Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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A new revolutionary web: oil workers and resistance in Iran
Oil worker strikes in Iran are different this time. The latest spate of industrial action is rallying support for Iranian women, writes A.N.
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Bad news from Greece: round one
Former Syriza member Marina Prentoulis examines the results of the first round of the Greek elections and explains the party’s continued decline
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Buen vivir, buen migrar: the Chiapas museum rehumanising migration
Deyanira Clériga Morales describes the work of the Museo Migrante, or MuMi, in dignifying migration and resisting displacement in southern Mexico
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From colonialism to fascism: A history of Spain’s elite forces
Uma Arruga i López explains how the violence used by Franco’s forces during the Spanish Civil War was shaped by their earlier colonial endeavours.
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Against crisis narratives: Return migration to Africa
Despite popular imaginaries in the global north, there are no archetypal migrants, writes Emma Abotsi.
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Bodies and bombs in Peshawar
Sanaa Alimia examines how repeatedly witnessing the body being ‘unmade’ in bomb blasts results in a sustained and collective trauma
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Greater than the Sum of Our Parts – review
Nada Elia’s book touches on a number of interesting themes, but fails to shift its focus from the academy to grassroots organising, argues Jeanine Hourani
