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Ukraine: Divisions among the left

Achin Vanaik - It was never expected that the response to the war on Ukraine of the Left internationally, would be so divided. Broadly there have been four positions held by those who consider themselves to be anti-capitalist socialists of one kind or the other.
China COVID protests

Mass protests in China challenge COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

Republished from Life on the Left. Originally posted on Facebook by by Hong Kong activist Lam Chi Leung.

Pablo Stefanoni

Latin America’s new Right, “campism” and the need to de-hipsterise the Left: An interview with Pablo Stefanoni

Pablo Stefanoni discusses the situation in South America after the Brazilian elections, the challenges posed by the far-Right, the impact of the Ukraine war and prospects for the Left.
China protest

The uprising in China: Resisting lockdowns, repression and precarity

Yun Dong - It is simply stunning how quickly masses of people have risen up and challenged the government and its policies.
China protests

Socialists should support the popular resistance in China

Promise Li - People in China are taking mass action to challenge authoritarian rule, capitalist exploitation, and a deadly lockdown policy. Socialists around the world can work in solidarity to support this movement. Here’s how.
Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia: Consolidating the reform process

Jeyakumar Devaraj - The incoming government should speedily implement the following 4 programs, which will bring immediate economic relief to almost all of the B40 and M40 families in the nation.
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Asian left: Stop the Turkish and Iranian war against the Kurds

Parties from across the Asia-Pacific have issued the following joint statement in response to the attacks by Turkey and Iran on Kurdish communities.
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Q&A: Navigating the left’s Ukraine debate

Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Elly Leary - Sovereignty and self-determination are important concepts to keep at the heart of Left analysis —and can help orient us in the confusion and misinformation surrounding Russia’s war on Ukraine.

(Video) The crisis of hegemony, imperialism, and challenges to world security

Gilbert Achcar, Zofia Malisz and Ilya Matveev - What comparative-historical parallels can help to understand the dynamics of the Russian-Ukrainian war and its consequences? What should be the anti-imperialist position in such conditions? Does the left have anything to say about the security situation in the world in the medium term? A roundtable discussion.
Chechen resistance

On Chechen resistance and postcolonial solidarity

What lessons can we learn from the history of the Chechen wars? How did people fight for their freedom and independence? Activist and researcher Lilia Yuldasheva on colonization of the Northern Caucasus and resistance in the Chechen Republic.
Kurdistan Women's Freedom Party

Kurdistan Women's Freedom Party (PAJK): Kurdish people will not give up their struggle at any price

In view of the Turkish wave of attacks on Rojava and the Medya Defence Zones, the Kurdistan Women's Freedom Party (PAJK) said: "No power will achieve its goal by shedding Kurdish blood. The Kurdish people will not give up their struggle at any price."
Matt Hrkac

An ecosocialist strategy to win the future

Sabrina Fernandes - To save the Earth and abolish capitalism, we need to think seriously about how to transition — and when