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

(New Politics Vol. XIX No. 1, Whole Number 73)
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  • 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


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?

By:

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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