From Ukraine to Palestine: The poisons of denialism
David Finkel — For the international left, the Ukraine war and Palestine catastrophe, both on their own and together, pose very big tests of theory and more importantly, of politics.
What’s wrong with Ukraine’s wartime diplomacy in the Global South
Chelsea Ngoc Minh Nguyen — Ukraine’s civilizational and exclusionary approach has been self-constraining, self-defeating and even half-hearted in genuity when it comes to achieving a more respectable and broader appeal, support, and a sense of a shared struggle in many countries of the global south.
Denmark: Strange new government, same old politics
Laura Kofod — Denmark’s new centre-right “grand coalition” government is historic in its composition, and – in its brief existence – has already come down clearly on the side of the upper-class.
PLM statement on the Balikatan exercises and the US military plans in the region
Marxian ecology, dialectics, and the hierarchy of needs: An interview with John Bellamy Foster
Interview with John Bellamy Foster — Our hope is that, as people mobilize against the environmental conditions produced by the present social system that increasingly threatens their lives, they will also be animated to protect the earth as a home for humanity, carrying out a worldwide ecological and social revolution
Tayip Temel (Peoples' Democratic Party): Our goal is to end authoritarianism and democratise Turkey
Ali Barış interviewed HDP Deputy Co-Chair Tayip Temel on the upcoming elections, how the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) will campaign with the Green Left Party and possible political developments.
Besê Hozat — Everyone agrees on the fact that these elections are one of the most important elections in the history of the republic. Expanding and supporting the Labour and Freedom alliance is of historic importance for Turkey’s democracy.
Germany: Nationwide strike reveals class and environmental dimensions
Karel Ludenhoff — The increased willingness to strike in both the public and private sectors is not surprising given that an enormous wage theft is taking place in Germany. Yet we can observe elements in these trade-union-led actions that go beyond the merely economic sphere, especially in the common ground concerning union and climate struggles.
Farooq Tariq: Pakistan collapsing
Farooq Tariq — Pakistan is facing one of its worst economic and political crises at present. The political crisis is best manifested by the fact that almost half the National Assembly (Lower House of the parliament) members have resigned.
India: Modi-Adani model in crisis
Arindam Sen — The Modi government must name and punish the criminals behind the Adani scam.
Sam Wainwright — The CPI(ML)’s work and experience can offer inspiration to the left outside India. From the patient and determined base building in Bihar, the party has burst on to the national stage as the most dynamic communist party across the Hindi Belt.
Imperialism: A short introduction
Dave Holmes — We live in a world where capitalism is near universal. However, it’s not just capitalism but capitalism in its imperialist stage. If we don’t understand what this is (and what it is not), we can’t understand anything about the politics of Australia and the world today.