Some opinion polls suggest that French fascist leader Marine Le Pen has a chance of winning the country’s presidential election next year. How powerful and dangerous is she, and what are the weaknesses anti-fascists should exploit? John Mullen writes from France.
The workers' movement in Italy reached new heights when a wave of factory occupations swept the industrial centres–only to be swiftly defeated by the political disorganisation of the revolutionary left. The legacy of this movement's defeat helped Gramsci develop his theory of revolution.