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Christine Achinger studied Philosophy, Literature and Physics in Paris and Hamburg. She is Associate Professor of German Studies at the University of Warwick in the
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 +972 Magazine Among the victims of Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel were several Palestinian laborers from the Gaza Strip. Here is one of those
From the London Review of Books On 16 October, Sabrina Tavernise, the host of the New York Times podcast The Daily, spoke to two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
White supremacist movements are rising worldwide, and they come with heightened bigotry against many groups. While full of hatred, white supremacy also thrives on fear
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
I don’t believe that ‘death to the Jews’ is a cry against poverty and oppression The word ‘context’ was quickly smuggled into conversations that took
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
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
The appalling reaction of some progressives to the massacre of innocents has been decades in the making ‘He who hates himself must be feared, because
From +972 Magazine My stomach has been churning for four days. In recent years I’ve harshly criticized Israel’s policies in Gaza, written extensively about the
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
From the Jewish diaspora to the Palestinians, R. Binyamin’s ideas show how alternatives to mainstream Zionism were imagined even in its earliest days. I spend
The killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in Iran a year ago ignited massive protests by Iranians against the Islamic regime. But civil unrest has been
Shadi Mokhtari teaches at the School of International Service at American University in Washington D.C.. Her teaching and research focus on human rights, Middle East
This article takes the assassination of Qasem Soleimani as a case study that manifests the schism between the realities of those in revolutionary struggle and
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
Ethiopia has a population of 126mn and is the second most populous state in Africa, behind Nigeria. The urban population is less than a quarter
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
From New Lines Magazine. A day after Narendra Modi first came to power in 2014, the Indian election received a certificate of decolonization from an
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
Chenchen Zhang is associate professor in international relations at Durham University, where she is also director of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies. This article
This paper asks how whether and how caste fits into a global history of racial capitalism? The misidentification of caste as custom has long misled
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
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery The phrase iki devlet, tek millet — two states, one people has become the ubiquitous way to characterize
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
In a development that echoes the Chinese state’s repressive methods against the Uyghur people, the Israeli military is monitoring Palestinians in the occupied territories with
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
Summary Post-slavery is an academic analytical concept that signifies the fragmented legacies and continuities of past slavery and slave trade in contemporary societies after its
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.
The Chinese model of state-directed capitalism is coming apart — and it’s unleashing a new authoritarianism. In 2008, before his first serious bid for the
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
The Ukraine Solidarity Network believes that the victims of aggression have every right to defend themselves and should receive the support of those who support
Unlikely bedfellows Traditionalist thought’s most influential contemporary revival, Eurasianism, is a normative geopolitical theory which rejects the ideal of a single international rules-based order administered
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
The imperial strategy of territorial expansion and colonization of resources advanced by the Putin regime will accelerate the decline of Russia because behind its facade
“Sovereignty and self-determination are important concepts to keep at the heart of Left analysis”—and can help orient us in the confusion and misinformation surrounding Russia’s
After February 24 [2022], when Putin’s Russia started a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the world faced more than a challenge to Western geopolitical hegemony. Behind
From +972 Magazine The Israeli right’s embrace of Viktor Orbán typifies its convergence with a global far right espousing what scholar Jelena Subotić calls ‘pro-Israel
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
How is ethnic domination produced, legitimised, and sustained under conditions of liberal democracy? This article engages with this problem and provides a re-conceptualisation that draws
By Ilya Budraitskis, Oksana Dutchak, Harald Etzbach, Bernd Gehrke, Eva Gelinsky, Renate Hürtgen, Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski, Natalia Lomonosova, Hanna Perekhoda, Denys Pilash, Zakhar Popovych, Philipp
Germany has a long history of colonialism and racism in Eastern Europe. To this day, people who are perceived as “Eastern” face discrimination and exclusion.
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
At the end of 1965, the apparatchiks of the Communist Party of Ukraine received an outrageous samizdat – in Ukrainian: samvydav – entitled “Internationalism or
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’
Russian imperialism brings fascism and genocide, disguised in the language of anti-fascism, to Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Central European anti-fascists were among the first
From Shado-Mag How many Leftists are failing those caught in the crossfire of oppressive regimes I recently moderated a conversation called “Our wounds can be bridges: the
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
The bankruptcy of a one-sided ‘anti-imperialism’ Some on the left still have trouble counting to two. Having two enemies and not just one, fighting on
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 invasion of Ukraine has been a shock not just to Eastern Europe, but to the post World War II international order. While the fundamental
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
Those who don’t stand in solidarity with the oppressed cannot call themselves leftists. With Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine from three directions, Russian President Vladimir
David Harvey’s February 25 FocaalBlog post is presented as “An Interim Report” on “Recent Events in the Ukraine”. Harvey’s essay effectively covers some of the core forces
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
From New Lines Magazine As Latin American dictators marginalize and jail protesters, the leaders rely on backing from prominent but obtuse individuals and organizations What
When Marjorie Taylor Greene found herself approvingly quoting Nation of Islam conspiracy theories and noting the “common ground” between the GOP and the NoI, many laughed.
Yige Dong is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global Gender & Sexuality Studies at University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She co-authored ‘What
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
Five hours before the opening of the West Papuan waria beauty pageant, the salon of the Sorong community elders was busy with preparations. Among 10
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
Indonesians’ present-day notions of beauty are embedded in a long and complex relationship between skin colour and race Go to any mall in Indonesia and
Axel T. Paul is Professor of Sociology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Matthias Leanza is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at
Robert Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle Eastern History at New York University, NY, USA. This article first appeared in Comparativ
James A. Reilly is Professor Emeritus of modern Middle East history at the University of Toronto (Canada). This article first appeared in Comparativ Vol. 30
Michael Khodarkovsky is Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago (USA). He specializes in the history of Russia’s imperial expansion into the Eurasian borderlands. This
Matthew W. Mosca is Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington (USA). His teaching and research interests center on Chinese and Inner Asian
Looking for Empires: Japanese Colonialism and the Comparative Gaze, by Kate McDonald – 17 April 2021
Kate McDonald is Associate Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara (USA). Her research explores the social, cultural, and technological history of mobility in
On the second day of Ramadan, in early May of 2019, the Doha-based television channel Libya al-Ahrar aired an episode of its hidden camera program
Catherine Liu, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2021. Catherine Liu on the political spectrumThis essay
African evangelicals align themselves with the American right and there are many parallels between American and African evangelicals that may explain why the latter support
New preface to Aufheben’s 2016 article “The rise of conspiracy theories: Reification of defeat as the basis of explanation“, published by Libcom in late 2020.
On the evening of June 22, the East China Normal University-University of British Columbia Joint Research Center on China and the World organized a discussion
Bruce S. Hall is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. This article first appeared in Antropologia Vol. 7 No.
Laura Menin is an Italian anthropologist based at the University of Sussex, UK, whose research explores love, intimacy, political violence, racialisation, and the legacies of
Andrew Liu is an associate professor in the Department of History at Villanova University (Pennsylvania, USA). His research interests include modern China, South and East
Abstract What place does the caste system have in modern India with its globally integrating market economy? The most influential anthropological approaches to caste have
What the Halle Shooting Tells Us About the European Far Right Today, by Ben Gidley – 24 October 2019
We recorded the sixth episode of the Talking Europe vlog series in October 2019. A week before, during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, a gunman, heavily armed
Late last year, a veteran of communist politics in Aotearoa/New Zealand decided to contribute to a march for the traditional working-class demand for reproductive rights
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