Socialism or Barbarism
Zarah Sultana argues that we must ensure that initiatives like Your Party are inclusive projects to which the whole Left can contribute—and use them to take the socialist struggle onto the streets.
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Honoring Assata Shakur’s Legacy – 2 Articles
‘A Fugitive’s Freedom: Assata Shakur’s Exile in Cuba’; ‘“You Whisper to Us”: Racial Justice Activists and Artists Honor Assata’s Legacy’: Assata Shakur’s passing unleashed a flowering of hope that the freedom she fought for could one day be real for us all.
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Cuba Leads in Healthcare Despite U.S. Sanctions; New Report: U.S. Blockade is War – 2 Articles
‘Cuba: How a Tiny Island Defies U.S. Sanctions to Lead in Healthcare’; ‘New Cuban Report Confirms U.S. Blockade is War’: Cuba’s annual report on adverse effects of the lengthy U.S. economic blockade of Cuba.
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The Palmarito Afro-Descendant Commune: Parts III-V
Afro-Venezuelans discuss syncretism, anti-colonial resistance, and community organization on the southern shore of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The second and final instalment of a two-instalment article.
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Italy Marches in Solidarity with Palestine; Colombian President Petro Accuses US of Complicity in Genocide – 3 Articles
‘The Significance of the General Strike in Italy’; ‘“A March of Humanity”: Italy Rediscovers its Collective Voice for Palestine’; ‘Petro Implodes U.S-Colombia Relations with His Final UN Speech’.
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If You Don’t Want to Confront Oppression, Your Role as an Intellectual is Pointless
I have been to graves and memorials across the world: the grave of Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores (1971—2016) in La Esperanza, Honduras; of Lindokuhle Mnguni (1994—2022) in Durban, South Africa … Why were these people killed? Each of them believed—in different ways—in the need to expand the possibilities for human dignity in the world.
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Growing Global Awakening in Support of Palestine – 3 Articles
‘A Global Awakening: How People Power is Reshaping Western Policy on Palestine’: Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful thinking? The matter is not so simple. Also: ‘More Than a Boat: The Gaza Flotilla as a Symbol of a Growing Global Movement’; and: ‘The Gaza War Isn’t Over, But Israel has Already Lost’.
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Protests Rock France as Macron Seeks to Continue Austerity Policies – 2 Articles
‘Explosions in France as Macron Names His Pal Lecornu Prime Minister’; ‘“Let’s Block Everything” Protests Challenge Macron’s Austerity’: Hundreds of mobilizations across France signaled public rejection of President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity path.
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Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising – 2 Articles
‘Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising is About Jobs, Dignity—and a Broken Development Model’; ‘Five Theses on the Situation in Nepal’: If your house is not clean, then the ants will come through the door and draw in the snakes.
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The Anatomy of Indonesia’s Uprising
Since late August 2025, Indonesia has been gripped by a wave of spontaneous and violent protests that shook the foundations of the new Prabowo-Gibran administration. Our in-depth analysis of this volatile period reveals the complex factors behind the public’s fury and outlines a potential path forward for the people’s movement.
