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
From Conviction The draft African charter on family sovereignty and values is presented as cultural protection, but critics warn it functions as a coordinated anti
Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse America’s antisemitism
In recent years, we have seen a spectacular rise in reactionary, authoritarian and/or fascist far-right movements across the globe. They already govern half of the
On this episode of In Theory, Durba Mitra returns to the podcast to talk with Disha Karnad Jani about her new book, The Future That
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Every week seems to bring news of another attempted massacre of diaspora Jews. This week, it was outside Detroit, Michigan, where an armed man rammed
If Fordism built the 20th-century welfare state, Muskism is designed to undo it. It’s a political economy where freedom means self-reliance through Musk’s technology –
From Fatteh Advocates say the proposed law has created an ‘atmosphere of terror’ among the local LGBTQ+ community and warn that, if passed, it would
The phrase “conservative revolution” made its first appearance in a 1927 speech delivered by the Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal. After World War II, it
Iran forces a question many Western-left debates avoid: are political rights truly universal? When repression abroad is endlessly contextualized rather than opposed, solidarity dissolves into
This week on Reign of Error, host Sarah Posner speaks with Texas Monthly senior writer Robert Downen about how long-standing anti-Muslim activism has moved from
The phrase “Epstein class” is now in use as a shorthand for the forms of networking and mutual patronage practised by the rich and powerful
Why have misogynistic public narratives become so prevalent in Russia in recent years? What does the war in Ukraine have to do with it? Yekaterina
After violating the ‘ceasefire’ 10,000 times, Israel is once again pounding Lebanon as its enduring thirst for war drives ever expanding ambitions. I woke up
From Equator Watching Turkish TV this past week has been a strange experience. Since 28 February, pro- and anti-Erdoğan channels have largely suspended their political
South Asian states have obscured longstanding cross-border ties in order to consolidate national control. This history shows that dominant national identities crystallised only in the
We, anti-racist and antifascist activists of the left, come together within the Collective for Antifascist Struggle Against Racism and Antisemitism (CLARA). Our pluralistic and independent
A Left politics that instructs the Iranian feminist to defer her liberation to the requirements of the anti-Western imperial struggle is not offering her solidarity.
Is India’s role in Kashmir “settler colonial” or part of a shared legacy of internal colonialism across South Asia? India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit
From Equator Before the bombs fell, I had started an archive of debates taking place inside Iran in the aftermath of the January protests and
From Sidecar On 1 February, Laura Fernández of the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano won the national elections in Costa Rica by a landslide. With 48
Sarah Posner sits down with New York Magazine senior writer Sarah Jones to unpack the accelerating assault on transgender rights in Kansas and beyond. They
As early as 1864, Europe’s left was split by a Russian war of aggression against a democratic neighbour — namely Poland. For Karl Marx, the
From Boston Review Alex Shams: You have written extensively on sociopolitical transformations in the Middle East in recent decades, including the Arab Spring revolutions that
With the escalation of confrontation between Israel, the United States, and Iran, Iraq has entered an extremely tense phase at all security, political, and economic
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
Let’s be blunt. Kidnapping, arresting, or killing a political figure of one country by another state is defined as illegal in international law, not because
The killing of Ali Khamenei, alongside a number of senior figures from the IRGC and the ruling apparatus, is an exceptional development in Iran’s current
As cross-border strikes intensify and Pakistan’s defence minister declares “open war” against the Afghan Taliban government, the long arc of Islamabad’s Afghanistan policy appears under
The rise of Donald Trump’s extreme right-wing authoritarianism, particularly during his second presidential term, has given rise to a multitude of interpretations of the social
This article examines how carceral safety logics have driven cross-political, anti-transgender alliances within the global ‘anti-gender’ movement. While anti-gender politics are typically associated with right-wing,
The company in question still operates in Estonia and Jordan The internet shutdown during Iran’s protests of December 2025 into January 2026, the longest in
While the world argues about sanctions, socialism and geopolitics, the Cuban people themselves are quietly disappearing I have been thinking a lot about Cuba lately.
