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Morten Høi Jensen – Against the Tide
A new biography of Victor Surge. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
History
Solutions
Chris Bambery – Walter Benjamin: On the Concept of History revisited
Walter Benjamin’s view of revolution, as an emergency break on a runaway train, is increasingly relevant in an era of war and climate breakdown. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A […]
Environment
Ibrahim Al-Marashi – What coffee and qat tell us about Yemen’s past and present
Yemen’s shift from coffee to qat crops intensified ecological pressures in in the impoverished north, creating the conditions for the Houthis’ rise. Ibrahim Al-Marashi is Associate Professor of Middle East history at California State University […]
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Vijay Prashad – The Odyssey of the West
Christopher Nolan’s hotly-debated new film raises questions about the crisis of Western leadership. Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His most recent book (with Grieve Chelwa) is How the International […]
Geopolitics
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – On its 250th birthday, America must leave behind the illusion of primacy
The Iran war showed that the US cannot impose its will on the whole world – it is time to accept multipolarity. Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable […]
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Michael Roberts – 250 years: US from independence to empire: Part 3: From hegemony to decline
Final part of a series on America’s 250th anniversary looks at the country’s relative decline, which began in the 1970s and has become more obvious in recent years. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 […]
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Michael Roberts – 250 YEARS: The United States – from independence to empire (part two)
The rise of ‘Pax Americana’. Read part 1 of this series, on the American revolution, here. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog It […]
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Norman Solomon – My Conversation With Karl Marx About Donald Trump
What Marx thought about the role of the individual in history. Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. The paperback edition of his latest book, War […]
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Michael Roberts – 250 years: The United States from independence to empire: Part 1: Revolution
The American revolution mobilised the popular classes against British rule, but only so that the elites could establish an independent capitalist state that would later rule the world. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the […]
Solutions
Kevin Guillas-Cavan – Reflecting on Socialism Through the Lens of the Paris Commune
The Paris Commune took place 155 years ago and only lasted 72 days but it still has valuable lessons to offer anyone thinking of making a revolution happen today. Kevin Guillas-Cavan is the France Research Fellow […]