Karl Marx’s theory of value is relevant not only to understanding commodity exchange but how formal freedom coexists with economic compulsion and why production for profit conflicts with human needs, explains Raju J Das.

The nature of the Student List’s victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections and the country’s political future are difficult to grasp through conventional categories, writes Srđan Atanasovski.

The Socialist Left Movement offer a preliminary assessment of Lula’s historic win and outline some clear tasks for the left amid this new and acute stage of class struggle in Brazil.

Lula overturned his first-round deficit by mobilising on the streets and social media. Esquerda en Movimento argues converting this mobilisation into popular organisation will now be key given the opposition’s increased strength in Congress.

Lula’s re-election in Brazil is the most important defeat for the far right in recent times, and its impact will be felt worldwide, writes Iain Bruce.

André Singer on the pendulum swing of Brazilian elites between authoritarianism and democracy.

The PQ’s return to power raises the prospect of a right-wing alliance, renewed austerity, and difficult choices for the left, write Andrea Levy and André Frappier.

Richard Fidler introduces two articles by Parti de la rue members critically analyzing the challenges ahead for Quebec working people and Québec solidaire after the October 5 election result.

Dmitry Pozhidaev contends that a state subordinately integrated into global capitalism can exercise imperial power over weaker neighbours, with Russia exemplifying this combination as an empire of the periphery.

Alfons Bech discusses the goals and organisation of the International Solidarity Convoy to Ukraine.

To rebuild a project for the radical transformation of society, it is necessary to deconstruct what is meant by “the Left,” writes François Sabado.

Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz examine the Venezuelan leadership’s capitulation before US imperialism, historical precedents and long-term implications.