The causes of the Ukrainian crisis
Marko Bojcun — This article explores the origins of the Ukrainian crisis in several historical developments that came together in 2014.
Debbie Bookchin talks about the ideas and philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan, the libertarian model of women in Rojava and her thoughts on freedom of women on March 8 International Women's day.
Xebat Andok (Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union): On Democratic Confederalism
An extensive interview with Xebat Andok, member of the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council, about the tenets of Democratic Confederalism, its practical implementation today and the solution this system represents for the problems caused by capitalist modernity.
Nigeria: We don’t need another hero
Nanre Nafziger — In Nigeria’s recent election cycle, many citizens looked to Peter Obi for change. But the country needs people-led social transformation, not saviors.
Dung Pam Sha — Allegations of fraud and intimidation have cast a shadow over the recent vote.
Collective statement: Build a campaign to defend and raise the voice of the Iranian revolution
A collective call for revolutionary and progressive forces to unite and spread the voice of the Iranian revolution.
Prioritizing U.S. imperialism in evaluating Latin America’s Pink Tide
Steve Ellner — Two conflicting leftist positions on Latin America’s wave of progressive governments known as the Pink Tide have become increasingly well-defined over the last two decades.
Michael Pröbsting — Relations between Great Powers cannot be understood in isolation but rather have to be viewed in the context of fundamental class contradictions within a given historical stage of a mode of production.
Imperialism is inscribed in the very DNA of capitalism
A wide-ranging interview with British activist and researcher John Smith about imperialism, super-exploitation, and struggle
The fishing revolution and the origins of capitalism
Ian Angus — Marxist historians debating the origin of capitalism rarely mention the industry that employed more working people than any field other than farming.
Sweden’s four messy months of right-wing government
John Hörnquist — Why far-right populism won the Swedish election, but is making the right lose its credibility.
Israel: Building joint resistance to the far-right government
Dani Filc, of left-wing social movement Standing Together which mobilises both Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs, discusses the situation in Israel following the election of the new government.