When a site in Finchley, north London, appeared on a list of targets circulating in far-right chat groups calling for actions on 7 August, several
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Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about the Qiao Collective’s “Taiwan: An Anti-Imperialist Perspective”, published in the Monthly Review, is to what extent it focuses on
From King’s College London Amid growing unrest in Venezuela, as critics both domestic and international accuse incumbent president Nicolás Maduro of forging election results to
They didn’t fall out of a coconut tree. From Get Down and Shruti. It’s only been a couple of days since Biden stepped down and
From Hammer & Hope Inspired by a need for more grounded, non-elite analyses of the current situation in Sudan, we interviewed four people whose organizing
From Freedom News Lethal repression of student protests triggers widespread revolt against political quotas and authoritarianism For three weeks, an insurrectionary movement has been rising
From +972 Magazine. In a context of fear, hatred, and violence, an Israeli-Palestinian gathering that seemed detached from reality actually represented something revolutionary. At first
The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections produced the façade of sameness as 2019 was almost re-enacted in Kerala. Yet, the present elections should ring the alarm
From The New Arab Last week it was falsely reported across social media that the renowned left-wing intellectual and linguist Noam Chomsky had passed away.
The DRC is the subject of renewed interest, linked to the risk of regionalization of the M23 war in the east and to the focus
From K. The Magazine “What did y’all think decolonization meant?,” reads the hyper-viral tweet that circulated after October 7. As antisemitic violence erupted in Canada,
Western media outlets’ resort to the cliché of Myanmar as a “forgotten” country is not only self-incriminating—it risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy as the resistance
On the centenary of Vladimir Lenin’s death, this article revisits his pre-1917 writings on the right of nations to self-determination from the perspective of his
The seduction of speaking as a Jew – and why I will not do it Of the many indignities Jews have been forced to endure
The chorus of authoritarian propaganda against democratic protests should concern us all. When Greta Thunberg, a student activist against climate change, tweeted a “toolkit” comprising
As thousands of bodies are blown apart in Gaza and children starve to death in the city’s rubble-strewn streets, numerous groups are exploiting this suffering
‘Speak Mandarin!’ At a concert in Macau in the autumn of 2023, Cantopop superstar Eason Chan used an interlude to talk about his songwriting process.
From Himal Southasian India’s ruling BJP claims to have overcome the “tyranny of distance” that has plagued the Northeast but its politics have created greater
This article was first published in The Sociological Review.
From The Contrapuntal Magazine On the first anniversary of the Sudan war, I am confronted with the thorny pains that accompany every act of remembrance.
Most liberal and left academics and intellectuals tend to defend, or at least excuse, the Cuban government. This is to a certain degree understandable with
At a conference in Prague this past spring (May 2023), a prominent theorist of colonialism and coloniality spoke to us via video chat from his
Udi Greenberg is an assistant professor of history at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA). His scholarship and teaching focuses especially on the history of ideas,
After over a hundred days of bombing in Gaza, tens of thousands of civilians killed and millions fleeing for their lives, residential buildings and mosques
It is Saturday morning in Tel Aviv. 147 days have gone by since the morning of Saturday October 7. Nothing can be said without mentioning
From Tempest, by Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom Sean Larson has written a long response to our short article in which we criticized author Jonah ben Avraham for his
From Boston Review The picture above of two teenage Zionists was taken in 1906 in Kamenetz-Podolsk, Ukraine, in what was then the Russian empire. On
From +972 Magazine Feminist principles compel us to stand with both the Palestinian women being slaughtered in Gaza and the Israeli women testifying about sexual
Why is Russian aggression in Ukraine imperialist? How is it possible to interpret it based on Lenin’s analysis of imperialism, and how do these interpretations
There’s a new essay being passed around by Megan Wachspress on “The ‘New Antisemitism and the Logic of Whiteness.” As one might imagine,* I have thoughts.
From The Dial The tech mogul’s statements about his country of origin reveal that he never really knew the place. There’s a legend among South
From Tempest, by Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom In the midst of Israel’s horrific slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, it would seem ill-timed to
From The Diplomat Coming nearly three years after the military coup d’état of February 1, 2021, “Operation 1027” marks a defining moment in Myanmar’s revolution.
Marcel Stoetzler is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Bangor University, UK, and currently Horkheimer Fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt/M., Germany.
How has the political meaning of resistance come to be devalued? What are the affinities between the artistic critique of capitalism and a fascination with
From The London Review of Books Blog On 8 October, the day after Hamas militants from Gaza penetrated Israel in an unprecedented invasion and killed
It is now 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 18, and I am at home, in Tel Aviv. Eleven days have passed since the October 7 attack
Summary: Ahmet İnsel’s article titled “Crimes Against Humanity In Israel and Palestine” discusses Hamas’ attack on Israel on the 7th of October 2023 and the
“My grandpa didn’t survive Auschwitz to bomb Gaza”, reads a placard held by a Jewish woman at a protest in Mexico against a previous Israel
From The Diplomat Myanmar has been ruled by a military junta for most of the years since it emerged independent from British colonial rule in
Can you tell us a bit more about Karmína? What is your origin story? What do you do? How do you define yourself as a
From Aeon, by Lachlan McNamee In 1931, Japan invaded northeast China and established a client state called Manchukuo (Manchuria). To secure control over Manchuria, over
How regional and global powers, internal colonialism and Salafi-jihadist subterfuge converged to short-circuit the Syrian struggle against despotism From New Lines Magazine. Syria is a
From New Lines Magazine On July 19, South Africa announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in
A recent exposé in the New York Times on tech multimillionaire Roy Singham, who funds various tankie media outlets, organizations, and institutions such as the
In May 2023, when Mauricio Garcia killed eight people in an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, it seemed like just another senseless mass murder similar
Mainstream far-right actors are escalating a nationwide campaign to eliminate the trans community from American society – a dangerous threat to trans people and one
From New Lines Magazine. Western groups find in Muslim communities what they believe is a prototype for a social contract free of wokeism and women’s
As with any other country, there are certainly factories with sweatshop conditions in China. But the motorcycle delivery driver and the burned-out office worker are
From The Diplomat Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a three-part series about Myanmar’s escalating political crisis. The first part will offer an
For years, Russia’s ethnic minorities have been subject to an increasingly restrictive one-language policy. At the same time, they are being instrumentalised in the war
On 24 February, the Russian army invaded Ukraine as part of a large-scale military operation aimed at rapidly decapitating Ukrainian power and subjugating the country.
