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Ukraine and Putin’s Great Russian chauvinism against Lenin

Why does Putin accuse Lenin of having “created Ukraine”? Behind this statement lies far more than a mere dispute amongst historians, writes Eric Toussaint.
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Contemporary challenges for the Malaysian left

Jeyakumar Devaraj provides a brief overview of Malaysia’s history and political and economic development to help us understand the current situation in the country.
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Working class stratification, education and politics in Australia

Nick Fredman and Jonathan Strauss examine new mass left-wing formations, such as the Australian Greens, and explore the political effects of the changing nature of education under late capitalism.
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Denmark: ‘Many voters want a more left-leaning government’

Pelle Dragsted explains how the Danish socialist party Enhedslisten won concessions from the country’s new government coalition.
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How big oil blocked a plastic pollution treaty

Ian Angus looks at how a handful of oil-producing countries and their corporate allies stalled and ultimately derailed an entire plastic treaty process.
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Cuba: ‘The blockade suffocates and kills silently’

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
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We will decide its future: A socialist voice from Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan-Administered Jammu and Kashmir is passing through one of the harshest phases of confrontation it has seen in years, explains Umair Khurshid.

(Video) Why socialists must understand metabolic rifts

Ian Angus speaking at the Canadian launch of “Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System”.
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Ecology, Trump’s new colonialism and a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism: An interview with Ana Cristina Carvalhaes

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism, which incorporates ecology, understands Trump’s aggressive neo-colonialist shift and recognises sub-imperialist countries.
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215 years after Venezuela's Declaration of Independence: Long live the republic!

In a collective statement, Venezuelan leftists say stability, peace and a just society depend on the restoration of the full exercise of sovereignty.
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Cuba: History and inventory

Julio Cesar Guanche charts out three paths Cuba could take as a result of the announced reforms: socialist renewal, negotiated transition or subordination to Washington.
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Walking the tightrope under siege: Cuba’s reforms and the defence of socialist sovereignty

Cuba’s future need not be reduced to a choice between bureaucratic centralization and private capital accumulation, writes Isaac Saney.