The war in Ukraine continues to be a hotly-debated topic on the international left. Russian Ilya Matveev and Ukrainian Volodymyr Ishchenko debate “Russia’s War on Ukraine: Imperial Ideology or Class Interest?” and Rohini Hensman reflects on “Socialist Internationalism and the Ukraine War”. The Fourth International Bureau explains “On basic principles regarding the war in Ukraine and Socialist Action (US)” and Andreu Coll offers his analysis “The Ukrainian drama and the Russian roulette ”. On Hong Kong, Zi-yiet offers a three part analysis of the lessons of the 2019 uprising “After the fire: Fallen flowers”, “After the fire: Against “burnism””, “After the fire: Soil in spring”.
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Palestine/Israel
A bill banning the Palestinian flag passes preliminary vote in Israeli Knesset
6 July, by Mariam Barghouti“Although the bill refers to “enemy flags,” the only flag that is explicitly noted is the Palestinian one. The bill must pass three additional Knesset votes before it becomes law.”
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East Asia
Military Alliances Aiming for Another “NATO” in East Asia
5 July, by Karen Yamanaka“We must shatter the non-peaceful and non-popular cracked alliances which have been fueled the vicious spiral of militarization and nuclear escalation in the areas.”
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USA
Beyond Choice: Why We Need Reproductive Justice
4 July, by Shui-yin Sharon YamSecond wave feminism was never a single-issue movement. It called for free and accessible abortion along with quality child care and equal pay for equal work. It exposed society’s violence as it pulled back the curtain on domestic abuse and date rape. Shui-yin Sharon Yam reminds us that the Roe v. Wade decision, which asserted that medical personnel can aid the pregnant person seeking abortion, will soon be overturned by the Supreme Court. She discusses how we can best defend the bodily autonomy of pregnant people in this new era.—The editors
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Health
COVID & the Global South: the Nigerian Case
3 July, by Emilia MicunovicEmilia Micunovic interviewed Rafiat Atanda and Zigwai Tagwai, who volunteer with ONE in Nigeria. They are professional women in their 20s. This article has been edited from a longer version.–The editors
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Tanzania
Thousands of Maasai driven from their land in Tanzania
2 July, by CollectiveIn northern Tanzania, thousands of Maasai have had to flee their homes following violent interventions by security forces. The objective? Evicting the natives to create a reserve of 1,500 km² on the ancestral lands of the Maasai, for trophy hunting, “conservation” and safaris.
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...and the rest of the current issue
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Women in Ukraine
Grieving for Others, Not for Ourselves
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Ecuador
New lessons from the popular struggle in Ecuador: preliminary ideas
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Ecuador
Two projects confront each other once more
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Sudan
The emergence of an alternative in Sudan
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USA
Labor: Two Visions of the Way Forward
Recently posted Debate
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War in Ukraine
Socialist Internationalism and the Ukraine War
4 July, by Rohini Hensmanread article...How do the working people of the world transform themselves from a plethora of groups waging a multitude of scattered struggles for survival and dignity to a revolutionary force capable of ending capitalism, governing the earth, and taking over production? They have innumerable tasks before them, but one of the most important is to overcome divisions among themselves resulting from ethnic supremacism and nationalism. Marxists have been debating this issue from the beginning, but it still (...)
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Russia/Ukraine
Russia’s War on Ukraine: Imperial Ideology or Class Interest?
4 July, by Ilya Matveev, Volodymyr Ishchenkoread article...Russian political scientist Ilya Matveev (Laboratory of Public Sociology) and Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko (Freie Universität Berlin) debate the causes and consequences of the war.
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War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian drama and the Russian roulette
4 July, by Andreu Collread article...The powerlessness in which one finds oneself at a given moment, a powerlessness which must never be considered as definitive, cannot dispense one from remaining faithful to oneself, nor can it excuse capitulation to the enemy, whatever mask he may take on. And the most important enemy remains the administrative, police and military apparatus; not the one on the other side, which is our enemy only insofar as it is the enemy of our brothers, but the one who claims to be our defender and makes (...)
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War in Ukraine
On basic principles regarding the war in Ukraine and Socialist Action (US)
4 July, by Fourth International Bureauread article...The Executive Bureau of the Fourth International adopted this public statement of political disagreement with the positions of Socialist Action (USA) concerning the war in Ukraine.
Ecuador
“We demand that the government responds to CONAIE’s 10 points and halts repression”
June 2022
This joint political declaration was issued by various left organisations in Ecuador. CONAIE (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador/ Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador) is Ecuador’s largest indigenous rights organisation.
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Stop the represion in Ecuador! Solidarity with the indigenous-led strike!
June 2022
The repression against the nationwide strike called by the indigenous movement in Ecuador has only increased since President Guillermo Lasso first declared a state of emergency and a curfew on Friday, 17 June.
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For a general mobilization to beat Macron by voting NUPES
June 2022
This statement was issued by the NPA on Monday 13 June and will be distributed in leaflet form by NPA local committees.
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Salah Hamouri still in prison
June 2022
“Still without trial or charge, based on a secret file to which neither Salah nor his lawyers have access, his arbitrary detention is thus extended.”
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Russian activists reflect on the war and its consequences
June 2022
“After the Russian invasion in Ukraine, life in both countries will never be the same. But to be able to live and act further we need to find answers to some crucial questions. Why did this war begin? Why is it so hard to stop? What will the future look like after the war?“
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