Political – Zabalaza for Socialism

High school mobilization: popular neighborhoods at the forefront

Ulysses Rabaté8 October 2026

Ulysse Rabaté, a political science researcher at the University of Paris-8 and co-founder of the Quidam association for popular education, considers that high school mobilization already represents a tipping point in contemporary French political life. Let’s say it right away: the movement of high school students that has crossed the country in recent days is impressive. Its […]

Being Against Capitalism Isn’t Enough

Mike Beggs/ Ben Burgis/Bhaskar Sunkara8 October 2026

Socialists need more than a critique of capitalism. We need a concrete account of how a socialist economy could work — and make ordinary people’s lives better. Adapted from The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World by Mike Beggs, Ben Burgis, and Bhaskar Sunkara (Verso, 2026). Get a copy of the book with free […]

SPAIN UPDATE: Mass mobilisations for housing rights over the weekend. A clamour for a general strike. Sanchez to call early election.

Jorge Martin8 October 2026

[This is a follow up of the previous report about the explosion of anger after the eviction of 87 year old Maricarmen in Madrid, and the political consequences, which you can read here: https://www.facebook.com/jorge.martin.1917/posts/pfbid0gycZWVVqkNrKrTduaZCJN7yDGNMHW7WA9daGSVc6sBsPyNMEkraXJyM9aMYZyCcWl ] Over the weekend there have been mass demonstrations across Spain, the largest one being in Madrid on October 3, with […]

Why Trump is Going Down

Jonathan Nancy8 October 2026

JONATHAN NEALE writes One way or another, Trump is going down. This article explains why. And at the end, I look briefly at the consequences, mainly for the United States and Israel. Here’s one straw in the wind: On July 18 Vice-President J. D. Vance said on Joe Rogan’s show that Jeffrey Epstein’s operation may […]

The afterlives of Biko: Remembering Mbongeni Baninzi

Ashwin Desai1 October 2026

But they/They would have Me/They would haveYou/Believe/That Steve Biko is Dead/You and I…We know better. – Millard Arnold On September 25, 1977, Steve Biko was buried. Beaten to death by the apartheid state. Spawning a new language of struggle and cajoling new subjectivities into being, Biko’s Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) influenced a generation. What happened […]

popED: Dinga Sikwebu

My Vote Counts ZA1 October 2026

When the left confronts a political crisis, the answer is often the same: form another political party. Veteran trade unionist and political educator Dinga Sikwebu has a name for this obsession: party mania. Drawing on his experience in NUMSA and the United Front, Dinga asks whether the constant search for a new electoral vehicle has […]

Alex Callinicos: Iran war shows the US losing the Middle East

Alex Callinicos1 October 2026

Trump may escalate the war against Iran. But decades of US attempts to dominate the Middle East are running up against the growing power of its rivals. There’s a good chance the war between the US and Iran will heat up. But in the longer term, US imperialism is losing the campaign it’s been waging […]

Defend Xolani Khoza!

Committee to Defend Xolani Khoza30 September 2026

Spartacist/South Africa photo Xolani Khoza (centre) with supporters outside Mbombela courthouse, 29 August 2025. 22 SEPTEMBER 2026—Following a 2-year delay by the prosecution, the trial of Xolani Khoza, an EFF member and community activist from Pienaar township in Enhlanzeni, will begin on 14 October. While Xolani will be the one sitting in the dock, this trial […]

Don’t surrender to the bond markets!

Charlie Kimber29 September 2026

“Don’t surrender to the bond markets!”, is an audio/video recording published by Charlie Kimber on his Substack newsletter. It addresses political and economic pressures exerted by financial markets—specifically bond markets—on government policy and public spending. It argues against giving in to market demands for austerity or spending cuts, calling for political resistance to financial market pressures. Check […]

A Conversation on NAZA

Modern Times Review29 September 2026

Truls Lie and Sonya Vseliubska discuss the Venice-winning documentary exposing Israel’s AI-driven system of mass killing in Gaza. In Israeli intelligence usage, «nezek agavi» names the civilian death an air strike is expected to produce before it is ordered. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor took the abbreviation for their title and spent three years assembling […]

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