On 13 September, Sweden held national, regional and local elections. A centre-left red-green alliance led by the Social Democrats and their leader, Magdalena Andersson, won
Month: September 2026
Maksym Kazakov: Hello, John! You are a very well-known historian in Ukraine, and every work or article you publish sparks lively discussion. People have very
Two Uprisings and Their Internal Connection Iran Draft: In an interview marking the first anniversary of the Jina movement, or the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement,
Leading Turkish LGBTQ activist Yildiz Tar explains why Turkey’s authoritarian government is escalating repression of their community. The crackdown has less to do with public
The Malaysia National Organising Committee of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum is deeply alarmed by the growing regression of the rights, safety, dignity,
From Liberties The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15, 2026, one chapter in a long series that has spanned decades. This
From Sana’a Center Perspectives and Analysis Fighting in western Taiz and southern Hudaydah rapidly escalated last week, resulting in the collapse of government lines and
“A serious internationalism…must oppose imperial domination without excusing local tyranny. It must learn to confront multiple forms of power at once.”“Any attempt to understand Iran’s
More information about this series of discussions here. Introduction (BG) It’s September 2026, and this is the first of four sessions in a series of
A LabourStart campaign in partnership with the International Trade Union Confederation, Building and Wood Workers’ International, the Education International, the International Federation of Journalists and
Authoritarian governments have long drawn ordinary citizens into political surveillance. Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union encouraged denunciations. East Germany’s secret police service, the Stasi, embedded informants
From The Forge Cesar Chavez’s sexual assaults were horrific. Sexism in organizing persists and requires the attention of leaders. I’ll present stories and analysis of
From +972 Magazine Our new film shows how Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian civilians was a calculated and intentional act, through the testimonies of those responsible.
Russian Empire, Social Dynamics and Where Marxism Goes From Here, by Simon Pirani – 7 September 2026
What, really, have socialists learned from the Russian war on Ukraine? Has it changed our understanding of the way that imperialism works? Tell us we
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
More than 15,000 teenagers answered a call from Nima Tekido, an entertainment producer and YouTube personality, to attend an event at Iran Mall in Tehran
We, the undersigned former Iranian political prisoners, activists, writers, artists, intellectuals, academic scholars, researchers, and members of civil society within Iran and in exile, stand
On 20 August 2026 the Guardian published an open letter to political prisoners in Iran under the title “To Iran’s political prisoners, trapped ‘between two
Postmortem sperm retrieval has become state policy, with a quarter of all male soldiers killed since October 7 undergoing the procedure. But by creating a
Vimba! We, the People was formed in response to growing anti-rights and anti-democratic efforts to advance fundamentalist, far-right, and reductive values and legislation in South
For the last quarter century, discussion of militarization in Mexico has centered around the missions assigned to the armed forces by the president. Over time,
From Kalam Weekly It is 5 am on August 26 — just before dawn. My friends and I load our rucksacks into the trunk of
The Serbian general and war criminal Ratko Mladić, the butcher of Srebrenica and too many other places to mention, died last week. It’s an opportunity