Hungary: Orbán defeated — An autopsy of sixteen years of illiberalism
Adam Novak analyses the structural dynamics of the Orbán regime and assesses the effects of his defeat on Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and European far-right parties.
Joint declaration: South Asia stands with Cuba against the blockade!
We, the undersigned Communist, workers’, and left-wing parties of South Asia, issue this collective call in firm and unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Cuba.
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation — For defenders of democracy and the Constitution, the Assembly elections must be taken up as an anti-fascist platform of political mobilisation.
Three principles of ecosocialist politics
Kai Heron present three indispensable principles of ecosocialism.
Capitalism is the problem. Ecosocialism is the solution.
Harry Fairless — In the face of the multifaceted, compounding environmental catastrophe confronting humanity as a result of capitalism, what is required is not just socialism but ecosocialism.
Focus on fossil capital, not degrowth: A critique of ‘Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution’
Mark Baugher — The ‘Manifesto for an Ecosocialist Revolution’ puts the cart before the horse. It commences a struggle against capitalist lifestyles before winning the struggle against the capitalist system that breeds those lifestyles.
No to war, no to distortion: A critique of ‘limitless unity’ within the anti-Iran war movement
Mitra Mahmoudi discusses the dangers of blurring political boundaries between the anti-war movement and Islamic Republic supporters in the name of “broad unity”.
Opposing Western intervention and the Iranian regime
Samira Mohyeddin challenges dominant assumptions about Iran, questions the logic of external intervention, and reflects on the difficulties of sustaining a principled anti-war position in an increasingly polarized environment.
Manuel Rodriguez Banchs, Penelope Duggan, Israel Dutra, Antoine Larrache, João Machado, Reymund de Silva and Eric Toussaint reflect on the 1st Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples. Plus statements from Fourth International and European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine.
Trump, Putin and Ukraine: Towards a division of spheres of influence at the expense of the people
Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine.
Mirror and mismatch: China and the global politics of the far-right
Chenchen Zhang — The far-right label is not easily applied in China, but there is a rising tide of xenophobia, militaristic nationalism, racism, anti-feminism, and social conservatism in online discourse and within the state.
The backlash against the backlash: Socialist feminism & left politics in a time of reaction
Diana O’Dwyer — After several years when the far right seemed to be growing almost unopposed, there is now a growing feminist backlash to the backlash.