Putin’s Invasion in Ukraine, or the Broken Identity of the Italian Left
By Elisabetta Michielin, Pietro Maestri, Francesco Brusa. September 21, 2022 A group of journalists and activists from Italy discuss the crisis that the war in Ukraine provoked among the Italian…
After the floods, Pakistan needs reparations, not charity
By Farooq Tariq. 13 September 2022 At the time of writing, more than one-third of Pakistan is under water. Flash floods, generated by abnormal monsoon rains have so far claimed the…
India: A monstrous embryo swelling in the womb of Bharat Mata
By Sumanta Banerjee — 05/05/2022 “A strange dusk has descended upon the earth today/ ….. Those whose hearts are devoid of any love and affection, never swayed by any sense of pity/ These…
Are we imprisoned by an imagined past?
By Ammar Ali Jan. May 4, 2022 The world today is overburdened with reactionary forms of nostalgia that induce revivalist fantasies of a glorious past. In recent years, Trump’s slogan…
A China para lá da cortina
Por Francisco Louçã. 25 de Abril, 2022 A China precisa de tempo. Não tem uma estratégia de colocação de tropas em bases no estrangeiro, ao contrário de Washington, e expande…
Slavery Never Ended
By A Growing Culture. April 23, 2022 We often talk about slavery as something of the past. But the truth is, it never really ended — it simply adapted to…
Believing in a secular Bangladesh
By Nur E Emroz Alam Tonoy. April 20, 2022 The dictators are long gone, but have left behind their brand of populism When the constitution of Bangladesh was drafted, the…
Sri Lanka: The awakening lion
The Sunday Morning. April 16, 2022 “The duty of youth is to challenge corruption” – Kurt Cobain The traditional New Year was a non-event for most families and households…
We must turn solidarity with Ukraine into the new normal for all refugees
By Nicolas Haeringer. March 22, 2022 The global North’s unprecedented support for Ukrainians has revealed racist double standards. But it’s also an opportunity to extend such solidarity to everyone. Since Russia…
Philippines: Meet the Filipino Socialists Challenging Rodrigo Duterte’s Right-Wing Rule
By Walden Bello. March 15, 2022 Renowned Filipino scholar-activist Walden Bello is running for vice president this year on a left-wing ticket. Writing for Jacobin, Bello describes the transformative impact an…
Environmental activists in Russia are under increasing pressure
By Estelle Levresse. 9 March 2022 Vyacheslav Egorov, aged 44, was sentenced on 14 October 2021 in the first instance by the Kolomna municipal court to 15 months in prison. This…
From Taiwan to Ukraine
Wen Liu and Brian Hioe. May 24, 2022 GEOPOLITICAL REALIGNMENT AND ANTICOLONIAL SOLIDARITY IN A TIME OF WAR WAR: A FAMILIAR COLONIAL NARRATIVE While Ukraine and the geopolitics of Eastern…
Sri Lanka: The art and literature of protest and liberation
By Pamodi Waravita. May 23, 2022 Poets, academics, novelists, performance artists, painters, and activists expound on SL’s burgeoning art and literary scene anchored in expressing dissent Resistance literature has taken…
Millions of Ukrainians are arriving to a battle over abortion rights in Poland
Ari Shapiro, Oksana Litvinenko, Justyna Wydrzynska, Krystyna Kacpura, Zuzanna Dziuban. May 20, 2022 Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered…
Why The Son Of A Hated Dictator Won The Philippine Elections
By Walden Bello | May 18, 2022 The failures of liberalism made illiberalism popular. But the inevitable crises of the Marcos-Duterte regime offer opportunities for progressive organizing. As a progressive activist, I…