Forging the steel of unity: Left politics in contemporary Pakistan
Ammar Ali Jan defends Haqooq-e-Khalq Party’s anti-imperialist position, critiques sectarian and messianic tendencies on the Pakistani Left, and advances a dialectical, universalist strategy for socialist renewal in the country.
Irish ecosocialist activist Paul Murphy explains why Catherine Connolly’s campaign was so successful.
Canadian auto isn’t in ‘crisis’, it’s in danger of extinction
Sam Gindin — Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct.
Kazakhstan and Russia’s neo-imperialism
Dmitry Mazorenko looks at how the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in January 2022 and the subsequent outbreak of war in Ukraine have reshaped Kazakhstan’s relationship with Russia.
Shireen Akram-Boshar argues that a recent interview by Eric Blanc with Bashir Abu-Manneh and Hoda Mitwally offers a mistaken analysis, focusing on “ultraleftism” in the movement to advance an electoral agenda.
Manifesto for an ecosocialist revolution: Possible consequences in the Philippines
Daniel Tanuro — An emergency plan for social and ecological justice is only possible if it is linked to a fight for the political power.
Statements: US hands off Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America
A collection of statements oppose US military aggression against Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America.
Revolutionary degrowth in the Anthropocene
Peter Boyle — Any significant revolutionary change that takes place this century will have to do so amid catastrophic global climate change.
Russia’s 1917 October Revolution: A warning, an alternative, a challenge
Dmitry Pozhidaev — The October Revolution can be read as much as a symptom of a crisis of the world system as a project for its transformation that opened up a series of questions which remain unresolved even today.
Interview with Boris Kagarlitsky from behind bars
Boris Kagarlitsky discusses prison life, the war, Stalinism debates, the state of Russia’s left media, “red imperialists”, prospects for a post-war political realignment and why he has no regrets that he did not leave Russia when he had the chance.
The Sanae Takaichi administration and Japan’s drifting imperialist democracy
Amid debates on the Japanese left, Seiya Morita asks how should we politically define the Takaichi administration?
Class war in Romania: Austerity and the dismantling of trade unions
Maria Luisa Guevara explores the lessons of Romania’s 2010 turbo-austerity program, and the resistance to it, as the country undergoes another austerity wave.