“The regime’s domination over its territories is not under threat for now. However, its ability to maintain a form of passive hegemony over the population is far from being guaranteed and regular protests and forms of dissent will likely continue. ”
“We are in a worse situation than during the Cold War”
18 February 2022, by“But people are increasingly worried. […] Recent opinion polls, however, show that at least 60% of the population fears the possibility of armed conflict, and that this fear is stronger than health concerns related to the pandemic. ”
US sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of war
17 February 2022, by“This collective punishment is hideously wrong and immoral. The Biden administration can remove the biggest contributing factor with the stroke of a pen.”
‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy
16 February 2022, by ,Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut back on food
The “Big Pink Elephant in the Room”
15 February 2022, by“Socialist-feminist abortion policy […]expanded to include child care, jobs that pay a living wage, an end to sterilization abuse, health care, and other necessities that allow women to make an informed and uncoerced decision about whether or not to have a child and raise them.”
A Ukrainian Sociologist Explains Why Everything You Know About Ukraine Is Probably Wrong
14 February 2022, byThe Ukraine crisis is extremely complex and little understood. Sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko explains the crisis’s origins, the fictions that surround it, and why war is still far from inevitable. Interview by Branko Marcetic
Canadian Truckers Protests Show Strength of Trumpism North of Border
13 February 2022, by“If organized labour is to have any relevance in the era of COVID, it must mobilize to counter and even stop far right protests around the country, and make aggressive demands that speak to the basic needs of working class people.”
Canadian Tie Up
13 February 2022, by“The big rigs that have played such a disruptive part in the protests were brought there by owner-operators or by owners of trucking companies. No working class truck driver has the wherewithal to take a 6-figure vehicle to a protest and park it for days and weeks on end.”
Why the Left Should Oppose the Beijing Winter Olympics
12 February 2022, by“The point of opposing the Games loudly is to let those whose attention has been drawn to the Games be aware of the ongoing tragedies in China which CCP wants people to neglect.”