Ashley Smith — The greater evil is obviously Trump and the far-right GOP. Harris and the Democratic Party are lesser evils by comparison. But that does not exonerate them of being evil.

Susan Price — To say “Capitalism kills” is not hyperbole. Capitalism is simply incompatible with life on Earth.

William I Robinson — The genocide in Gaza and the repression of Palestine solidarity around the world tell a larger story of global capitalist crisis.

Michael Pröbsting looks at Lenin’s actual position on the defence of Serbia in World War I and why it is wrong to apply it to the Ukraine War today.

Following its cancellation due to the floods in Porto Alegre in May 2024, the 1st International Antifascist Conference will take place next year in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.

CPI(ML) Liberation — The unification of Jharkhand’s two leading Left forces, CPI(ML) Liberation and Marxist Coordination Committee, was announced on 10 August.

Kevin B. Anderson discusses Marx and Lenin’s writings on imperialism, why the world is becoming more bipolar and the need for consistent anti-imperialism.

Jerry Harris — Some see multi-polarity as a new stage of non-alignment, and even the creation of an anti-imperialist bloc. But the economic and political elites of the Global South are too deeply tied to transnational capitalism to be truly independent.

LeftEast interviews three people from Uzbekistan’s leftist circles about the state of the country’s political economy under Mirziyoyev, the role of Soviet nostalgia, the conditions and potential for the fledgling Uzbek left.

Justin Akers Chacón — The crisis churning out rising displacement is located in the failings of the capitalist system internationally, both in its economic functions and political operations.

Clifton D’Rozario — There is no denying the far right has emerged as a formidable political force around the world. In India, fascism is not just being fought in the electoral arena; it is also being confronted on the streets.

Phil Hearse — Thousands of anti-fascists mobilised to face down fascist groups threatening immigration lawyers and mosques in cities across Britain on August 7.