African People Bear the Weight of US’s Deadly “War on Terror” on the Continent
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African People Bear the Weight of US’s Deadly “War on Terror” on the Continent

ByJamila Osman

While AFRICOM training has not helped African security forces curb terrorism, it has enabled them to repress civilian protests against reactionary African leaders who align with U.S. interests. It has also boosted corporate profits associated with the lucrative counterterrorism industry.

How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?
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How Could Chile Reject a Perfectly Progressive Constitution?

ByNick Licata

This month, through a public vote, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that has been described as being one of the world’s most progressive charters. The vote is particularly perplexing because public opinion had adamantly supported replacing the current Chilean constitution.

Santhal Hul Wasn’t Just the First Anti-British Revolt, It Was Against All Exploitation
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Santhal Hul Wasn’t Just the First Anti-British Revolt, It Was Against All Exploitation

ByHarshvardhan and Shivam Mogha

The 19th century rebellion actually began as a movement against exploitation by Indian ‘upper’ caste zamindars, moneylenders, merchants and police officials who had come to dominate the economic sphere of Santhal life.

How Marxists Brought Science to Politics and Politics to Science
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How Marxists Brought Science to Politics and Politics to Science

ByDaniel Finn interviews Helena Sheehan

We need to understand the links between science, politics, and commercial interests. For Marxists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these were some of the most important questions to be addressed in their work. The cross-fertilization between Marxism and science had major implications for the development of both.

What is Socialist Feminism?
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What is Socialist Feminism?

ByBarbara Ehrenreich

There is a fundamental interconnection between women’s struggle and class struggle. All those women’s struggles which build collective confidence among women are important to building class consciousness; and all those class struggles which seek to build the social and cultural autonomy of the working class are necessarily linked to the struggle for women’s liberation.

Ten Questions About Marx—More Than Twenty Years After Marx’s Ecology
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Ten Questions About Marx—More Than Twenty Years After Marx’s Ecology

ByJohn Bellamy Foster interviewed by Roberto Andrés

More than twenty years after the publication of Marx’s Ecology (Monthly Review Press, 2000), author John Bellamy Foster and interviewer Roberto Andrés discuss the roots of Marx’s ecological thought, from the Greek atomists to the Enlightenment to Malthus.