Nearly a year after the eruption of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests across Iran in September 2022, Sedigheh Vasmaghi, a renowned theologian, former politician and
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We, Iranians and Israelis, share grave concerns for the future of our countries and the region. Israel and Iran have been engaged in indirect conflict
From +972 Magazine A people whose entire existence depends solely on military might is destined to end up in the darkest corners of destruction, and
An ominous buzzing in the sky. Swarms of killer AI drones. Fields of fiberoptic grass. The weird future of drone warfare is here. The conflict
From +972 Magazine Israel is conditioning aid delivery to force Gazans south into ‘concentration zones.’ This plan has begun to stall, but that only portends
In 2020, an unlikely coalition of activists formed online. It brought together protest movements in Hong Kong and Thailand and, before long, fanned out across
Following the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, the Islamic Republic has initiated a new wave of widespread repression. Under the guise of “national security”
On 21 May, the publication of the report ‘The Muslim Brotherhood and Political Islamism in France’ highlighted the existence of Islamophobia in political life. On
Yemeni women have taken to the streets in their thousands in recent weeks. They have demanded water, electricity, a better standard of living, the payment
The protests that swept through China between May and early June 2025 highlight deep tensions and dynamics of growing instability in the country’s social fabric
From New Bloom Today we bring you photos from yesterday’s commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Liberty Plaza from contributor
From K. The Magazine Since the attack on October 7 and Israel’s war in Gaza, the word “genocide” has become a touchstone in public debate.
From China Digital Times This Wednesday, June 4 marks the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. Hongkongers had for decades commemorated the date with
From Africa Is a Country The global economic balance of power is shifting, and Africa finds itself at a crossroads. The traditional dominance of the
From New Lines Magazine. Reactions from both the left and the right to the shooting of the diplomatic staffers in Washington reveal a troubling ideological
Audrey Truschke is Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Ivan Kalmar is Professor of Anthropology at the University
Trump’s trade war is back—bigger, louder, and somehow even dumber. Some say it’s different this time. But like most sequels, the plot is familiar. The
In this first dossier edited by the Heatwave media collective, we present a series of short articles by communists from various countries about the local
Recall that Ukraine disarmed in 1994 in exchange for security assurances by Russia, the US, and the UK, assurances that ultimately weren’t kept. By reportedly
Owen Flood (Solidarity): What is the Black Flag Action Group? How did it come into being? How do you relate to other anti-war groups in
From: Urgent Pedagogies Crip Zine started in March 2022 as a self-organised group of people with different Disabilities and people who care about Disability justice
From Himal Southasian The Hindu Right has dispossessed India’s Muslims of meaningful political participation and fair representation while altering electoral politics to cast Muslims as
Usually, strikes in Armenia’s furthest mining towns are repressed before journalists can make it there from the capital city, Yerevan. The recent wildcat strike of
Factions of capital in the second Trump administration Hegemonic decline, according to the historian Fernand Braudel, has historically come with financialization. Amid declining profitability in
Though often declared dead, the discourse around ‘Asian values’ has had many lives. Authoritarian regimes have deployed culturalist arguments against liberal democracy since the 1990s,
Foreword While we are opposed to the dissolution of Urgence Palestine, we also believe a real clarification is necessary. The procedure initiated by Retailleau [translator’s
In Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: South Africa in the Chinese Century (Duke University Press, 2024), Mingwei Huang traces the transformation of global capitalism and its racial
In his recent analysis of sexuality in North Korea, proposed on his Youtube channel in Russian (https://www.youtube.com/?lankov?official), Andrei Lankov, a leading expert on Korea, offers
Accepting Russia’s occupation of Crimea would not only be a historical injustice, it would also threaten Europe’s future. Today, Crimean Tatars around the world are
The region’s close political and economic links to Beijing loom large in explanations of why it remains in the democratic doldrums. But overemphasis on the
Omdim be’Yachad-Naqef Ma’an, or Standing Together, is a Jewish-Arab social movement in Israel that organises against racism and occupation, and for equality and social justice.
