• Deciphering the MAGA Ideology: An Interview with John Bellamy Foster
    Deciphering the MAGA Ideology: An Interview with John Bellamy Foster

    This interview was conducted by Zhao Dingqi for the journal World Socialism Studies. Zhao Dingqi: You once pointed out that the MAGA movement is essentially an alliance between the monopolistic capitalist right wing and the lower middle class. How do you understand the reasons behind the formation of this alliance, and how does it reflect […]

    Scholars’ letter: We support Palestine Action in their campaign against proscription’
    Scholars’ letter: We support Palestine Action in their campaign against proscription’

    As scholars dedicated to questions of justice and ethics we believe that Yvette Cooper’s recent proscription of Palestine Action represents an attack both on the entire pro-Palestine movement and on fundamental freedoms of expression, association, assembly, and protest.

    The World in a Nutshell: An Interview with Vijay Prashad
    The World in a Nutshell: An Interview with Vijay Prashad

    VP: "Marxism, which is an ever-evolving field of analysis, is the most accurate critique of capitalism. As long as capitalism remains with us, Marxism must remain until another form of critique—better than Marxism—appears."

    Palestine and the Commons: Or, Marx and the Musha’a
    Palestine and the Commons: Or, Marx and the Musha’a

    In 1958 the assistant headmaster did the Bible reading at the morning assembly of the Karachi Grammar School (Pakistan), founded in 1848 by the Church of England. The reading from Acts 17:23 concerned St. Paul’s declaration upon seeing the Athenian monument to an unknown God. “What you worship but do not know—this is what I […]

    Hard Truths About the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend
    Hard Truths About the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend

    Chris Townsend has been organizing workers, conducting political work for labor unions, and teaching young workers to organize for almost all his adult life. He is, as we say, “the real deal.” While most of us opine and pontificate about labor, Chris does the dirty work. He organizes. His contributions over several decades have played […]

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