Issue number: 73

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

An introduction to New Politics, issue 73.

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

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

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