From +972 Magazine Genocidal rhetoric is not new to Israeli politics. But Gaza’s destruction mirrors the apocalyptic language pouring out of the Knesset — where
The Indonesia of Prabowo Subianto navigates international pressures and national ambitions, balancing Chinese control over nickel, tensions in the South China Sea and the return
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The ceasefire is just the first step in the long walk to justice and peace We, feminists from India and Pakistan, unequivocally welcome the ceasefire
Presentation at a Left Renewal network webinar on confusionism. 1 – Introduction I would like to introduce the concept of confusionism, which I formulated for
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Today, Tehran, Pyongyang and Beijing support the Kremlin’s war effort while it poses as anti-imperialist — but Iran, China, and Korea were once the prey
In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations
I now know that Africa has been in search for a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones – Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere,
From The New Republic Trump is offering American Jews a kind of devil’s bargain: throw in with us against the antisemitic universities and campus rabble-rousers,
China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity Against Imperial RivalryBy Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, Rosa Liu and Ashley SmithHaymarket Books, 2024 China in Global Capitalism
What do the lessons of WWII mean today? What stance should the international left take towards its legacy? And is it possible to resist the
This article first appeared in History Workshop Journal.
The Arakan state is a region of breathtaking landscapes and ancient kingdoms, but has become synonymous with one of the world’s most protracted and brutal
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, we were taught that the kings gave us everything we needed. That oil was a blessing from God. That obedience
The political shift to the right—towards authoritarianism, nationalism, misogyny, and hatred of queer people—is global and dates back to the 2008 crisis. Its main political
In late March, tens of thousands of students in Indonesia took to the streets to protest against the controversial army law reform. Critics say President
From New Lines Magazine. A week after Indian naval officer Vinay Narwal married Himanshi Sowami on April 16, he was dead. The couple wanted to
For our first episode of the second Trump Administration, Carla Kaplan (chair of the Signs editorial board) speaks to Libby Adler and K.J. Rawson about
From Himal Southasian How one Dalit woman’s courage in 1841 challenged a centuries-old system of caste-based slavery and hastened the promise of freedom for millions
Kashmiris must mourn on cue, stay silent on their own dead, and pretend the valley’s beauty isn’t built over graves. So predictably, the audit of
Nationalists, Eurosceptics, anti-NATO, MAGA caps, Trump (but not Putin) supporters, and Călin Georgescu. What is on the minds of the voters supporting Romania’s far-right and
On 28 March, in downtown Jakarta, across from the Sarinah department store, an unlikely group of protesters gathered holding signs and making speeches. The crowd
Last November, Kamel Daoud, an Algerian-French author and conservative columnist, received the esteemed Goncourt Prize in Paris for his novel “Houris.” This work, published by
From Africa Is a Country Anti-queer laws in Africa are often framed as cultural defense—but their roots lie in colonial legacies, religious nationalism, and global
As the world marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 24 April 2025, the enduring power of denialism continues to shape how the
PSAN: After October 7, 2023, Palestine became a divisive issue within Burma’s revolutionary circles. In this context, how does your organization respond to these layers
From New Lines Magazine. A recently foiled Muslim Brotherhood plot symbolizes the challenge of growing popular discontent over the war in Gaza, in the Hashemite
There’s a kind of violence that doesn’t wear a uniform, doesn’t raise its voice, and doesn’t need to spill blood to be effective. It speaks
From +972 Magazine Despite mounting evidence of the army’s gender-based crimes, Israeli women’s groups have largely ignored or denied the UN’s damning new report. Last
The manosphere’s antisemitic turn A few years ago I attended a manosphere conference in Orlando, Florida. One of the masculinity gurus was up on stage
Quinn Slobodian on how libertarian thought has evolved into the ideological backbone of nationalists and authoritarians around the world. Quinn Slobodian is no stranger to
How the Belarussian KGB has been targetting the diaspora in Europe In 2023, a scandal broke out when a Belarusian opposition activists signed up for
From New Lines Magazine. A growing rift within the MAGA coalition between populists and techno-oligarchs may determine the future of the Republican Party Over the
Today marks two years since the start of the counter-revolutionary war on April 15, 2023, between Sudan’s two ruling militias – the Sudanese Armed Forces
Many people have taken note of recent poll data regarding American attitudes towards Israel, which are (to summarize) cratering. Among Democrats, 69% now view Israel
From Boston Review How neoliberals fell in love with “human nature”—the glue that still unites the divergent factions of the new right. In 2013 Charles
Trump was never a peace candidate. From his early Reform Party days to his “America First” doctrine, he wasn’t seeking an end to U.S. empire.
