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The political economy of Ukraine's war and the politics of a coming bad peace

Adam Novak — 2026-05-29T13:32:13Z

What Moscow expected to be a war of weeks is now into its fifth year. Ukrainian railway workers, miners and energy crews keep the country running under Russian bombardment while Ukraine's oligarchic state will not ask the rich to pay for defence. This article documents the price the Ukrainian working class is paying, the feminised volunteer infrastructure carrying what the state will not, the mass anti-corruption mobilisations, and the stakes of a reconstruction now being designed in donor conferences.

- Features / Economy, Ukraine

Affordability or Crisis of Social Reproduction?

Kim Moody — 2026-05-29T13:24:55Z

“Right now, we are seeing an upswing in left and progressive movement activity in the fight against Trump, with No Kings Day, May Day Strong, and Anti-ICE activity, as well as significant union growth, tenants' unions, and the proliferation of union reform caucuses (among others). But there is the danger that—like the short-lived upsurge around Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the resistance during Trump's first term in office—much of this activity will burn out for lack of solid grassroots organization, only to leave another trail of undemocratic advocacy NGOs and a tiny number of socialist “electeds” swimming against the current in the Democratic Party.”

- Features / United States (USA), Marxism, Women, Economy

Theses for an ecosocialist critique of artificial intelligence

Daniel Tanuro — 2026-05-02T07:30:13Z

This text focuses on generative AI. The formulation in theses (unevenly developed) is not intended to establish certainties, but to facilitate debate by the conciseness of the presentation.

- IVP616 - May 2026 / Economy, Ecosocialism

The Fuel Protests: Blame The Government Not the Protesters

People Before Profit — 2026-04-13T09:55:12Z

Widespread protests against fuel price rises have provoked broad debate on the Irish left, between support and caling for the protests to stop because of teh disruption to peoples's lives. This is the position of the broad socialist organization People Before Profit.

- IVP615 - April 2026 / Ireland, Economy, Protest movements

For a different economic policy in response to the far right and Trump's offensive

Antoine Larrache, Éric Toussaint — 2026-04-12T10:21:58Z

Éric Toussaint was interviewed by Antoine Larrache for Inprecor magazine on 5 November 2025.
Antoine Larrache: Could you provide an overview of the European Union's economic situation in comparison to the global market?
Éric Toussaint: The countries of the European Union, including the United Kingdom, are currently facing significant challenges. Firstly, economic growth is close to zero. While we do not advocate for growth in the traditional sense, it presents a considerable issue for (…)

- Features / Economy, Far Right

The process of accumulating wealth in the formation of a new Venezuelan bourgeoisie (2002-2026)

Luís Bonilla-Molina — 2026-02-14T19:59:35Z

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the exploitation of oil in Venezuela has shaped particular characteristics of capitalist development: the formation of social classes and their political representation, the model of bourgeois enrichment, and forms of social control. The Brazilian economist Celso Furtado defined the Venezuelan case as “underdevelopment with an abundance of foreign exchange,” manifested in deindustrialisation, corruption, rapid concentration of wealth in the hands of a few, and severe poverty crises.

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Economy, Venezuela

Zurich: 3,000 people protest against Trump and the WEF

BFS/MPS — 2026-02-02T21:19:54Z

“The strong turnout at this demonstration goes beyond the outrage caused by Trump. It also reflects the fact that more and more people are rebelling against the capitalist economic and social system.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Economy, Switzerland

Techno-feudal lords or oligarchy of data traffickers?

Françisco Louçã — 2026-01-20T11:44:00Z

Intensive use of social networks, more than other forms of Internet presence, with the possible exception of games, generates behaviours comparable to other forms of drug addiction, such as excessive consumption and psychological, or even physical, hangovers. This article argues that this is the product sold by this new oligarchy.

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Economy

The Other Davos, 16-17 January 2026

BFS/MPS — 2025-12-25T07:36:30Z

For more than 25 years, the “Other Davos” has been creating a counter-power to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. This year's conference focuses on our anti-militarist responses to the escalation of imperialist tensions and wars, as well as on internationalist solidarity with Palestine.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Economy, Switzerland

China and the IMF, supported by BRICS+, provided a lifeline to Javier Milei's far-right government in Argentina

Éric Toussaint — 2025-10-07T16:14:25Z

In September 2025, after having presided over the country since December 2023, the neo-fascist Javier Milei suffered an electoral defeat in an important vote. The result was the election in the province of Buenos Aires. This election renewed 46 seats in the provincial Chamber of Deputies and 23 in the provincial Senate. The Peronist opposition beat Milei's party by 13 points and holds a majority in the Buenos Aires Provincial Senate. The capital province represents about 37-38% of the national electorate. The provincial elections in Buenos Aires always serve as a major test at the national level, including for Javier Milei this year.

- Features / Economy, China, Argentina