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: 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
Kevin B. Anderson — The largest democratic republics in Europe and North America remain in extreme danger, amid ongoing and deepening fascist threats, especially in the United States.
Workers of the Earth, unite!: An interview with Stefania Barca
Stefania Barca affirms the need for a working-class ecopolitics while challenging the narrow understandings of class struggle and material interest that suffuse much of the current discourse.
Marx’s theory of value: Collapse, AI and Gustavo Petro
Michael Roberts — It is not Marx and Engels who disregard the role and value of nature, but rather the capitalists.
New Zealand imperialism in the Pacific in the 21st century
Grant Brookes — Any suggestion that New Zealand’s Pacific imperialism is no more than a part of history would be mistaken.
Idan Landau sheds light on the current political and social environment inside Israel.
Lebanon: Why Hezbollah’s still standing despite Israel assassinating Hassan Nasrallah
There's no doubt Hassan Nasrallah's assassination by Israel has weakened Hezbollah. Joseph Daher explains why this is not the end for them.
The historic relationship of interdependency between Israel and the US empire is mutating
Jonas Marvin — The strained imperial hegemon (and its allies) could be dragged into a regional war of aggression it does not want, precisely because of the colonial monster it has created.
Venezuela after the presidential election: ‘This is not a left-wing government’
Atenea Jiménez & Simón Rodríguez — More and more leftists, including former Bolivarian activists, are forming new coalitions and campaigns against the government.
Postcard from a Venezuelan feminist in Caracas
Ariadna Mogollón — Venezuela is not the same country it was in 2017, or 2018 when there was a very intense economic crisis due to the blockade imposed by the US. There has been an economic recovery, but its a recovery that has deepened class divisions.
Gilbert Achcar: ‘Israel has openly threaten to transform parts of Lebanon into another Gaza’
Gilbert Achcar — Since Israel has basically completed the most intensive stage of its destruction in Gaza, it is now turning against Hezbollah to secure its northern border.