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Searching for international solidarity

Alex de Jong — 2026-05-01T07:17:21Z

Deeper Grounds, Darker Shadows is the remarkable memoir of Eddie L. Quitoriano, a Filipino revolutionary who traveled across four different continents to find support for the struggle in his home-country. A book filled with stories of subterfuge and encounters with outlaws and dictators, it sheds new light on the history of the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the limitations of its revolutionary strategy.

- Reviews section / Philippines, Japan, Reviews, Features

The Revolutionary Development of Global Marxism

Paul Le Blanc — 2026-04-21T09:32:27Z

In this review of two books about the development of anti- and de-colonial Marxism, Paul Le Blanc recommends an account of the development of Marx's thought with regard to the class dynamics and revolutionary possibilities of global struggles. Developments in Marx's thinking may be usefully put into conversation with thinkers from the Global South if done so in an analytical way.

- Reviews section / Marxism

A Review of Nancy Holmstrom's “From a Marxist-Feminist Point of View”

Cinzia Arruzza — 2026-04-21T09:32:12Z

Nancy Holmstrom's From a Marxist-Feminist Point of View: Essays on Freedom, Rationality and Human Nature is a collection of essays written across several decades by a philosopher whose commitment to theoretically and politically integrating Marxism and feminism has remained unfashionably steady across half a century of shifting intellectual trends.

- Reviews section / Marxism, Women, Reviews

On Ernest Mandel's Contributions

Paul Le Blanc — 2026-01-15T13:52:32Z

“Kellner offers the following critical appreciation: “One hopes that many more people will be inspired by Mandel's verve and let themselves be motivated to live his kind of life, yet without succumbing to ungrounded political confidence or to some of his more questionable ideas.””

- Reviews section / Marxism, Fourth International, Ernest Mandel, Reviews

“We Wanted to Show the Whole Range of Anti-War Resistance in Russia”

Simon Pirani — 2025-11-19T15:18:39Z

“They come from different generations, have different life experiences, and hold different political views. This diversity demonstrates that, despite the absence of public demonstrations and the lack of any real possibility of organizing an open anti-war movement in Russia, an anti-war movement does exist there.”

- Reviews section / Russia, Ukraine, Reviews

Trotsky in Tijuana

Peter Veltmans — 2025-10-06T10:58:00Z

Books about historical topics can sometimes be a bit difficult. Often, the list of names, facts, anecdotes, and dates is so long that the reader risks getting lost. Moreover, the reasons behind events are not always very clear, nor always explained in a way that is easy to understand.

- Reviews section / Mexico, Reviews, Historical events and figures

Walden Bello looks back on Filipino and global struggles

Alex de Jong — 2025-08-20T12:13:01Z

In Global Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire, and Love, Walden Bello remembers a rich life as a scholar and activist, from agitating against U.S. support for Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s to becoming a leading critic of neoliberal globalization to joining the Philippine House of Representatives and running for vice-president.

- Reviews section / Philippines, Reviews, Historical events and figures

Indonesia's Communists Helped Forge Its National Identity

Alex de Jong — 2025-06-07T19:51:45Z

Review of Communication against Capital: Red Enlightenment at the Dawn of Indonesia by Rianne Subijanto (Cornell University Press, 2025).

- Reviews section / Indonesia, Reviews

“Putin's Four Antifascist Myths: How Russia Uses ‘Antifascism' to Justify the War in Ukraine”

Duncan Chapel — 2025-05-27T10:30:41Z

The booklet can be downloaded: "Putin's Four Antifascist Myths: How Russia Uses 'Antifascism' to Justify the War in Ukraine by Anastasia Spartak (2025), Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.

- Reviews section / Ukraine, Reviews

Toward a Socialist Approach to Crisis

James Cairns — 2025-03-12T09:09:19Z

Ståle Holgersen is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Stockholm University and a member of the ecosocialist Zetkin Collective. His new book makes essential contributions to socialist strategy in our crisis times and, more broadly, to theorizing crisis. He develops a fresh understanding of the ecological crisis as one expression of capitalist crisis tendencies and persuasively argues against the left shibboleth that capitalist crises are good for radicals. “Crises are the enemy,” writes Holgersen, in his characteristically clear, captivating voice. The book will advance thinking among socialists familiar with crisis debates and active in movement struggles. It will also be an excellent resource for people becoming politicized who are newer to radical ideas. I recommend the book both to your radical reading group, and to instructors teaching critical sociology classes at undergraduate and grad levels.

- Reviews section / Ecology and the Environment, Economy