A revolutionary socialist organizing project
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.
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.
Somayeh Rostampour argues that opponents of U.S.and Israeli aggression in Iran must move beyond campism—or we will not succeed in rebuilding a genuinely emancipatory left or in revitalizing a truly popular internationalism.
Why the fall of the regime could produce something worse
by Nasser AsgaryThe brutal Islamic Republic has been prone to recurring—and growing—crisis, even before the current U.S./Israeli assault, writes Nasser Asgary. The regime’s fall could give rise, at least for some time, to something worse.
Against the U.S. and Israel’s Wars on Iran and Lebanon
by Haymarket and Tempest MagazineA March 26, 2026 panel discussion on the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran and Israel’s war on Lebanon.
From anti-imperialism to sympathy with authoritarianism
by Nasser AsgaryEver since a U.S.-British coup brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953, says Nasser Asgary, anti-Westernism has served as an common “analytical lens” for the country’s politics—both for the current regime and for the opposition.
LPG, the general strike, and the working class
by Snehal ShingaviThe shock of the Iran war is showing up first in India by creating hardships in everyday life—and exposing the country’s social fracture lines. Snehal Shingavi explains.
The expanding impact of the war on Iran
by Joseph DaherThe U.S.-Israel war has expanded into Lebanon. Joseph Daher analyses its impact on Lebanon and on Iran’s ally Hezbollah.
The war on Iran and the world’s oil shock
by Sirantos FotopoulosThe Iran war is spreading misery around the world, starting with the most vulnerable places. Sirantos Fotopoulos argues that the source of the war—and the misery—is the system of energy-for-profit.
The rhetoric of freedom and the oldest swindle in the imperial playbook
by Sirantos FotopoulosSirantos Fotopoulos picks apart the reasons for the assault on Iran.