This article first appeared in International Political Sociology, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2026.
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Kurdistan is often reduced to a militarized myth, erasing society, class, and everyday life. This essay argues for restoring social reality at the center, showing
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A dossier on the Iranian uprising that began on 28 December 2025 and the US–Israeli war, presenting texts in various languages from the region and
A Response to CounterPunch’s Declaration “Six Non-Negotiable Terms from International Scholars…to End the U.S. War on Iran,” and to the Political Framework That Made It
A recurring question in discussions in the fragmented global left is: what should our program focus on? Fighting fascism? Isolating Western imperialism? Life security? Propagandizing
The Middle East will not be stabilized by threading one crisis at a time. It will only be stabilized by a framework comprehensive enough to
Micheal Nelson Byaruhanga on Uganda’s costly vote, shutdowns and Museveni’s 50 years rule. From Chartist. With 24 hours left to the presidential polling day in Uganda,
Danny and Derek welcome to the show writer Paul Heideman to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party from the main party of business
The near-exclusive focus of international opinion and the media on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict conceals a far broader and more systemic reality: a forest of internal
The Caste Pod is a podcast hosted by Ajantha Subramanian, historical anthropologist whose work addresses the historicity and political economy of caste. Ajantha is Professor
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A recent article by Vijay Prashad and Tings Chak in the Monthly Review proves another attempt by the campist left to whitewash the ethnic cleansing
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