As we witness the decline of Western global hegemony, there is a rapid increase in blatant propaganda in Western state and corporate media. Furthermore the escalating repression against “Resistance Media” and its journalists in the [...]
Will the rank-and-file take control and demand their unions fight Macron to the bitter end? John Mullen is a lifelong revolutionary socialist living in the Paris area and is a supporter of the France Insoumise. Cross-posted from [...]
Inflation pressures are deepening political pressures on governments: is war from Ukraine to Iran worth it for the Western ruling class? Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia [...]
The British people are being told to stock up on canned goods and ready their young to fight – but whose interested? Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 [...]
Anti-politics has taken the student movement to power in Serbia, but it’s no methodology for governing. Biljana Vankovska is a professor of peace studies and head of Global Change Center, Skopje, Macedonia. This article was [...]
An insight into Poland’s political crisis. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig Murray’s blog Picture by Kancelaria Sejmu I was First Secretary at [...]
The ‘warfare not welfare’ argument of Europe’s ruling elite is wearing thin. Seth Sandronsky is a Sacramento journalist and member of the freelancers unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild. Cross-posted from Common Dreams The [...]
Despite authorities’ attempt to discourage and obstruct the mobilization, roughly 200,000 people took to the streets in Paris on October 31, 2026. Paul Vannier is a French politician of La France Insoumise who represents Val [...]
The failing war with Iran marks a dramatic retreat by the U.S. from the Middle East. Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor in [...]
Book Review by Branko Milanović As some people who follow my Substack might have been noticed I have been reading this Summer several books about the current Ukraine-Russia war. I find it very instructive and useful [...]