Last October, the war in Sudan took a new turn with the capture of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces. The city in western
Ahead of the 115th International Women’s Day, Perempuan Mahardhika [1] and Amnesty International Indonesia held a public discussion on 24 February 2026 in Jakarta, entitled “Resisting
Sasha Talaver: You’ve been in the army for almost four years. What is your job now? How are you feeling? Taras Bilous: I’m a drone
The fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is being marked by the most intense and destructive shelling of Ukrainian cities since the war
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will soon enter its fifth year. We pay tribute to the Ukrainians’ steadfast resistance and condemn in the strongest possible
Hardline Islamists gain ground in historic election following the 2024 July Uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina. On February 12, 2026, Bangladesh held its first general
On 21 February, a protest took place outside the British Museum in central London. The catalyst was a Daily Telegraph story which claimed (misleadingly, as
February 21, 2026, saw Iranian universities once again turn into arenas of protest, chanting, and confrontation. The first day of in-person classes after weeks of
One in three of the first 100 days of the new Bolivian government, headed up by Rodrigo Paz and his vice president, Edmand Lara, has
Deconstructing the Myth of the Man Who Cannot Be Raped We were wrong when we confined the discourse of victimhood to women and children, and
From Global Project Against Hate and Extremism As Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah B. Rogers is leading a Trump administration grantmaking strategy
The LDP wins two-thirds of the lower house, but behind Takaichi’s triumph lie limited real support, falling wages, and an open geopolitical contest with Beijing
From Mina’s Substack Despite the Islamic Republic’s transformations since 1979, one governing reflex has remained: it rules through the language of external crisis—war and later
From +972 Magazine Saudi accusations that Abu Dhabi acts as Israel’s proxy have ignited a media firestorm. But similar anti-Israel sentiments circulate within the UAE
Militaries play a major role in the politics of many countries. They determine whether elections can occur and who can compete. From Egypt to Pakistan
In the following interview, Palestine solidarity activists from the Chinese diaspora speak with Iranian activists in exile about the uprising that took place in Iran
In July 2025, Johannesburg was the scene of a tense stand-off between two diametrically opposed political forces. A small group of Operation Dudula members, several
From Organizing My Thoughts, the official newsletter of writer and organizer Kelly Hayes. Last week, far-right streamer Nick Fuentes openly called for the mass criminalization
When Desperation Produces Strongmen Why “Messianic” leaders always turn against workers A South African Federation of Trade Unions Political Education Pamphlet Why do Strongmen rise?
Sudan’s war is far from a binary struggle; it is a conflict where a web of local, regional, and global interests and tensions has converged
From Equator The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants Among the weirder features of the contemporary
From Global Project Against Hate and Extremism White supremacist leaders from France, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States gathered on
From The Battleground What would the left be without Noam Chomsky? After the extent of his personal and financial connections to Jeffrey Epstein became apparent,
The Crackdown on Anti-ICE Activists in Texas Reflects a Pattern of Intensifying Repression On July 4, roughly a dozen people participated in a demonstration at
The Marxist historian Mohammed Harbi spent a lifetime dismantling the myths of Algeria’s national movement and warning that anticolonial victories could harden into bureaucratic rule.