Volodymyr Ishchenko has carved out a unique niche as one of the western Left’s go-to voices on all things Ukrainian. His list of articles and
Andrew Tate and the Moral Bankruptcy of Muslim Proselytization, by Rasha Al Aqeedi – 26 January 2023
From New Lines Magazine. Even though his lifestyle is directly contradictory to Islam, the convert’s fan base turns a blind eye and embraces his far-right
Hannah Arendt famously suggested that the rise of totalitarianism in Europe was the boomerang effect of the violence, oppression, and denial of rights by European
Multipolarity is the compass orienting the Left’s understanding of international relations. All streams of the Left in India and globally have for long advocated for
Calls to “decolonize” academic production may invoke progressive anti-Eurocentrism, but the theory of decoloniality identified with works by Walter Mignolo only trades in the most
This question involves two common misunderstandings. First, “communist country” is an oxymoron: communism requires the end of nation-states, so it would be impossible for China
The economic regime that has emerged in Russia has received a wide variety of characterizations and label forms. There are different terms from ‘state capitalism’
Socialism The concept of “socialism” itself has always been murky. In the past, it was used by both revolutionaries and by those seeking to reform
Money China is capitalist. It is capitalist both because it is fully integrated in the global capitalist system and because capitalist imperatives have penetrated all
Ruirui （a）If you’re a communist and you’re Chinese, why aren’t you a member of the CCP? How is this different from asking American or Japanese
The author’s perception of Washington’s role in the world has ossified into a theology, with the U.S. as a malevolent God From New Lines Magazine.
Earlier this week, the Polish parliamentary progressive left party, Razem, issued a statement in which they announce that they are cutting ties with two European
The far right believe that the world can be structured into strict hierarchies and categories. This worldview seeps through every segment of their belief system
I began this paper as a contribution to discussions in the Internationalism from Below Group, whose members’ criticisms helped to improve it. I finished it
A New Lines investigation reveals a network of charities funneling millions into left-wing platforms that take Beijing’s side on the genocide allegations — and they’re
At this late stage in the game, one should not be surprised at how incredibly poor the western left’s understanding of China is. Many western
We are a group of leftist educators, scholars, and activists who support the Kurdish-led liberation struggle in Rojava and beyond. We write in a spirit
Contemporary left-wing feminist and queer politics finds itself in a double-bind between on the one hand neoliberal and corporate embracement of gender equality and sexual
This article first appeared in Comparativ | Zeitschrift für Globalgeschichte und vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung 30 (2020) Heft 3 / 4, S. 262–273.
From AJS Review Abstract “Intersectionality,” a concept coined and developed by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, examines how our various identities change in meaning and valence
From +972 Magazine As the most oppressed group in Israeli society, Palestinian citizens of Israel have an obligation to stand with the Ethiopian Israelis protesting against racism and
On May 2nd 2014, National China Offshore Oil Corporation dispatched the Hai Yang Shi You 981 oil platform to disputed waters off the southern edge
Soon after I arrived in Ürümchi in 2014 I met a young Uyghur man named Alim. He grew up in a small town near the
2018 has seen a vast rise in anti-Semitic violence globally, culminating in the massacre of 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh Synagogue in November. Similarly, violence
Omer Bartov is the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University (United States).
Documentary films addressing the topic of slavery and the slave trade in Africa are rare. As a specialist in slavery and race studies focusing on
During his recent tour of Europe, disgraced former Trump strategist Steve Bannon declared “Italy is in the lead.” Amid the historic resurgence of the Italian far right that returned
From +972 Magazine Despite the hardships, Arab women are making gains in the Israeli legal establishment, local politics, academia, and even in the Islamic Movement.
From Viewpoint Magazine “Imperialism,” David Harvey announced at a roundtable last year, should be seen as a “sort of metaphor, rather than anything real.” This
In 1983, 23 years after its independence and the succession of several neo-colonial regimes, the Upper Volta was one of the most materially destitute countries
This long post started as an investigation about the Left and Syria which I started after I read the Sol Process blog’s publication of three
Kapya Kaoma is a Zambian, US-educated scholar, pastor and human rights defender who is most noted for his ecological, and LGBTQI+ scholarship, particularly regarding Africa.
From Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal: Vol. 9: Iss. 2: 9-25.
This article was first published in boundary 2 – an international journal of literature and culture Volume 40, Issue 1, Spring 2013
From Modern Asian Studies 44, 3 (2010) pp. 567–602.