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Don’t Be Cruel
Corey Devon Arthur writes from a medium-security correctional facility in upstate New York.
Revolt and Reaction
Shireen Akram-Boshar draws key lessons from the current wave of revolt and reaction in the MENA region
Crisis, Rivalry, and the Fragmentation of Global Capitalism
Ashley Smith interviews Michael Roberts about the system’s seemingly intractable crisis, the looming threat of war between great powers, and the desperate need for international working-class solidarity against militarism.
Making Everything a Feminist Issue
Camila Valle on the violence of Argentina’s neoliberalism and the radicalizing feminist response that makes everything a feminist issue.
Readings on Feminism and Neoliberalism
Verónica Gago develops the theory and strategy of the feminist response to neoliberalism in Latin America.
Normalizing Bashar al-Assad’s Regime
Joseph Daher writes about the normalization process that brought Syria’s Assad regime back into the Arab League.
“The Military to the Barracks, and the Janjaweed Dissolved”
Duha Elmardi offers a detailed analysis of women’s role in ongoing revolutionary struggles in Sudan, highlighting the centrality of grassroots organizing.
“We Won!”: University Professors Strike in Québec City
This February, thirteen-hundred faculty members walked off the job at Québec City’s Université Laval for nearly five weeks, winning a number of concessions from the university including pay raises and improvements to faculty workloads. Rhiannon Maton interviews Nat Nesvaderani about life on the picket line and the lessons learned for future struggles.
Russia in Global Competition
Against ahistorical and unscientific pseudo-explanations of Russia’s foreign policy as some consequence of “the Russian psyche,” Jase Short explains how neoliberal “reforms” in Russia have suppressed democracy domestically and driven that nation’s rise as a competitor attempting to beat US capital at its own game. What’s wrong with Russia, Short argues, is that capitalism and democracy cannot coexist there—just as they cannot coexist anywhere.