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
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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
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
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
00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:58 Recap of the main themes of Jacob’s article Violence and the Left 00:23:15 Q&A intro 00:24:03 How did settler colonialism become an
An interview with Saladdin Ahmed Bahozde from the forthcoming issue of Historical Expertise. Interviewer: Yurii Latysh. Historical Expertise [HE]: Your book Fascism in the Middle
In his new book, Rojo fuego. Reflexiones comunistas frente a la crisis ecológica (Fiery red: Communist reflections on the ecological crisis), Argentine Marxist Esteban Mercatante
What does the work of late Marx tell us about anti-colonial and indigenous struggles’ role in overcoming capitalism? What are the revolutionary trajectories of our
Ivan Bakalov is a researcher and expert on Russia’s political economy. He argues that Russian capitalism hit its limits after the economic crisis of 2008-2009.
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
What is the role of the rehabilitation of Stalinism in Putin’s official ideology? How should the democratic left approach it? Publicist Daniel Traubenberg describes the
This article first appeared in the journal Adresses – Internationalisme & Démocratie.
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
This chapter is based on a short argument between two Marxian academics, Andreas Malm and Anselm Jappe, which broke out on a leftist Zoom panel,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The ‘Indigènes de la République’ have helped make visible a racism of the left, one rooted in the pervasive racism consubstantial with French society —
As is well known, the period since the early 1970s has been one of massive historical structural transformations of the global order, frequently referred to
1. You reformulate the basic categories of Marx’s critique of political economy. According to you: where does Marxism reveal to be nowadays unsufficient, when it