Frieda Afary reviews a collection of interviews with 12 women political prisoners in Iran.
Issue: Summer 2022
New Politics Vol. XIX No. 1, Whole Number 73
review
Against the Law
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
Eco-Utopia from Below
A discussion of two recent books — by Peter Gelderloos and by Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass — on eco-utopian grassroots initiatives.
review
A New Human History?
A critical examination of David Graeber and David Wengrow’s book, The Dawn of Everything.
The Imaginative Dialectic in the Novels of Victor Serge
A discussion of Victor Serge’s novels and how literature can enrich revolutionary socialist politics.
Will the Real Fascists Please Stand Up?
Martin Oppenheimer discusses the corporatist character of historical fascism and the importance of a left alternative vision to counter fascist threats today.
Plastic Prosperity
From Coal to Petrochemicals in “Frackalachia”
Nicole Fabricant discusses the rise of the petrochemical industry in Appalachia and its devastating ecological, economic, and health effects.
China: Making the World Safe for Capitalism
Peter Ranis discusses repression, exploitation, and ecological devastation in China’s authoritarian capitalism.
Is China Socialist Because It Reduced Poverty?
Michael Karadjis assesses and rejects the claim that China’s impressive poverty reduction makes it a socialist country.
The Global Revolt and Its Discontents
Robinson and Rangel offer an overarching view of the revolts across the world today, and analyze opportunities and dangers for the left.
Goodbye, Big Red Mike
Memories of Michael Hirsch
Jason Schulman writes in memory of the late socialist activist, his comrade Michael Hirsch.
Michael Murray Hirsch
June 29, 1945 – December 16, 2021
Mark Hirsch writes in memory of the late socialist activist, his brother Michael Hirsch.
International Women’s Day in Mexico
An Expansive, Revolutionary Horizon Rises from a Sea of Violence
Dawn Marie Paley analyzes the rising feminist movements, state repression, and transphobia in Mexico today.
The War on Ukraine
An Interview with a Ukrainian Socialist
A Ukrainian socialist activist discusses the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion and the situation of the Ukrainian left.
Ukraine, Sanctions, and the Refugee Crisis
An interview with Khury Petersen-Smith
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.
The End of Roe v. Wade
Legal scholar Elizabeth Rapaport analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The Italian Left and the War in Ukraine
Pietro Maestri discusses positions of various left groups in Italy regarding the war in Ukraine and calls for solidarity with the Ukrainian resistance.
Lenin, Ukraine, and the Amnesia of the “Anti-war Left”
Tom Dale discusses why the left should support Ukraine’s self-defense, based on Lenin’s analysis of imperialism.
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