Lenin’s socialism: Labels and realities
Paul Le Blanc — Lenin's conception of socialism, which he shared with Marx and Engels, with Eugene V. Debs and Rosa Luxemburg, and with many others, remains a possible alternative to capitalism that is worth considering and fighting for.
Lenin’s legacy — An alternative to capitalism
The following presentation was given by Tamás Krausz on February 1 as part of a panel on “What was socialism for Lenin?” that was part of the ongoing “Leninist Days/Journadas Leninistas” series of lectures.
Portugal: Far right surges in election
Dave Kellaway provides an initial response to the March 10 general election in Portugal, in which the far-right party Chega was the big winner of the night.
Perspectives for socialists in 2024: An interview with David McNally
David McNally looks at current geopolitical dynamics, economic fault lines, labor struggles and perspectives for socialists in 2024.
Making sense of the interregnum since 2007-9
Costas Lapavitsas & Nicolás Aguila — The present condition of the capitalist order should be understood as a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”
Macky Sall’s coup in Senegal: An interview with Florian Bobin
Florian Bobin discusses the deepening crisis in Senegal, including the repression and bloodshed of the last few years, efforts to unseat the president and the prospect for a radical left alternative emerging in the country.
Manoj Manzil, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation central committee member and MLA from Agiaon constituency in Bihar, together with 22 other comrades have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a politically motivated murder case.
Maitreyi Krishnan — As we approach International Women’s Day, we look back at the manner in which the rights of women have been trampled on by the Modi Government over the last 10 years.
Parti Sosialis Malaysia: Women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights
Parti Sosialis Malaysia — International Women’s Day allows us to reflect on the progress made towards empowering women and to call for action to overcome the challenges that still exist in achieving gender equality in all aspects of life.
Partido Lakas ng Masa — There is an urgent need to put forward a socialist and feminist perspective today given the multiple crises of capitalism that plague society and pose existential threats on several fronts.
Ammar Ali Jan discusses Pakistan's recent elections, the role Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party play in Pakistani politics, and his campaign as the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party’s first election candidate.
Dipankar Bhattacharya outlines how fascism in India has found an ideological and strategic role model in Israel, while Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya notes that by refusing to load Israeli weapons, Indian workers are rebuking the colonial ideologies of Zionism and Hindu nationalism.