pits a powerful company owned by one of the world's richest men, Elon Musk, against a Swedish trade union fighting for what it considers to be the most fundamental thing: a collective...