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Why the IMF keeps returning
In 2022, Sri Lanka defaulted on its sovereign debt for the first time in its post-independence history.
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From anti-caste struggle to women’s liberation: The transformative contribution of Gail Omvedt
Caste reality has still not ended, injustice against women has still not ended, and the problems of farmers and agricultural laborers remain unresolved—in such circumstances, the ideological foundation Dr. Gail laid out, and the path of action she demonstrated, continue to guide scholars and activists of the new generation.
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Revisiting ‘The Holy Family’: Marx, Engels and the Foundations of Historical Materialism
Marx and Engels demonstrated that ideas arise from material social relations rather than existing independently of them. Gramsci showed how those ideas, once institutionalised within culture, help reproduce the very material relations from which they emerged.
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India’s anti-terror law and the punishment of the unconvicted
The statistics released by the government paint a troubling picture.
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The fourth World Congress on Marxism, themed “Marxism and Human Civilization”, held in Peking University
The building of socialism, for a ‘community with a shared future for mankind’ is China’s solution to global crises, and is a major innovation of Marxism in the 21st century, Chinese scholars believe.
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Great Nicobar – A fiasco in the making
There are development projects that promise transformation—and there are those that stand as warnings.
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The climate crisis is about to usher in a world we haven’t seen before
We have one tool to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere: the substitution of clean energy for fossil fuel.
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U.S. sanctions on Venezuela continue: Corporate beneficiaries and a targeted society
In the wake of Washington’s January 3 military attack and then problematic détente with Caracas, corporate media suggest a meaningful shift in Venezuela policy, implying relief for a country long subjected to economic coercion.
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Cuba will survive: A diary
For Paki Wieland (1944-2026), who fought the cruelty of U.S. imperialism all her adult life.
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America’s new space superiority order is a threat to global human security
On December 18, 2025, the White House issued an executive order titled “Ensuring American Space Superiority.”
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Book Review: ‘Killing Democracy’ by Finian Cunningham
“Killing Democracy” should at bare minimum be a university textbook, distributed to every institution of higher learning in America.
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A thesis confirmed: Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel Lobby
The list for Jeffrey E. Epstein, figure of cosmic social and political influence in the United States, is long.
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The Trolling And The Pity: Genocide denial in the time of troll swarms
Israel is coming apart at the seams, both on a cultural and political basis.
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China once again shows what Socialist International Free Trade looks like in Africa
China’s zero-tariff policy for African countries is also part of its socialist internationalist commitment to strengthening economic ties and promoting industrial investment that supports local production in Africa.
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Zohran Mamdani: A new face of progressive politics with relevance for Indians
It is a historic victory for Zohran Mamdani as he won the New York City mayoral race, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
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Class Relations in Germany in 2025
German-born Karl Marx might well be the most prominent philosopher and economist to have elaborated on a capitalism that created a class system. Yet, Germany is moving from the denial of class towards a “rediscovery” of class.
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The Lancet says ‘Healthocide’ is happening in Gaza
The Lancet paper concludes with a stark warning: future generations will judge whether the global medical community stood up to defend life or chose to look away.
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China is greening the Global South but Net Zero needs $7 trillion/yr
China is establishing a world leadership role via green energy as the consummate bargaining tool.
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Review essay of Hamilton Nolan’s ‘The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of [U.S.] Labor’ by Kim Scipes
Hamilton Nolan is one of an emerging group of journalists who have taken over the “labor beat” in U.S. journalism.
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Trump’s tariffs against Latin America: Part of a global battle
Trump’s tariffs intend to keep it that way, while Latin America’s orientation towards Asia, China and the BRICS is correctly pushing in the opposite direction: to a fairer, multipolar world.
