Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt

Have the BRICS countries built an alternative to the World Bank and the IMF?

by Eric Toussaint

The valid rejection of harmful policies pushed by traditional imperialist powers (North America, Western Europe, and Japan), along with announcements from the BRICS (…)

Hunger is man-made and man can unmake it

by Eric Toussaint, Jean Ziegler

Following the death of Jean Ziegler (1934–2026) on 10 June 2026, we are republishing an interview conducted by Éric Toussaint on the occasion of the release of his (…)

A vibrant document read before an enormous crowd fifty years to the day after the military putch

Fifty years after the military putch, on 24th March 2026, enormous crowds, totalling about one million people, gathered throughout Argentina. The number in Buznos (…)

Closing Statement of the International Conference on Senegal’s Debt

by Collective

Fundamentally, the problem of Senegal’s debt, much like other African countries, is not one of excessive public debt stock per se. However, the repayment terms of the (…)

Beyond COP: Santa Marta and the Politics of Post-Fossil Transition

by Debajit Chanda

As climate breakdown intensifies alongside deepening geopolitical instability, frustration with the United Nations climate process has reached a new level. Three (…)

Global Front Against Neo-fascism and Imperialism: 565 Figures and 900 Activists from 100 Countries Form a Common Front

by Collective, CADTM International

PORTO ALEGRE / INTERNATIONAL – February 25, 2026 – The mobilization against the reactionary international has reached a historic milestone. One month after a (…)

First International Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples in Porto Alegre: Resistance is now. It’s for the future! (Video)

by CADTM International

The horror of the past is back. With different faces, new names, but the same goals: to subjugate peoples, segregate populations, invade and dominate nations, lie and (…)

International Call to Strengthen Antifascist and Anti-Imperialist Action

by Collective, Achin Vanaik, Ada Colau

The extreme right and neo-fascist forces are advancing on every continent. While the threat manifests itself in different ways depending on the country or region, its (…)

CADTM strongly condemns the US aggression against Venezuela

by CADTM International

The CADTM International strongly condemns the United States’ aggression against Venezuela and will actively participate in demonstrations of solidarity with the (…)

CADTM Timeline

by CADTM International

This timeline is part of CADTM’s latest publication: ABC of CADTM and illegitimate debts, which you can find and order here. It traces the key moments in the history (…)

In the time of predators The stakes of Trump’s imperialist intervention in Venezuela

by Antoine Larrache, Franck Gaudichaud, Héctor Rivera

The attack against Venezuela in early January and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are part of the new U.S. strategy within the broader reorganization (…)

Capital Consolidates, Labour Adjusts: Reading the Union Budget

by Shweta Damle

The 13th budget of the BJP government and the ninth presented by the current finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, mark not merely another fiscal exercise but the (…)

Consolidation Without Redistribution: The Budget and the Remaking of the Indian State

by Sushovan Dhar

“India’s fiscal credibility today rests on a deliberate shift toward capital formation.” – Economic Survey 2025–26 The Economic Survey 2025–26 defines India’s (…)

In memory of Patrice Lumumba, assassinated on 17 January 1961

by Eric Toussaint

On 17 January 2026, we commemorate the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961). After a resounding victory in the first real elections (…)

From Guarantee to Allocation: Rural Workers and the Indian State

by Sankha Subhra Biswas

The enactment of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G), 2025 represents the legal culmination of a process that has (…)

Trapped in Iran, Trump can only be stopped by the American people!

by Yorgos Mitralias

While, despite the two-week ceasefire, the war continues to rage, claiming thousands of lives and causing widespread destruction in the Middle East (Persian Gulf) and (…)

Trump, Putin and Ukraine: towards a division of spheres of influence at the expense of the people

by Eric Toussaint

Since the start of his second term, Donald Trump has been redefining US international strategy according to a brutal logic of power relations between major powers. (…)

Trump and the uninhibited imperialist domination of the Western Hemisphere

by Eric Toussaint

The publication of the National Security Strategy 2025 (NSS 2025), followed in January 2026 by the National Defence Strategy (NDS 2026), represents a major shift in (…)

AI contributes to inflating global debt, already approaching $346 trillion or 310% of GDP

by Fátima Martín

Technology companies linked to Artificial Intelligence (AI) are contributing to the inflation of global debt, which is already approaching $346 trillion, or 310% of (…)

Too big to fail? Will Trump force taxpayers to bail out AI tech companies?

by Fátima Martín

OpenAI is not trying to become “too big to fail” and is not seeking government backing for its debt, the startup’s chief executive, Sam Altman, said in an attempt to (…)

Porto Alegre and the Rebirth of Internationalism

by Sushovan Dhar

Across continents, something is beginning to take shape again. It’s not yet a finished alignment, nor a settled strategy nor even a unified political perspective. But (…)