As the full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, resistance to Russian occupation has undergone a radical transformation. The public displays of defiance that defined the war’s early days
This week on Reign of Error, host Sarah Posner examines the Department of Homeland Security’s use of neo-Nazi and white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment
In the summer of 2019, a new polemic emerged around the seemingly inexhaustible topic of Islam in France. During a meeting of the summer school
On 12 February 2026, Bangladesh holds its first election since the July Revolution in 2024 that overthrew the authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina and the
Odisha has largely been untouched by the kind of Dalit and OBC movements that shifted the political landscape in other states. Consequently, these groups have
From CrimethInc.: We present a interview with Htet Khine Soe, an activist who organized in Burma for more than 20 years before relocating to Mae Sot
From JTA Only about one-third of American Jews are Zionists, according to a recent survey conducted by the Jewish Federations of North America — the
From Himal Southasian With women comprising only four percent of candidates in 2026 general election, Bangladesh’s post-Hasina transition is reproducing the patriarchy it promised to
The Trump administration and a network of far-right think tanks are increasingly targeting the EU’s digital regulations and rules on content moderation. Far-right MEPs have
Cuba is in the midst of what is perhaps the most difficult situation it has faced since January 1959. The political situation continues to deteriorate
Ecuador began 2026 reeling from an intense cycle of protest in which the public expressed rejection of Daniel Noboa’s neoliberal policies on the streets and
From New Lines Magazine In 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and jihadist organizations (such
Dear comrades and friends, As we enter the fifth year of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to devastate our communities. This winter,
From Idavox Idavox has learned investigative reporter, author, and activist Chip Berlet has died at 76. Long before Trump, Berlet was one of only a
From New Lines Magazine A culture war playbook honed by American conservatives is finding new life in East Asia On Feb. 8, Japan will head
The agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on January 30 brings about the integration of the SDF and the
How do we move from mobilization to actually winning this fight for our future? In the season finale, Sally and Jess reflect on the moment
This essay is not about Iran; it is about the method through which Iran is explained. It examines a mode of thinking that recognizes repression,
The far-right label is not easily applied in China, but nevertheless there is a rising tide of xenophobia, militaristic nationalism, racism, anti-feminism, and social conservatism
Anti-gender politics has become integral to the far-right organising globally, because it offers emotionally charged justifications for centralising power and suppressing civil society. Behind it
On 21 February 2023, Tunisian president Kais Saied made a declaration against the “hordes” of sub-Saharan migrants, casting them all as illegal, as criminals, and
From Socialists Against Antisemitism A Green Party [of England and Wales] conference motion, described as declaring “Zionism is racism” and rejecting both IHRA and JDA,
A year ago, my energies were focused on a project on academic freedom in Venezuela under Chavismo. Our main findings were that, compared to other
From OffBeat Research Much of the world’s attention on the Middle East has been focused on the man-made famine in Gaza, the collapse of the
In a new episode of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) podcast, SRHM convenes leading experts and advocates to unpack the implications of three newly
Global health organisations have reacted with anger to the new US foreign aid policy, which prohibits all aid recipients, bar military, from performing or promoting
From New Lines Magazine The three-story industrial building in Seoul’s hipster neighborhood of Seongsu was packed with hundreds of women, their chatter and laughter echoing
On Sunday, February 1, Costa Rica will hold elections amid the most tumultuous and uncertain political climate in decades. Conservative and right-wing political forces are
A New Age of Protest in Iran. Interview with Chowra Makaremi and Amir Ahmadi Arian – 28 January 2026
The protests that began in Iran last month have been suppressed with a level of state violence not seen since the 1980s, when the Islamic
From Mina’s Substack Recent discussions explain the visibility of pro-monarchy slogans through external forces such as Israel’s misinformation campaigns, satellite television, and foreign-funded media. By
From the hardhat riot in 1970 to Minneapolis and ICE murdering protesters in 2026, the Right has created narratives that dehumanize the Left to justify
Turkish nationalism has become more like its Russian counterpart Amongst the illiberal “bad guys” who have been on the up-and-up over the past decade, Putin
From Making Sense… What we are seeing in Minneapolis right now is horrendous, frightening, and heartbreaking. But it is not a surprise. Over the past
In 1970, the French third-worldist magazine Partisans – launched by the famous anticolonialist François Maspero (1932-2015) – released a special edition titled “The Palestinian people
Let us look at the claim of “foreign interference” by Mossad and the CIA in Iran’s protests not through simple denial, but through political and
From +972 Magazine Despite the spectacular collapse of Netanyahu’s ‘conflict management’ doctrine, both he and his staunchest critics are campaigning on its revival. With both
From Chartist Magazine The so-called 28-point plan (drafted in part by the Russian regime and presented by the US) cannot serve as the basis for a just
This article explores antigender mobilisation – a global phenomenon that challenges and undermines gender equality – with a focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Using
Russia appears unwilling to compromise in Ukraine – a problem ignored by those calling for an end to support for Kyiv From analyse&kritik For my
I have been reading left analyses of Iran recently and there is this pattern that keeps appearing in many. Religion disappears. The theocratic structure of
From Himal Southasian In October 2024, two months after the monsoon revolution in Bangladesh toppled Sheikh Hasina as prime minister and Awami League government, four