Online Features
Voting Ends Soon in UFT Elections: A Referendum on Leadership the Past Two Years
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest teachers’ union local in the country consistently left members unsafe, confused, ill, and even dead.
The Political Consensus of Extractivism in Bolivia
Extractivism is the only economic horizon of the Bolivian state, even as narratives shift depending on who is in power.
NO to NATO, or the identity crisis of the Spanish left
Explaining the positions of the Spanish left on Ukraine
Why the Left Must Support Arms for Ukraine!
A response to Branko Marcetic’s argument against weapons for Ukraine
U.K. War Resister Reflects On Troubled State of “Veteranhood”
Military service in the U.S. and the U.K. promised more than it ever delivered for many post-9/11 volunteers.
Harsh Critique of Chomsky on Ukraine
A discussion with Noam Chomsky was called “A Left Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine”. It wouldn’t be far wrong to say Chomsky placed all of the blame for Russia’s attack on the U.S. government. The title of the event should have been “Chomsky Calls for Realpolitik for the 21st century”.
Rosario Ibarra: Mexican Socialist Feminist, 1927-2022. Presente!
Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, one of the most important figures of the Mexican left, died on April 16, 2022 at her home in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon at the age of 95.
Contemptuous Denial of Agency in the Name of Geopolitics and/or Peace
Internationalists must listen to the voice of Ukrainians
The Yemen Crisis: An Interview with Helen Lackner
Explaining the background to the current crisis and the prospects for peace.
Vladimir Putin
Can the God of global fascists and Nazis “de-Nazify” a country?
Virtually the entirety of fascist, Nazi, white-supremacist and ultra-rightist forces everywhere in the world have been strongly aligned to the Putin regime.
Ukrainian Socialist: ‘The Future of Demilitarization Lies in Stopping Russia’s War machine now’
Discussion of the current state of Russia’s invasion, the scale of peoples’ resistance to it and key issues such as Ukraine’s far right, NATO and sending weapons to Ukraine.
Statement of Solidarity & Support for WALDEN BELLO amidst Narco-Tagging incident
Support Walden Bello from an attempt to smear him as a narco-terrorist
Russia and Ukraine: A Stalemate? A Turning Point?
The stalemate of the Russian army led to a victory in Kyiv. It is a political victory as well as a military one, even if, obviously, the war is not ended and Putin’s Russia can still be victorious.
The Socialism of the Jewish Labor Bund
The Jewish Labor Bund, from its beginning, described itself as a Marxist, revolutionary party, wanting thus to place itself in the camp of those opposed to the reformist tendencies in the world socialist movement.
Coherence and Incoherence about the War in Ukraine
What should our attitude be towards arms to Ukraine?
What I Think About the Situation in Ukraine
Viet Than Nguyen posted the following statement on his Facebook page on March 18, 2022. We thank him for permission to publish it.
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Interview with a Volunteer from the Kiev Territorial Defense
In order to protect their city, thousands of Kievans volunteered for territorial defense. Taras Kobzar tells us about his experience of this war.
Compilation of Statements on the Ukraine Crisis
Here we collect statements from Ukrainian, Russian, and other grassroots organizations on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Belarusian Union Leader: Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Not Our War. We Can Stop it, We Must Stop It!
I, the President of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions, Alexander Yarashuk, am addressing you. Russia’s war in Ukraine is not our war. We can stop it, we must stop it!
Should We Create Memes about the War in Ukraine?
Adorno’s prohibition on war art should inform our social media posting about Ukraine, identifying when it’s useful and when the online Left should be silent.
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