Tag: Anti-imperialism
Communes and Crisis
Manuel Casique Herrera responds to the recent Spectre interview with Geo Maher, arguing that Maher defends the Chavista regime by over-inflating the extent and power of the communes and ignoring political-economic trends before US sanctions. Closer attention to the Venezuelan state’s function as gate-keeper for ground rent for oil in light of global economic trends is necessary to make sense of the regime’s dynamics.
The US Kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro
Geo Maher traces the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro to a long history of US imperial intervention, sanctions warfare, and the ongoing attempt to destroy Venezuela’s communal revolution.
For a Cultural and Academic Boycott of the UAE
TAGATU3 call for a cultural and academic boycott of the UAE.
Rethinking the Syrian Revolution
Robert Francis challenges the exclusive geopolitical focus fueling skepticism on the Western left towards the Syrian Revolution, arguing for an anti-imperialism built on solidarity.
Joint Statement by Independent Labor Organizations in Iran
Spectre statement regarding recent attacks on Iran followed by the Joint Statement by Independent Labor Organizations in Iran
What Everyone on the Left Should Know about Taiwan (at the Minimum)
Ralf Ruckus gives a historical primer for leftists interested in a critique of Taiwan’s capitalism and the nationalist claims coming from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The Politics of Colonial Comparison
Sam Klug discusses his new book with Spectre’s Zachary Levenson, which chronicles how the rhetoric of colonialism became central to Black internationalism in the United States.
One Should Not Camouflage Capitalist and Imperialist China as “Socialist”
Replying to Immanuel Ness and John Bellamy Foster, Michael Pröbsting argues that the People’s Republic of China is both capitalist and imperialist.
From Fossil Capital to Green Capital
Kai Bosworth reviews Adam Hanieh’s Crude Capitalism, arguing that Hanieh’s analysis helpfully emphasizes the “capitalism” in “fossil capitalism.”
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Enemy
Shireen Akram-Boshar interviews Rima Majed about the Israeli-Lebananese ceasefire and the future of popular resistance in Lebanon.