Gustavo Petro

Marx’s theory of value: Collapse, AI and Gustavo Petro

Michael Roberts — It is not Marx and Engels who disregard the role and value of nature, but rather the capitalists.
New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand imperialism in the Pacific in the 21st century

Grant Brookes — Any suggestion that New Zealand’s Pacific imperialism is no more than a part of history would be mistaken.
Idan Landau

‘In Israel, peace is not an option’: An interview with left-wing academic and war resister Idan Landau

Idan Landau sheds light on the current political and social environment inside Israel.
Hezbollah is in the most dangerous situation since its foundation, which is unlikely to improve soon given Israel’s continued attacks, and the party's isolation within Lebanon

Lebanon: Why Hezbollah’s still standing despite Israel assassinating Hassan Nasrallah

There's no doubt Hassan Nasrallah's assassination by Israel has weakened Hezbollah. Joseph Daher explains why this is not the end for them.
Biden Netanyahu

The historic relationship of interdependency between Israel and the US empire is mutating

Jonas Marvin — The strained imperial hegemon (and its allies) could be dragged into a regional war of aggression it does not want, precisely because of the colonial monster it has created.
Protest free political prisoners Venezuela

Venezuela after the presidential election: ‘This is not a left-wing government’

Atenea Jiménez & Simón Rodríguez — More and more leftists, including former Bolivarian activists, are forming new coalitions and campaigns against the government.
A youth raises his middle finger while riding public transportation in Caracas, Venezuela on September 7, 2023 © Maxwell Briceño.

Postcard from a Venezuelan feminist in Caracas

Ariadna Mogollón — Venezuela is not the same country it was in 2017, or 2018 when there was a very intense economic crisis due to the blockade imposed by the US. There has been an economic recovery, but its a recovery that has deepened class divisions.
Israel Lebanon border

Gilbert Achcar: ‘Israel has openly threaten to transform parts of Lebanon into another Gaza’

Gilbert Achcar — Since Israel has basically completed the most intensive stage of its destruction in Gaza, it is now turning against Hezbollah to secure its northern border.
bombing Southern Lebanon

Gilbert Achcar: Hezbollah’s miscalculation

Gilbert Achcar — The truth is that Hezbollah fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Putin meeting with Russian capitalists

Class analysis and Russian imperialism: A response to Ilya Matveev

Dmitry Pozhidaev — By focusing on ideology and Putin’s personal motivations, Matveev overlooks class dynamics and the material interests of Russia’s capitalist class, which are crucial to understanding Russia’s post-2014 foreign policy.
South African workers

South Africa: The populist threat and the response of the left

Amandla! — The ANC-DA Alliance is more deeply committed to neoliberalism than even its predecessors. The need for a consolidated voice of the working class and the poor is greater than ever.
Israel bombing in Baalbek

Stop the spread of Israel’s genocidal war into Lebanon!

Kevin B. Anderson — On Israel’s brutal assassinations, its colonialist arrogance, and the limitations of Hezbollah’s model of resistance.