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The European takeaway

Donald Trump's bizarre, fact-free threat against South Africa did not just arise in the back of his head last week. It is the initiative of alt-right ex-South Africans in America and like-minded people here (in South Africa) who are urging them on.

Times that try the soul

The big picture

The fierce urgency of now

Drawing lessons from history does not mean we romanticize past struggles. For a new generation of labour activists, however, they demonstrate that this work has been done before, and that it requires an array of tactics to build worker power.

News and analyses from parties and movements worldwide

Is the European left taking a dive on immigrants’ rights?

South Africa’s experience with apartheid has given its foreign policy a uniquely moral frame.

Past solidarity movements teach us that organization is just as important as mobilization. For Palestine solidarity activists it could be useful to look more deeply at the history of international solidarity, particularly in the last three decades.