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The SACP’s Conference of the Left

Richard Pithouse22 May 2026

In a moment in which silence appears as complicity the websites of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the SACP show no sign of having issued a statement against March and March and the recent escalation of xenophobic rhetoric – often including classic fascist tropes – and street thuggery. For some time […]

Marxist theory and the global ecological crisis

Ian Angus22 May 2026

Martin Empson, author of Socialism or Extinction, asked me four questions about my new book, Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System (Monthly Review Press, 2026). Here are his questions and my answers. A lightly edited version was published in Socialist Worker on May 17. Your new book is centred on the multiple environmental crises caused by capitalism. How […]

60 people lynched by mobs in past month – accused of using sorcery to shrink penises

Joseph Hanlon13 May 2026

At least 60 people have been killed in the past month, accused of using sorcery to shrink or steal penises. It is believed that a look or a touch or handshake is enough to do it. A person is accused, a mob forms, and the victim lynched. The panic started in Cabo Delgado on 18 […]

Iran Between the Russian and Chinese Models

Gilbert Achar5 May 2026

Iran is trending toward a model similar to that of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, based on militarization and rentierism, in stark contrast to the Chinese model favoured by the reformists. Donald Trump claimed to pursue “regime change” in Iran, but in a manner distinct from the George W. Bush administration’s use of the term to justify […]

Western Hemisphere: A History of the United States Written by War

Eric Toussaint13 April 2026

As the United States and Israel launched, starting on February 28, 2026, a new large-scale military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, while continuing the genocide in Gaza against the Palestinian people and the annexation of the West Bank, it is important to analyze, from a historical perspective, the policy of the United States in the […]

CONTROVERSIAL COAL SALES

Mel Frykberg7 April 2026

South Africa boosts coal exports to Israel despite taking it to court in genocide case Critics have slammed the South African government, accusing it of hypocrisy, because of the country’s coal exports to Israel that have accelerated in the past two years despite Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). […]

April 25th: Ecosocialism Forum to host Ian Angus, author of “Metabolic Rifts” (Available now!)

Monthly Review31 March 2026

On Saturday April 25, starting at 11:00am EST/4:00 pm GMT Ian Angus will introduce his new book, Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth’s System, in an event cosponsored with, and hosted by, the Global Ecosocialist Network. To watch directly at 11:00 ET on April 25th, go here. BACKGROUND: Like an autoimmune disease that attacks the body it dwells […]

Pilgrimage For Palestine – April 4th 2026

ZASO31 March 2026

France: Polarisation, fascism and local elections

John Mullen31 March 2026

In the middle of the most comprehensive smear campaign against the radical Left that France has seen for the last 50 years, this month’s municipal elections are key struggles for fascists and antifascists alike. John Mullen examines the first round on 15th March, which saw a strong showing for the radical Left and worrying steps […]

“Bombing never leads to positive regime change”

Charlie Kimber31 March 2026

Mediapart, the French leftist website, has an interview with Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago and author of the most-referenced book on the effects of air attacks throughout history. He says, “The carpet bombing of Iran will not achieve its goals, even if the regime has been decapitated.” I post a […]

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