Whither China?
This short exchange between Isabel Crook and Harry Magdoff that took place in end-2002 reflects the complex ways in which dedicated socialists sought to address changes in China and the clarity of the ideas expressed.
The Birth of Dialectics in Ancient Greece
The inspired insights of the first materialists in antiquity laid the foundations of modern science.
‘Vivekananda Is the Ideological Nemesis of the Sangh Parivar’
The author’s latest book is an effort to challenge the Sangh Parivar’s depiction of the spiritual leader.
Black Resistance and Afro-Venezuelan Feminism
Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explores the historical forms of oppression and domination, and the Afro-Venezuelan struggle for emancipation. Part II addresses both the advances and the pending tasks of the movement in the context of the Bolivarian Process.
Fidel
Fidel not only survived the fury of the Batista dictatorship, guerrilla war, and 600 assassination attempts, but led a revolutionary process which after 60 years, continues to resist and triumph.
The Significance of the Quit India Movement: Two Articles
“’Quit India’: The Last Nail in the Coffin of the British Empire”: The movement took a turn not contemplated by Gandhi and the Congress leaders. Also: “81 Years Ago, Launching the Quit India Movement, Gandhi Had Warned Us of Our Current State”.
As Our 76th Independence Day Approaches, Revisiting ‘Indian Ideas of Freedom’
In his landmark book, Dennis Dalton had originally examined the approaches of Vivekananda, Aurobindo, Gandhi, and Tagore.
Burkina Faso Condemns Imperialism; Together with Mali Vows to Defend Niger’s New Leadership with Force
“Burkina Faso’s New President Condemns Imperialism, Quotes Che Guevara, Allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba”. Also: Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS were to intervene in Niger.
Imperial Disintegration: What’s Happening in West Africa?
In order to begin understanding past and current developments in Africa, it is important to understand neocolonialism as a phase in the development of imperialism.
Lessons from Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.