Du Bois is rightly venerated for his work on civil rights. But by discarding him, the American foreign policy establishment robbed itself of one of the twentieth century’s most perceptive and prescient critics of capitalism and imperialism.
The Biden administration’s efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia may make it impossible for Palestinians to achieve a viable state.
Election season is challenging the left in South Africa, India and the UK
The outcome of this catastrophic war, even if touted as a “victory” by either side, will only be the exacerbation in the suffering of our people, and a hastening towards our country becoming a failed state.
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"I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice," William Lloyd Garrison once said. "On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation."
Internationalism and democracy
Palestinian workers whose underpaid labor provides part of Israel’s low-cost workforce. Their stories of organizing amid ethnic cleansing shed light on how this work is a crucial lifeline for Palestinians — now severed by the devastation of war.
Netanyahu likened Israel to a mighty American aircraft carrier. That is how Israel, as a military colony, serves its imperial master
What do Lenin's writings show us about theory breaking into practice, and how might the politics explained or implied in these writings inform our grasp of what is to be done now? How are his concepts of imperialism and self-determination relevant?
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