New Politics Vol. XIX No. 1, Whole Number 73

  • From the Editors
  • Reproductive Rights and Feminism
    • The End of Roe V. Wade, Elizabeth Rapaport
    • Beyond Roe: Strategic Lessons in the Fight for Abortion Rights, Dan Davison and Ewa Pospieszyńska
    • International Women’s Day in Mexico, Dawn Marie Paley
  • Ukraine and Socialist Internationalism
    • The War on Ukraine: An Interview with a Ukrainian Socialist, Andrei, A Sotsialnyi Rukh Activist
    • Lenin, Ukraine, and the Amnesia of the “Anti-War Left”, Tom Dale
    • The Italian Left and the War in Ukraine, Piero Maestri
    • Ukraine, Sanctions, and the Refugee Crisis, Khury Petersen-Smith
  • The Global Revolt and Its Discontents, William I. Robinson & Salvador Rangel
  • Will the Real Fascists Please Stand Up?, Martin Oppenheimer
  • Plastic Prosperity: From Coal to Petrochemicals in “Frackalachia”, Nicole Fabricant
  • Understanding China
    • Is China Socialist Because It Reduced Poverty?, Michael Karadjis
    • China: Making the World Safe for Capitalism, Peter Ranis
  • Culture
    • The Revolutionary Spirit, Ali Shehzad Zaidi
    • The Imaginative Dialectic in the Novels of Victor Serge, Martha Sonnenberg
  • Review Essays
    • A New Human History?, Llanon Davis, Review of Graeber and Wengrow, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
    • Eco-Utopia from Below, Dan Fischer, Review of Gelderloos, The Solutions Are Already Here: Ecological Revolt from Below; Vettese and Pendergrass, Half-Earth Socialism
  • Reviews
    • Pulp Empire, Hank Kennedy, Review of Hirsch, Pulp Empire: A Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism
    • Against the Law, Ravi Malhotra, Review of Renton, Against the Law: Why Justice Requires Fewer Laws and A Smaller State
    • White Torture, Frieda Afary, Review of Mohammadi, White Torture: Dialogues With
      Twelve Women Political Prisoners
  • In Memoriam
    • Michael Murray Hirsch, Mark Hirsch
    • Goodbye, Big Red Mike: Memories of Michael Hirsch, Jason Schulman

In this issue:

From The Editors

From the Editors

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An introduction to New Politics, issue 73.

Reproductive Rights and Feminism

The End of Roe v. Wade

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Legal scholar Elizabeth Rapaport analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Beyond Roe

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Davison and Pospieszyńska discuss the struggles for abortion rights in Poland and Argentina, and their lessons for the US feminist movement.

International Women’s Day in Mexico

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Dawn Marie Paley analyzes the rising feminist movements, state repression, and transphobia in Mexico today.

Ukraine and Socialist Internationalism

The War on Ukraine

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A Ukrainian socialist activist discusses the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion and the situation of the Ukrainian left.

Lenin, Ukraine, and the Amnesia of the “Anti-war Left”

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Tom Dale discusses why the left should support Ukraine’s self-defense, based on Lenin’s analysis of imperialism.

The Italian Left and the War in Ukraine

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Pietro Maestri discusses positions of various left groups in Italy regarding the war in Ukraine and calls for solidarity with the Ukrainian resistance.

Ukraine, Sanctions, and the Refugee Crisis

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New Politics interviews scholar Khury Petersen-Smith about the war in Ukraine, the role of the US and NATO, the politics of sanctions, and protection of refugees.

Articles

The Global Revolt and Its Discontents

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Robinson and Rangel offer an overarching view of the revolts across the world today, and analyze opportunities and dangers for the left.

Will the Real Fascists Please Stand Up?

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Martin Oppenheimer discusses the corporatist character of historical fascism and the importance of a left alternative vision to counter fascist threats today.

Plastic Prosperity

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Nicole Fabricant discusses the rise of the petrochemical industry in Appalachia and its devastating ecological, economic, and health effects.

Understanding China

Is China Socialist Because It Reduced Poverty?

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Michael Karadjis assesses and rejects the claim that China’s impressive poverty reduction makes it a socialist country.

China: Making the World Safe for Capitalism

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Peter Ranis discusses repression, exploitation, and ecological devastation in China’s authoritarian capitalism.

Culture

The Revolutionary Spirit

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A discussion of the work of the Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

The Imaginative Dialectic in the Novels of Victor Serge

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A discussion of Victor Serge’s novels and how literature can enrich revolutionary socialist politics.

Review Essays

review

A New Human History?

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A critical examination of David Graeber and David Wengrow’s book, The Dawn of Everything.

review

Eco-Utopia from Below

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A discussion of two recent books — by Peter Gelderloos and by Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass — on eco-utopian grassroots initiatives.

Reviews

review

Comic Books as Propaganda

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A review of a new contribution to the field of comics studies.

review

Against the Law

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The perils and possibilities of law as a tool for social transformation have been debated by legal scholars and advocates for social justice for many years.

review

White Torture

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Frieda Afary reviews a collection of interviews with 12 women political prisoners in Iran.

In Memoriam

Michael Murray Hirsch

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Mark Hirsch writes in memory of the late socialist activist, his brother Michael Hirsch.

Goodbye, Big Red Mike

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Jason Schulman writes in memory of the late socialist activist, his comrade Michael Hirsch.

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