United States: Millions march Against Trump’s war and immigration policies

by Dan La Botz

Eight million people in the United States participated in 3,300 No Kings protests against President Donald Trump and his policies, marching in all 50 states on (…)

Antiracism, Feminism, and Civil Rights in the Fight Against Fascism

by Collective, Fondation Frantz Fanon, Mireille Fanon-Mendès France

CADTM is pleased to publish the paper presented by Mireille Fanon Mendes France at the plenary session entitled ‘Anti-racism, feminism and civil rights in the (…)

An overview of the Porto Alegre International Anti-Fascist Conference from India

by Gabriella Lima , Sushovan Dhar

In this interview with Gabriella Lima, Sushovan Dhar takes stock of the first International Anti-Fascist Conference, which took place in Porto Alegre (Brazil) from 26 (…)

“Women’s resistance to the murderous policies of imperialists is to keep life going”

by Penelope Duggan

This contribution was made during the panel Anti-racism, Feminism, and Civil Rights in the Struggle Against Fascism at the 1st INTERNATIONAL ANTI-FASCIST CONFERENCE (…)

7^th International Ecosocialist Encounters - Programme

by Collective

The 7th International Ecosocialist Gathering will be held in Brussels (ULB) from 15 to 17 May, 2026. Programme Friday, 15 May Theme of the day: The world of (…)

Who killed the poor people of Safi in the recent floods?

by Jawad Moustakbal

“Despotism overturns the scales of morality, turning virtues into vices and vices into virtues.”“Injustice destroys civilization, and the consequences of this (…)

Delhi’s Toxic Air Is a Political Choice: Working-Class Lungs as Collateral Damage

by Sankha Subhra Biswas

Every winter, the Delhi NCR region greets its citizens with a familiar grim situation. The sky dims, visibility plummets, and the very air seems to turn against its (…)

Cyclone Ditwah and Disaster Capitalism

by Sushovan Dhar

Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka with a frightening force, leaving behind washed-out villages, broken roads, drowned fields, and thousands of families trying to (…)

Indonesia hit by climate disaster and authoritarian power

by Pierre Rousset

Cyclone Senyar has caused deadly floods and landslides in several Indonesian provinces. The toll looks set to be very heavy, and the government’s (non-)risk (…)

Closing Statement of the International Conference on Senegal’s Debt

by Collective

Fundamentally, the problem of Senegal’s debt, much like other African countries, is not one of excessive public debt stock per se. However, the repayment terms of the (…)

Ernest Mandel, Ernesto Che Guevara, Revolutionary Cuba, and the Debates on the Transition to Socialism

by Eric Toussaint

Introduction [1] The 20th century was marked by victories of social revolutions with a socialist character: in the Czarist empire in 1917, Yugoslavia in 1945, China (…)

What the night teaches: toward a New Left in an age of unfreedom

by Sushovan Dhar

Something fundamental has shifted in India. We can sense it not only in the obvious places—parliament, television studios, election rallies—but in the slower, quieter (…)

Launch of the International Committee for Anti-Fascist Conference and for the Sovereignty of Peoples to be held in Porto Alegre from 26 to 29 March 2026

by CADTM, Conferência Internacional Antifascista- POA 2026

On Friday, 28 November 2025, the International Committee of the Anti-Fascist Conference and for the Sovereignty of Peoples was launched. The conference will be held (…)

Ecosocialism or Extinction: defending life, building free territories, and Ecosocialism of the peoples and for the peoples

by Collective

We gather at a moment of a profound offensive of capital against life, within the framework of the actions organized by our peoples in response to COP 30. This (…)

Impact on debt of the US/Israeli attack on Iran and Lebanon

by Maxime Perriot

Israel’s and the US’s imperialist attack on Iran and Lebanon has already killed hundreds of people. Since it has all but stopped traffic through the Strait of Hormuz (…)

The Scale of Debt: Estimating Everyday Household Indebtedness Worldwide

by Arnaud Natal, Isabelle Guérin

This brief provides a first global estimate of everyday indebtedness. It suggests that at least 33% of the world’s population relies on borrowing to meet basic needs (…)

Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act: Where to Go Next After the Coconut Is in the Bag

by Ishankha Singha Arachchi

The NPP government is planning to replace the outdated Microfinance Act of 2016 with a new law that introduces stronger regulatory oversight, formal licensing, (…)

AI and creative destruction

by Michael Roberts

Capital expenditure by the ‘hyperscalers’ and tech giants into AI data centres and chips etc continues to pour in. So far, the rise in AI-related investment is not (…)

Kevin Warsh – Wall Street’s man

by Michael Roberts

Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to replace Jay Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve next May, is the epitomy of a Wall Street, hedge fund insider. Educated (…)