Frustration and anger on Syria’s streets
Protest is widespread but mostly local
by Joseph DaherJoseph Daher reports on a surge of protest in Syria.
Standing up to MAGA’s war against the people
by United Left Platform
The United Left Platform statement on the escalation of state-sponsored murders of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine by the Trump administration and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
Solidarity without exception
Introductory notes about supporting the people of Ukraine and Iran
by Sam FriedmanSam Friedman argues for the connection between the Left’s principled defense of the rights of national self-determination, in places like Iran and Ukraine, with the historic development of capitalism and imperialism and the movements which arose in struggle against them.
Iran’s Revolution was not destined to end in clerical rule
by Hossam el-Hamalawy
Hossam el-Hamalawy argues that the outcome of the Iranian Revolution was not inevitable. It contained democratic and egalitarian possibilities that were defeated through political struggle rather than cultural destiny.
Two cases, one tradition
Revolutionary legalism and the politics of defense campaigns
by Blanca MisséBlanca Missé argues that the legal repression of activists calls for a political response inside the courtroom—linked to organizing on the outside.
Afro-surrealism with a banging soundtrack
A review of Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters
by Glenn AllenWhat makes I Love Boosters distinctive is the clarity of its class politics—a review by Glenn Allen.
Patrimonial Bonapartism
Origins, comparisons, and the American conjuncture
by Anthony TesoAnthony Teso makes the case for seeing Trump’s regime as patrimonial and Bonapartist in character rather than fascist or populist-authoritarian.
Tempest, the United Front approach, and “the Resistance”
by Aaron Amaral
Aaron Amaral assesses how revolutionaries should relate to the constellation of forces that have grown up in opposition to the Trump administration and its authoritarian efforts
From squats to trenches
Ukrainian eco-anarchists on the front line
by Paweł JędralPaweł Jędral reports on the activity and ideas of a Ukrainian leftist collective in the armed resistance to the Russian invasion.
Solidarity with striking ICE hostages!
An interview with a Delaney Hall solidarity activist
by Tempest and IzzyTempest interviews Izzy, a NYC activist, about their experiences in organizing in support of the strikers and their families at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center.