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Venezuela’s Economy and the Transition to Socialism

By Reihana Mohideen The United States has unleashed a frontal assault not only on Venezuela, but on all of Latin America—and on the very idea of sovereignty itself, which is a threat to all countries of the Global South. The attack on Venezuela is a central front in a wider imperial offensive to reimpose U.S.Continue reading “Venezuela’s Economy and the Transition to Socialism”

The International Political Situation

International Political Situation This report was presented to the PLM National Council meeting on December 20-21, 2025. The report focuses on the following key aspects: I. VENEZUELA AND LATIN AMERICA IN THE FRONTLINE OF U.S. ATTACKS Blockade, Militarisation, and Open Imperialist Claims The United States ‘regime change’ operations in Venezuela have escalated into direct attacks.Continue reading “The International Political Situation”

The Liberal Dilution of the “Opposition”

By Rap Abacan Reprinted from Medium https://medium.com/@raphaelabacan/the-liberal-dilution-of-the-opposition-e8993800eab9 We all saw it coming: the inevitable sinking of the once-titanic UniTeam of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, and the scramble that followed afterwards of those seizing the chance to baptize themselves as the new opposition. It spared no one from the right, left,Continue reading “The Liberal Dilution of the “Opposition””

Asymmetries

NASSER ELAMINE Reprinted from New Left Review https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/asymmetries 06 FEBRUARY 2024 POLITICS As Israel’s assault on Gaza enters its fifth month, it remains unclear whether it will grow into a full-scale regional conflict. Among the decisive factors is Hezbollah, one of the most heavily armed non-state actors in the world, and arguably the most skilledContinue reading “Asymmetries”

Palestinian resistance and the war in Gaza: An interview with Toufic Haddad

Toufic Haddad and Phil Gasper 6 February, 2024 (Reprinted from Links magazine. https://links.org.au/palestinian-resistance-and-war-gaza-interview-toufic-haddad) First published at New Politics. Toufic Haddad is a Palestinian author and academic living in Jerusalem. His book Palestine Ltd.: Neoliberalism and Nationalism in the Occupied Territory was published in 2016. He was interviewed on Zoom by New Politics editorial board member Phil Gasper on November 25,Continue reading “Palestinian resistance and the war in Gaza: An interview with Toufic Haddad”

51 DOCUMENTS — Zionist Collaboration With the Nazis

By Lennie Brenner Barricade Books, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 2002, 342 pp. Reviewed by Barry Sheppard This book is important reading now in the context of the Israel-U.S. genocidal war in Gaza, part of a drive to expel Palestinians from the land Israel rules from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, and from EgyptContinue reading “51 DOCUMENTS — Zionist Collaboration With the Nazis”

Pahayag Hinggil sa Banggaan ng Dalawang Pangunahing Dinastiya sa Bansa

Ni Sonny Melencio, Chairperson, Partido Lakas ng Masa 1. Ang banggaan ng kampong Marcos Jr. at ng kampong Duterte ay hindi lamang banggaan ng dalawang makapangyarihang dinastiyang pampulitika. Nasa likod nito ang galaw ng oligarkiya sa Pilipinas at ng mga kapitalistang sumusuporta sa sinumang kampo. 2. Nakakaisang taon at kalahati pa lamang sa pwesto siContinue reading “Pahayag Hinggil sa Banggaan ng Dalawang Pangunahing Dinastiya sa Bansa”

“The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies”: Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen’s Ansar Allah

Transcription of an interview reprinted from Democracy Now, February 1, 2024. Accessed online at https://shorturl.at/kFMTY The U.S. continues to launch airstrikes on Yemen in response to the campaign of missile and drone attacks on commercial ships along key global trade routes through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden led by Ansar Allah, also knownContinue reading ““The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies”: Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen’s Ansar Allah”

The Standard of Civilization

(International Law) By Perry Anderson [Reprinted from New Left Review 143, September-October 2023. ] In 1929 Lucien Febvre offered the first systematic reflection on the evolution of the meanings of the term ‘civilization’, from singular ideal, which he dated to the third quarter of the 18th century, to plural fact, which he placed at theContinue reading “The Standard of Civilization”

ANG BAGONG PAKANA NA ISALAKSAK ANG ‘CHA-CHA’ SA PAMAMAGITAN NG PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE

ni Sonny Melencio TUWING may mauupong bagong kinatawan ng naghaharing uri sa bansa, ang pagbabago ng Konstitusyon ay lagi nang kinahihibangang adyenda. Mula kay FVR, Estrada, Macapagal-Arroyo, at Duterte – liban lang sa anak ni Cory na si Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III – ito ay lagi nang obsesyon nila. Parang isang monumento na kailangang tibaginContinue reading “ANG BAGONG PAKANA NA ISALAKSAK ANG ‘CHA-CHA’ SA PAMAMAGITAN NG PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE”