Lenin Kagarlitsky

Making a revolution is more interesting than writing about one

When Soviet ideologues constructed Leninism, writes Boris Kagarlitsky, they missed the essence of his approach: a non-dogmatic openness in which theory is inseparable from ever-changing practice.
Lenin and clock

Lenin and the politics of broken time

Far more than a form of discipline and centralisation, Lenin’s guiding idea targets what he calls the “disorganising” confusion between party and class, contends Daniel Bensaïd.
Modern society Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis’s ‘Technofeudalism’: A review by Boris Kagarlitsky

Writing from prison, Boris Kagarlitsky engages with Yanis Varoufakis’s account of the transformations that have taken place in the economy and society as a result of new technologies.
Podil’ shopping centre in Kyiv after Russian shelling in March 2022. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russian socialist: ‘Solidarity means accepting Ukrainians’ pain and suffering as our own’

A Russian socialist from the Left For Peace Without Annexations explains why the left should support the resistance by Ukrainians and Russia’s anti-war opposition.
upward trend?

Global profits: An upward turn?

Profits are rising, but not because of excessive government spending as is often claimed, argues Michael Roberts.
Protesters chant while holding banners, placards, and flamingo cutouts during a rally in Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, on June 6, 2026.

Understanding Albania’s Flamingo Revolution

Gresa Hasa looks at how a Jared Kushner real estate project became a rallying point against crony capitalism.
Akbayan support Teodoro

The Philippines: Is Akbayan now supporting the US against China?

Partido Lakas ng Masa challenge Akbayan’s Perci Cendaña’s statement lauding national defence secretary Gibo Teodoro as a defender of Philippine sovereignty and respond to attacks by an Akbayan supporter.
Kashmir assembly

Jammu Kashmir under siege: The unfinished revolt against national oppression and class exploitation

The people of Pakistani-administered Jammu Kashmir remain in the streets after almost two weeks of blackout, siege and state violence, writes Umair Khurshid.
Nepal Jahmoor

A generational change in Nepali politics

Pranaya Rana on the long road that turned a rapper into Nepal's prime minister.
INDIA bloc meeting

Resistance, renewal and the future of the INDIA bloc

The INDIA bloc needs a new impetus rooted in democratic resistance, unity, humility and renewed political purpose, argues Dipankar Bhattacharya.
HB 8389 protest

Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): HB 8389 is a fake anti-dynasty bill

Partido Lakas ng Masa contends there is little reason to expect a genuine anti-dynasty bill to emerge from House Bill No. 8389.
Delcy Rodriguez cabinet meeting

An inverse transition: Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s first post-Chavista president

Social movements in the region are resisting anti-popular policies. But Chavismo’s state restructuring and austerity faces no opposition in Venezuela. Manuel Azuaje Reverón explains why.