Issue number: 73
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White Torture

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

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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.

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Comic Books as Propaganda

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

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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.

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A New Human History?

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

The Revolutionary Spirit

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

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.

From the Editors

An introduction to New Politics, issue 73.

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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