• How Israeli Hooligans Fueled Fascism in the Netherlands
    How Israeli Hooligans Fueled Fascism in the Netherlands

    On November 6 and 7, fascist goons from Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli professional football club, descended on the streets of Amsterdam, chanting proudly about murdered children in Gaza while assaulting local houses, passers-by, and taxi drivers that appeared pro-Palestinian or Arab.

    Einstein’s Socialism
    Einstein’s Socialism

    John Bellamy Foster describes Einstein’s radical political commitments, including his efforts in relation to the founding of Brandeis University, his role in the Henry Wallace campaign, and his seminal essay “Why Socialism?”

    Dossier no. 82: How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa
    Dossier no. 82: How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa

    In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations.

    Imperialism and Culturalism Complement Each Other
    Imperialism and Culturalism Complement Each Other

    In this republished essay from 1996, Samir Amin gives his view of Samuel Huntington’s theory of “clash of civilizations.” His demonstration of why culturalism and imperialism reinforce each other, and how victims can be led to accept “difference” in place of equality and liberation, is today of potential utility everywhere.

    Seven Decades of China-Brazil Friendship: Cultural Diplomacy, Agrarian Reform, and the Cold War
    Seven Decades of China-Brazil Friendship: Cultural Diplomacy, Agrarian Reform, and the Cold War

    This year, Brazil and China celebrate fifty years of official diplomatic relations. The importance of the Sino-Brazilian relationship cannot be underestimated in the context of the rise of the Global South, the decline of U.S. hegemony, and the emergence of a New Cold War. With a look back into the history of bilateral relations, how can we understand the importance of these two countries in the current conjuncture in pushing forward changes unseen in a century?

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