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The United Nations: Balancing high ideals and harsh realities

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Criticism of the UN has never been as harsh as it is today, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East exposing its perceived inability to address them.
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Hezbollah’s dilemma

Gilbert Achcar — Hezbollah is now facing the dilemma of its dual loyalty, in a way that affects its vital interests.
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Ukraine: To defeat Russia, people must have a stake in the country’s future

Oleksandr Kyselov — People should have a stake in the country’s future and respect for human dignity must be at the core of a society that asks its members to risk their lives for it.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: A letter from prison on the situation of the Russian left

Boris Kagarlitsky sent the following letter to the October 8 online conference “Boris Kagarlitsky and the Challenges of the Left Today”, to be read as part of the panel on the situation of the left in Russia.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: Change is inevitable

In a new letter from prison, Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the global crisis of our time, ongoing wars, the economy and the collapse of the familiar world order in Western Europe, where the far right is gaining popularity.
Photo composition showing Antonio Gramsci’s face with butterflies and flowers. Photo: La Tinta

Applying/misapplying Gramsci’s passive revolution to Latin America

Steve Ellner — A distinction needs to be made between critical support for the Pink Tide and the passive revolution analysis that gets translated into frontal opposition to those governments.
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Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement): The path to victory and the tasks of the Ukrainian left

One of the key decisions of the Social Movement (Sotsialnyi Rukh) conference, which took place in Kyiv on October 5-6, 2024, was the adoption of the resolution, “The path to victory and the tasks of the Ukrainian left”.
Hong Kong democracy rally

Rebuilding Hong Kong’s democratic movements in retreat: A response to Zi‑yuet

Hau-wai critically engages with Zi-yuet’s call for rebuilding Hong Kong's democratic movements.
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Boris Kagarlitsky: The ordinary Russian citizen and the question of power

In this new article sent from the penal colony where he is currently serving a 5-year sentence for “justification of terrorism,” Boris Kagarlitsky analyses the relationship between ordinary Russian citizens (men and women) and the state.
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RSS enters its centenary: A saga of uninterrupted fascist assault on modern India

Dipankar Bhattacharya — Hindu consolidation remains the central theme of the RSS and to achieve this goal it simultaneously plays the twin cards of victimhood as well as pride and power.
Nobel Prize economy winners

The Nobel Prize for Institutions: A critique of Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework

Dmitry Pozhidaev — In many ways, Acemoglu and Robinson’s framework echoes the “end of history” thesis popularised by Francis Fukuyama.
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The post-election challenge in France: An interview with John Mullen of La France Insoumise

John Mullen looks at the challenges facing the Left in France following the the formation of a new right-wing government led by prime minister Michel Barnier.