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PSM campaign Rahang election

Malaysia: Reflections on the Rahang election

A party inspired by ideology does not fade away simply because of electoral losses; our motivation is derived from other, deeper factors, writes S. Arutchelvan.

India’s Cockroach movement shows when people stand up against corruption and authoritarianism, they can win

Manish Kumar discusses the recent powerful expression of youth dissent against the Narendra Modi government and next steps for the Cockroach movement.
Cockroach protests

The Cockroaches: A new insecure class in struggle

The cockroach movement’s great structural strength was also its great vulnerability, contends Sankha Subhra Biswas.
Jammu Kashmir protest July 21

Oppose repression of mass uprising in Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir

Never has such a brave mass movement been witnessed in the region as the one currently unfolding in Pakistani-controlled Jammu Kashmir, writes Farooq Tariq.
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Silence before the storm in northeast India

Assam is not currently at war. But, as Maharnav Bhuyan writes, the ingredients that produced its last war are all present in a more advanced form.
Marcos Rubio

Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): Rubio out! Stop US intervention and wars! Hands off our region!

Rubio is a very dangerous man on a very dangerous mission to the Philippines, warns Partido Lakas ng Masa.
US bombing Iran renewed PLM statement

Partido Lakas ng Masa (The Philippines): Condemn the renewed US war of aggression against Iran

Partido Lakas ng Masa opposes the Philippines being drawn into the US war agenda against the interests of the Filipino people.
Malaysia left graphic

Contemporary challenges for the Malaysian left

Jeyakumar Devaraj provides a brief overview of Malaysia’s history and political and economic development to help us understand the current situation in the country.
Kashmir protest

We will decide its future: A socialist voice from Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir is passing through one of the harshest phases of confrontation it has seen in years, explains Umair Khurshid.
Armenia graphic Posle

Armenia’s elections and the future of the left

Can Armenia’s recent elections be reduced to a contest between a pro-Western Pashinyan and a pro-Russian opposition? Mikael Zolyan examines Armenia through a left-wing lens.
MUDA PSM

Malaysia: Why we need a progressive bloc

Malaysia needs a party that speaks about building a nation through policies that address the needs of all people, rather than feeding into toxic racialised politics, writes S Arutchelvan.
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The Philippines: Is Akbayan now supporting the US against China?

Partido Lakas ng Masa challenge Akbayan’s Perci Cendaña’s statement lauding national defence secretary Gibo Teodoro as a defender of Philippine sovereignty and respond to attacks by an Akbayan supporter.