Lenin, moral liberalism and the voluntarist premise
Leninism is not perfect nor should it be copied mechanically, but abandoning it for vague principles — as Dan La Botz proposes — leaves us without tools to confront the realities of power, contends Antony Teso.
BRICS media are not an alternative for anti-imperial resistance
Media giants from the global South are neither an ally of the left nor an alternative to the imperial media, writes Farooq Sulehria.
Why Australian governments support Israel — and why it is important to get that right
Arguments that the pro-Israel lobby has subordinated the Australian government to Israeli state interests are common. Lisbeth Latham explains why this is not just wrong but detrimental for building a pro-Palestine movement that can win.
Brazil is prosecuting a union leader for Palestine solidarity
The conviction of veteran labor organizer Zé Maria signals a new phase in the legal weaponization of antisemitism, one aimed at disciplining militant currents in the labor movement, writes Blanca Missé.
Asia-Pacific left statements: Reject latest pretext for war, US hands off Cuba
Statements opposing US indictment of Raúl Castro by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Socialist Party of Malaysia and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM, Party of the Labouring Masses, the Philippines).
The hidden cost of the Cuban crisis
Originally conceived as a strategy for regime change — which has failed — the sanctions policy has successfully mutated into a form of collective punishment, writes La Joven Cuba editorial board.
Lenin versus democracy: A reply to critics of ‘Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism’
Responding to his critics, Dan La Botz argues that Lenin’s decisions not only proved incapable of defending and advancing a democratic socialist revolution but contributed to the revolution’s failure.
Against the tribunal left: DSA, moralism and the problem of socialist discipline
Fights inside the Democratic Socialists of America over “cancel culture,” “political correctness” and “call-out culture” are not side dramas. They are symptoms of a deeper organisational sickness, argues Anthony Teso.
Trade unions, mass organisations and the left: From historical necessity to reassessment and renewal
The past decades have witnessed fundamental transformations in the way people think and organise, which the left cannot afford to ignore, writes Rezgar Akrawi.
Still steadfast: Punishment and perseverance in Singapore’s movement against genocide
‘Still Steadfast’ examines the push-and-pull between pro-Palestine activists and authorities attempting to silence them. It is part of Transformative Justice Collective’s efforts to document the extent of authoritarian control in Singapore.
Eric Toussaint looks at the great public debate on the nature of the economy that occurred after the 1959 Cuban revolution, involving Ernesto Che Guevara, Alberto Mora, Ernest Mandel, and Charles Bettelheim.
Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski and Adrianna Nowak reconstruct the long Cuban struggle to preserve revolutionary autonomy within an unequal alliance with the Soviet Union.
