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Boris Kagarlitsky: The ordinary Russian citizen and the question of power

In this new article sent from the penal colony where he is currently serving a 5-year sentence for “justification of terrorism,” Boris Kagarlitsky analyses the relationship between ordinary Russian citizens (men and women) and the state.
Modi RSS

RSS enters its centenary: A saga of uninterrupted fascist assault on modern India

Dipankar Bhattacharya — Hindu consolidation remains the central theme of the RSS and to achieve this goal it simultaneously plays the twin cards of victimhood as well as pride and power.
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The Nobel Prize for Institutions: A critique of Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework

Dmitry Pozhidaev — In many ways, Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework echoes the “end of history” thesis popularised by Francis Fukuyama.
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The post-election challenge in France: An interview with John Mullen of La France Insoumise

John Mullen looks at the challenges facing the Left in France following the the formation of a new right-wing government led by prime minister Michel Barnier.
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Venezuela: Opposing the blockade is our main task

Chris Slee — Activists in Venezuela have every right to criticise government policy. But for socialists in the imperialist countries, our priorities should be different.
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Al-Aqsa Flood, the West and the Holocaust: A conversation with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar — The rising wave of condemnation of Israel’s genocidal war and solidarity with the Palestinian people has occurred despite Al-Aqsa Flood, rather than thanks to it.
Biden Xi

Imperialism as antagonistic cooperation

Promise Li — Economic interdependence has shown surprising resilience even across rival geopolitical blocs. Existing theories of imperialism fail to fully account for these seemingly contradictory dimensions of today’s world system.
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State of the world: Economic crisis and geopolitical rivalries

Claude Serfati — The global space is being transformed under the dual pressure of economic dynamics and geopolitical rivalries.

(Video) Boris Kagarlitsky and the challenges of the left today

Scholars from across the globe gathered for an online conference on October 8 in honour of Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, who is serving a 5-year sentence in a Russian penal colony on the fabricated charge of “justifying terrorism.”

Gilbert Achcar

One year after 7 October, Gilbert Achcar discusses the future of Gaza, Lebanon and the regional conflict

A year after the beginning of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza and with the launch of Israel’s assault on Lebanon, Gilbert Achcar describes possible future scenarios
Ilya Yashin

‘Political struggle against Putin’s regime is the best way to stop his war machine’: An interview with Russian oppositionist Ilya Yashin

Ilya Yashin discusses life in a Russian prison for an opposition politician, the possibilities for political change under Putin and how to end the war in Ukraine.
Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Communist Party of the Russian Federation: Does the “party of the past” have a future?

How has the Communist Party of the Russian Federation transformed amid the war and totalitarian evolution of Putin’s regime? And what can its past reveal about its future? Azamat Izmailov traces the party’s evolution

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