Salvarore Cannavó argues for “Relaunching the Battle of Ideas on the Italian Left”, Shi Jong Quin and Paul Le Blanc explain the importance of Trotsky in Chinese “Leftist studies in China and the United States”, Uraz Aydin reflects on “ The Self-Emancipation of Workers and the Oppressed: Lessons from the German and Spanish Revolutions” and the Editors of ATC on “Learning & Advancing from Setbacks”. Júlia Martí and Martín Lallana discuss “Power and urgency in the ecological crisis”.
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USA
Trump, the Supreme Court, and State Legislatures Rig Future Elections
19 May, by“Historically redistricting has been carried out in all states at the time of the decennial census to reflect changes in population, but now it is being done between censuses in a partisan manner to benefit one party.”
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USA
Labor Beyond Borders
18 May, by“When Shawn Fain [president of the United Auto Workers (UAW)] supported Trump’s auto tariffs, he made the mistake of thinking that a narcissistic businessman could develop a policy in workers’ interests. For Trump, tariffs are a weapon used to bludgeon workers in other countries.”
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Brics media
BRICS media are not an alternative for anti-imperial resistance
17 May, byFarooq Sulehria is a member of CADTM-Pakistan. He was in Brazil to attend the First Anti-Fascist Conference in Porto Alegre (March 26-29, 2026). He is the author of the recently published Media Subimperialisms and the Rise of the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan).
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South Africa
Anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise in South Africa
16 May, byXenophobic riots are intensifying. They are fuelled by the economic and social crisis, but also by the actions of politicians.
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Britain
Consequences of the local elections 2026
15 May, byThe combined results of the 7 May elections have thrown the current UK government into turmoil.
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Strategy
Power and urgency in the ecological crisis
20 May, by ,read article...The urgency of the global crisis of capitalism, particularly because of the ecological crisis, is undeniable. Answering this question requires a clear vision of the question of power and the transition to another society.
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USA
Learning & Advancing from Setbacks
20 May, byread article...“Fighting for race and gender equality and justice is part of the process of uniting the working class.”
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Strategy
The Self-Emancipation of Workers and the Oppressed: Lessons from the German and Spanish Revolutions
20 May, byread article...“‘The emancipation of the working class will be the work of the workers themselves’. I consider this proposal to be the most fundamental rupture, the most decisive turning point between the conception of socialism borne by Marxism and all the revolutionary thought that preceded it.”
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China/US
Leftist studies in China and the United States
20 May, by ,read article...“Shi’s experiences reflect the latent dissatisfaction of Chinese intellectuals with mainstream ideology.”
