Bolívar City and Venezuela in Ruins
The 27 May in Angola: a view from below
The SYRIZA-ANEL government, the cycle of struggles against austerity and the future of social antagonism
The following text was published in “Sfika”, the journal published by SKYA, in June 2015. Even though many things have happened since, we consider that the text still has an analytical and practical value. One of our main concerns in writing it was to show that in contrast with what SYRIZA declares, the present crisis is deep and it concerns the totality of the capitalist relations.
Hegemony and socialist strategy: towards a radical democratic politics - Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe
In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, 'Hegemony and Socialist Strategy' remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against 'Third Way' attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right.
Brazil impeachment and the left press
A critical analysis of the biased coverage of the US left-wing media of the Brazilian president's impeachment scandal.