Tag: Imperialism
On the Anti-Racist Revolt in France
Ibrahim Bechrouri analyzes 2023’s summer of anti-racist protest in France; its place in a series of Black, Brown, poor, and working class rebellions; and the French state’s violent repression of the revolt.
It’s a Genocide, and It Must be Stopped
The Spectre editorial board provides a statement on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A Return on Our Investment
Washington has intervened in Latin America several times since the Monroe Doctrine was established two hundred years ago. US-promoted border militarization across the Western Hemisphere is this intervention’s newest evolution.
Resisting Genocide: The Uyghur Struggle for Justice
Ashley Smith interviews Uyghur activist and human rights lawyer Rayhan Asat on the Chinese state’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjang and beyond.
Against Multipolar Imperialism
Promise Li argues that multipolar imperialism is an undesirable outcome for the left insofar as it remains a form of imperialism.
Eastern Europe’s Tragedy
Taras Bilous argues that, as twentieth century Eastern European history shows, accepting imperialist powers’ spheres of influence intensifies reaction and undermines the international left.
Ukraine’s Geopolitical Precarity
John-Paul Himka argues that, without the European Union or the United States Russia, fills the regional political void in the Ukraine.
From Taiwan to Ukraine
Wen Liu and Brian Hioe explain how the struggle for self-determination in Ukraine can shed light on the Taiwanese struggle against China’s ongoing colonial domination.
Against Putin’s War in Ukraine
Spectre’s publication manager Ashley Smith interviews Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis about the politics of Putin’s ongoing war in Ukraine
Fighting for Ukrainian Self-Determination
Yuliya Yurchenko situates the ongoing conflict in its broader political economic conflict, arguing for a decolonial approach to understanding the war.