Feuerback and Marx

1843-1844: Marx’s Feuerbachian phase

Jason Devine — If Marx did not break with idealism thanks to Feuerbach, then the following questions arise: did Feuerbach actually influence Marx, and, if so, how?
walking past poster of Maduro

The end of Venezuela’s Bolivarian process? An interview with community activist Gerardo Rojas

Gerardo Rojas discusses the July 28 presidential election, the current state of community organising in the country and why we might be witnessing the Maduro government’s final break with the Bolivarian process.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrives at a European Council meeting in Brussels, 27 June 2024.

From “Returning to Europe” to “Occupying Brussels”

Áron Rossman-Kiss — The EU was crucial to Viktor Orbán’s rise — now, he wants to remake it in his own image.
AfD leaders

Germany: Darker turn

Loren Balhorn — For the first time since the defeat of the Third Reich, a far-right party has won a state-wide election, indicating a profound level of alienation vis-à-vis the political establishment among a wide swathe of the electorate.
Dubai

Rivals in the service of empire: Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the United States

Gilbert Achcar — The two emirates’ sharp contrast in foreign policy strategy is, in fact, a boon for Washington’s policy in the extended Middle East.
Lebanese woman

Israel, not Iran or Hezbollah, wants a wider war

Joseph Daher — Having failed to defeat Hamas, Israel has doubled down, provoking a wider war with Iran and Hezbollah.
Netanyahu Gaza map

Hypocrisy: The conflict between Zionist hawks and vultures in Israel

Gilbert Achcar — What is the conflict within the Zionist power elite about? Do not believe that it is a conflict between hawks and doves as the Western media portrays it.
Farooq Tariq

Farooq Tariq (People’s Rights Party): ‘It’s crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region’

An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

India's RSS and the global far-right: Expanding links, growing ambition

Dipankar Bhattacharya — As the RSS readies for its centenary in 2025, we will see more attempts to sell itself as a global role model and India as the ideological destination for 'National Conservatives' from around the world.
We want justice women India

We want justice: The renewed struggle for safety and freedom for women in India (plus Reclaim the Night and Win the Day: The battle for gender justice)

The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women’s initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
Singapore workers

Reviving worker’s power in Singapore: Left activists speak

A new generation of left activists is emerging in Singapore, determined to rebuild people’s power. An interview with two activists from Workers Make Possible.
Singapore The People's Manifesto

Singapore’s grassroots groups launch ‘The People’s Manifesto’ (plus full text of manifesto)

Adi R discusses “The People’s Manifesto”, which was publicly launched at a 250-strong “Town Hall” meeting in Singapore on August 3.