Month: June 2025
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Culture as a Pedagogical Battlefield in the Fight Against Authoritarianism
On June 6, resistance ignited in the streets of Los Angeles to confront the Trump regime’s brutal campaign against immigrants, enforced by the brutality of United States Immigration and Customs … Keep reading »
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Is There an Israeli War that Ottawa Won’t Support?
On June 13, Israel launched an illegal and unprovoked attack against Iran, targeting government facilities, officials, and civilian areas. Israel’s justification is an old and repeatedly disproven one: that Iran … Keep reading »
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Atmospheric Colonisation and Ecological Imperialism in the World System
One of the most damaging myths about the global ecological crisis is that humans as such are responsible for it. In reality, the crisis is being driven by our particular … Keep reading »
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Even Germany Now Condemns Israeli Crimes: But That Doesn’t Mean They’ll Stop Funding Them
After months of silence and excuses, the European Union is beginning to speak directly about Israeli war crimes. Even Berlin – previously Netanyahu’s most loyal ally in Europe – suggests … Keep reading »
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Prime Minister Carney Must Take Decisive Action to End Genocide in Gaza
We write as a concerned group of 412 Canadians, including academics, lawyers, former and retired ambassadors (including to the United Nations), ministers and public servants, UN human rights experts, and … Keep reading »
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The Indonesian People’s Movement Need to Build a Political Party
Twenty-seven years after the fall of Suharto (1921 – 2008), the Indonesian Poor People’s Union (SPRI) argues that democratic promises have been hijacked by oligarchs and capital owners who continue … Keep reading »
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Hard Questions for Portugal’s Left Bloc After a Terrible Parliamentary Election
The 18 May parliamentary elections were a disaster for Portugal’s Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc). The far right replaced the Socialist Party as the main opposition to the conservative government, … Keep reading »
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Stop European Funding for Israeli Institutions: Stop Complicity in Occupation, Apartheid and Genocide
To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, António Costa, President of the European Council, Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President, … Keep reading »
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Christopher Hill: Life and Legacy of a Radical Historian
Christopher Hill looms large in the landscape of British Marxist historiography, perhaps the indispensable historian of the English Revolution for generations on the Left. His name evokes dusty paperbacks passed … Keep reading »
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Citizen Mercenaries and the Gaza Genocide
It is, of course, nice to see Canada, the UK and France finally developing a conscience over what multiple international institutions and prominent scholarly experts have concluded. That is, the … Keep reading »
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Trump Tariffs and US Imperialism
On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump declared a “Day of Liberation” and slapped massive tariffs on most countries – excluding Russia but including a 50% tariff on Lesotho. … Keep reading »
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A Québécois Socialist Response to Canada’s Federal Election
The following article appeared first in the Quebec online weekly Presse-toi à gauche. The English translation is by International Viewpoint, slightly revised and updated by me, which IV published under … Keep reading »