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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After the spring
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the Arab Spring from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism
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Labour’s last stand in Wisconsin
Rahul Mahajan looks at the fightback against the Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill in Wisconsin
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Was the killing of Osama bin Laden justice or vengeance?
Phyllis Bennis writes on the killing of Osama bin Laden by a US Navy SEAL team and the ‘unfinished business’ of 9/11
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Libya: war is not the answer
Phyllis Bennis argues that foreign military intervention in Libya has little to do with humanitarian concerns. Protracted militarization will threaten the country’s chance for real democratic development
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The casualties of Mexico’s war on drugs
Behind the bloody headlines of Mexico’s war on drugs, creeping militarism and corruption is silencing public dissent. Government policy failures are leading to social breakdown, writes Siobhan McGuirk with Maria Felix
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John Pilger: the media war you don’t see
Pablo Navarrete interviews renown investigative journalist John Pilger ahead of the release of his new film, The War You Don’t See
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After the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Ewa Jasiewicz considers the impact of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its violent raid by Israel, in Palestine, Israel and internationally