The end of Venezuela’s Bolivarian process? An interview with community activist Gerardo Rojas
Gerardo Rojas discusses the July 28 presidential election, the current state of community organising in the country and why we might be witnessing the Maduro government’s final break with the Bolivarian process.
From “Returning to Europe” to “Occupying Brussels”
Áron Rossman-Kiss — The EU was crucial to Viktor Orbán’s rise — now, he wants to remake it in his own image.
Loren Balhorn — For the first time since the defeat of the Third Reich, a far-right party has won a state-wide election, indicating a profound level of alienation vis-à-vis the political establishment among a wide swathe of the electorate.
Rivals in the service of empire: Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the United States
Gilbert Achcar — The two emirates’ sharp contrast in foreign policy strategy is, in fact, a boon for Washington’s policy in the extended Middle East.
Israel, not Iran or Hezbollah, wants a wider war
Joseph Daher — Having failed to defeat Hamas, Israel has doubled down, provoking a wider war with Iran and Hezbollah.
Hypocrisy: The conflict between Zionist hawks and vultures in Israel
Gilbert Achcar — What is the conflict within the Zionist power elite about? Do not believe that it is a conflict between hawks and doves as the Western media portrays it.
An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
India's RSS and the global far-right: Expanding links, growing ambition
Dipankar Bhattacharya — As the RSS readies for its centenary in 2025, we will see more attempts to sell itself as a global role model and India as the ideological destination for 'National Conservatives' from around the world.
The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women’s initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
Reviving worker’s power in Singapore: Left activists speak
A new generation of left activists is emerging in Singapore, determined to rebuild people’s power. An interview with two activists from Workers Make Possible.
Singapore’s grassroots groups launch ‘The People’s Manifesto’ (plus full text of manifesto)
Adi R discusses “The People’s Manifesto”, which was publicly launched at a 250-strong “Town Hall” meeting in Singapore on August 3.
Charting a new course for Hong Kong’s struggle
Yuet Zi — Five years have passed since Hong Kong’s mass movement of 2019. Despite the regime’s repression and white terror, the embers of resistance still smoulder in the hearts of every Hongkonger, unquenchable.