Global politics
In-depth analysis of events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics worldwide
In-depth analysis of events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics worldwide
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Why Cuba is still important
Diana Raby argues that those who deny the legitimacy of the Cuban system will never understand why, after 50 years, the revolution is still an ongoing reality
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For the love of oil
Mehri Honarbin-Holliday details the long and nefarious history of how US and UK interference has repeatedly crushed Iranian democracy – and halted people’s movements for peace
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Western warmongering serves repression in Iran
Iranian President Ahmadinejad has failed to deliver on his 2005 election promise to ‘put the oil money on the people’s tables’. In this context, western aggression is a godsend for his regime, write Andreas Malm and Shora Esmailian
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Pouring oil on Lebanon’s fire
The Paris conference to provide ‘aid’ to Lebanon sent a clear message: if you are on the verge of civil war, make sure you privatise and pay your foreign debt
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Nukes for all
Is the world on the brink of a new nuclear arms race, with North Korea’s atomic bomb test marking the end of non-proliferation? John Gittings reports
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Bolivia at the crossroads
Socialist Evo Morales and white neoliberal Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga face off in Bolivia’s 2005 general election, exposing deep divides within the country
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America: an empire in denial
Mike Marqusee looks at the long history of US politicians’ denial of their country’s imperial reach
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