From Himal Southasian Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into
Radicalisation as Sales Funnel Along with seemingly everybody else I’ve recently been watching the Netflix series Adolescence. It is a striking film that is masterfully
Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the
The double bind of left antisemitism At the end of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2, the titular Bill delivers an extended monologue to his
Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political organization fighting for
Verónica Gago is a feminist academic. What this means is that she does not separate her activism as a feminist from her work as an
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell and South Sudan expert Daniel Akesh
In late 2024, Kiir’s regime began military campaigns in three states: Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Upper Nile. All three states have experienced
In Juba, South Sudan’s capital, something is afoot. Over the last two weeks, in meetings between the very distinguished ambassadors of very concerned Western countries,
It is a measure of how dark the situation is in South Sudan that the prospect of the country being split apart by Sudan’s warring
From New Lines Magazine. How settlers took over the country’s press and transformed it into a vehicle for their movement In early August of last
From In These Times. Trump’s plans around tariffs and annexation resemble a new Monroe Doctrine, but it’s a recipe that only leads to economic collapse—and
Though packaged as a kind of foreign policy realism, the doctrine guiding the Trump administration is riddled with contradictions. It seemed at the time like
By arresting İmamoğlu, Erdoğan banks on public apathy. He’s getting the opposite. Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is by far the most viable viable opposition politician
Before the protest in Belgrade, students in blockades unequivocally called on the citizens of Serbia to do the same as them – to self-organise and
This issue of the NACLA Report on the Americas is in partial open access here.
The 1970s marked a turning point in the history of the peasantry of the Sahel, the arid and semi-arid band immediately south of the Sahara
From Vox. The MAGA movement loves Israel — but is increasingly hostile to Jews. Over and over again, the Trump administration has claimed to be
In this period of escalating outrage, and proving right the old adage ‘birds of a feather flock together’, we have learned that Amichai Shikli, Israeli
In her last book, Melinda Cooper envisions the several decades of neoliberal hegemony as a successful counterrevolution. The Australian sociologist recounts that, by the mid-1970s,
Saima Desai interviews David Camfield about his new book, Red Flags. Increasingly, people are responding to the contemporary crises underwritten by capitalism by exploring the
The streets surrounding Argentina’s National Congress took on tones of purple and green as people dressed in the colors of of the struggle for abortion
From New Lines Magazine. Why one Syrian woman says her recent visit to her hometown, after more than a decade away, may be her last
Daniel Randall reviews the Runnymede Trust’s report “Facing antisemitism: the struggle for safety and solidarity”. The Runnymede Trust, an anti-racist and civil rights think tank,
What does it mean to be left-wing and find yourself facing an invasion that you didn’t choose or want, that forces you to revise your
From New Humanist Opposing ideas about antisemitism threaten to split the anti-racist movement. A new book seeks to bridge the divides Many of us are
Century International: On Thursday, March 6, Syria’s new rulers began a military crackdown on what they described as a nascent insurgency by supporters of the
From New Lines Magazine On Dec. 4, 2024, the new and not-so-new leaders of the global far right gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Buenos