Class struggle today: Fragmentation and the crisis of political form
The problem facing the left is not the absence of class antagonism but the absence of forces capable of organising it. If we fail to confront the question of political form, mobilisation will continue to substitute for class, writes Sushovan Dhar.
Britain: Poverty and inequality fuel Labour’s crisis
Britain’s Labour government is in turmoil. Phil Hearse looks beyond media scandals such as the Mandelson-Epstein revelations, to lay out what is really behind the crisis.
DSA’s future: Socialism, elections and the limits of relying on the ballot line
The issue is not whether the Democratic Socialists of America matters — it clearly does, writes Anthony Teso. The question is can it evolve beyond a project aimed at moving the Democratic Party to the left within the existing political system.
Phil Hearse reviews William I Robinson’s new book “Epochal Crisis: the Exhaustion of Global Capitalism,” saying if you want to understand what is going on in the world, then read this.
Socialism: A prospect, not a utopia
Writing from Penal Colony No. 4 in Torzhok, Russia, Boris Kagarlitsky sketches out his answer the all-too-common question socialists face: “So what is your alternative?”
Militarised accumulation and the irrational rationality of the Iran war
At the level of the global economy, the Iran war appears deeply irrational. It has disrupted trade, raised energy prices and fed inflation. Yet it continues. Dmitry Pozhidaev explains why.
Iran war shows dramatic decline of US imperialism
Notwithstanding all the death and destruction meted out by the US-Israeli aggressors, they have failed to achieve any sort of victory over Iran, writes Dave Holmes.
The rise and fall of ‘Leninism’
Whether you are “for” or “against” “Lenin” and “Leninism,” John Marot contends that discussing these in their historical context is essential to gaining a better understanding of the issues.
Defining Democratic Socialists of America
Paul Le Blanc reviews ‘A User’s Guide to DSA’, which connects readers with the largest organisation on the US left while drawing them into a series of debates among committed party members.
Notes for reading the Cuban reality
Julio Carranza argues that Cuban society is suffering from an economic and social crisis whose most severe phase began in 2020, and whose causes are manifold.
The rich and powerful hate Cuba because it does so much better than the US in caring for its own people, explains Don Fitz.
AI data centres are fuelling climate destruction
Ketan Joshi discusses the climate impacts of Big Tech and data centres, the possibility of “green AI” and whether the AI bubble will ever pop.
