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• Pakistan–Afghanistan War
  

  Neither Islamabad nor Kabul: A Left Perspective on the Pakistan–Afghanistan War

  1 March, by Farooq Sulehria

  As cross-border strikes intensify and Pakistan’s defence minister declares “open war” against the Afghan Taliban government, the long arc of Islamabad’s Afghanistan policy appears under severe strain. Is this merely another episode in a volatile frontier relationship — or the blowback of decades of militarised strategy and proxy politics?

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• France
  

  France: Right-wing offensive follows killing

  28 February, by Léon Crémieux

  Since 12 February 2026, after a clash in Lyon between a group of antifa and a group of fascists that resulted in the death of one of the latter, France has taken a sordid turn in a campaign of demonization and criminalization of La France Insoumise (LFI), the left wing party led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which is directly accused of being politically responsible for the death of this person.

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• Greece
  

  Deaths to order

  27 February, by Andreas Sartzekis

  “This is not chance, these are programmed crimes.”

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• Palestine
  

  Israel’s International Prison Policies

  26 February, by Édouard Soulier, Monira Moon

  As colonization and repression intensify in Palestine, Israeli prison policy is reaching an unprecedented level. Mass arrests, torture, arbitrary detentions and the international extension of repressive measures are part of a globalized colonial system.

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• Ukraine
  

  A Ukrainian Socialist Went to War. Here’s What He Thinks About Peace.

  25 February, by Sasha Talaver, Taras Bilous

  Four years into Russia’s invasion, Taras Bilous — a socialist serving in the Ukrainian army — reflects on exhaustion, negotiations, and why a bad ceasefire could be a boon for the far right.

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...and the rest of the current issue

• Japan

  Landslide Victory For The Ruling LDP Party in the General Election

• USA

  Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): An Assessment of a Civil Rights Icon

• USA

  Nurses Leading the Class Struggle and Resistance to ICE

• Algeria

  The Algerian Regime: Incompetence, Inconsistency, Arrogance and Repression!

• Britain

  Roots of the Labour Crisis

Recently posted Features

• Strategy

  Why Ecosocialism: For a Red-Green Future

  19 December 2018, by Michael Löwy

  The capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit, regardless of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable future. Ecosocialism offers a radical alternative that puts social and ecological well-being first. Attuned to the links between the exploitation of labor and the exploitation of the environment, ecosocialism stands against both reformist “market ecology” and “productivist socialism.” By embracing a new model of robustly democratic planning, society can take control of the means of production and its own destiny. Shorter work hours and a focus on authentic needs over consumerism can facilitate the elevation of “being” over “having,” and the achievement of a deeper sense of freedom for all. To realize this vision, however, environmentalists and socialists will need to recognize their common struggle and how that connects with the broader “movement of movements” seeking a Great Transition.

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• Pakistan

  The Left in Pakistan – Historical background and present challenges

  16 December 2018, by Farooq Tariq

  For the first time, The Left in Pakistan has one Member of Parliament. Ali Wazeer belongs to Pakistan Trade Unions Defense Campaign, the group is a part of Left Democratic Front Pakistan. The LDF is not yet formally launched but various efforts are been made to unite the Left forces in Pakistan on one broad based front.

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• Fourth International

  The Fourth International is 80 years old!

  14 December 2018, by Michael Löwy

  in Amsterdam commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International.

  Michael Löwy was the speaker. We reproduce here an edited version of his contribution.

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• Europe

  One Question:The European Left

  4 December 2018, by Benjamin Opratko , Philippe Marlière, Alen Toplišek, Andrew Schapp, Andrzej ?ebrowski, Antonis Vradis, Bice Maiguashca , Catarina Principe, Catherine Samary, Donatella della Porta, Francoise Vergès, G M Tamás, Josep María Antentas, Marco Vanzulli, Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen, Thomas Fazi

  One Question is a monthly series in which we ask leading thinkers to give a brief answer to a single question.

  This month we ask:

  What are the challenges and opportunities for the Left in Europe?

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