Subjects Archives: Culture

The U.S. “Venceremos” brigade, in its 53rd edition made up of members of the LGBTQ+ community, accompanied the presentation of the book that brings together materials (in English) from various authors on the approval and explanation of the Family Code in Cuba, highlighting that this legal system expands the rights of women, children, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, the elderly, and all Cubans.

In January 2024 Taiwan’s current President Lai Ching-te won the election against two other candidates. (Taiwan has no run off elections.)

For the first time in decades, a regional power was militarily assaulted during active negotiations; not for escalating tensions, but rather, in spite of de-escalating them.

“The political tradition I grew up in emphasised the importance of supporting the socialist states, and always prioritised the struggle against imperialism, colonialism and racism.” – Carlos Martinez

A communal leader and mayoral candidate explains how the July 27 elections could mark a turn toward women’s leadership and people’s power in her township.

Once a crushing cost for families desperate to stay in touch with loved ones behind bars, phone calls will now be covered by the state.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (born August 27, 1770—died November 14, 1831) was an important German philosopher. He is known as one of the main thinkers in German idealism and a key person in modern Western philosophy.

Karl Marx’s description of religion as the ‘opiumof the people,’ in his 1844 A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, constitutes one of his most famously misinterpreted statements.

Deeming the African National Congress’s electoral strategies as beyond the pale, the South African Communist Party has committed itself to a new strategy.

THE World Bank has recently published a list of Gini coefficients for 61 countries relating in some cases to income distribution and in others to consumption expenditure distribution.

Ernesto “Che” Guevara (born 14 June 1928 – died 9 October 1967) was an Argentine revolutionary. He was a very important leader in the Cuban Revolution. His famous picture has become a symbol of rebellion around the world.

IF KEIR STARMER’S stumbling government needed a further wake-up call, the latest opinion poll should provide it.

Mutunga celebrates the Gen Z Revolution in Kenya, highlighting the successes of their collective leadership through analysis of the Kenyan government’s attempt to stifle celebrations of the Martyrs of the Gen Z Revolution who died in June of 2024.

Mészáros’s study points out that an integral part of capital’s incessant drive to expand involves overcoming two interlocking contradictions.

In one of the most enduring axioms of revolutionary integrity, Amílcar Cabral—African liberation theorist, freedom fighter, and martyr—urged those engaged in the struggle for liberation and justice to “Tell no lies, claim no easy victories.”

CounterSpin interview with Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon on Mamdani and the Democrats.

Ellen Meiksins Wood (April 12, 1942–January 14, 2016) was an important American-Canadian thinker and historian.

A new documentary that began airing on PBS this month (The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero—and Nuclear Peril Today) highlights one of the most surreal stories from World War II.

UFCW Local 1518 in British Columbia has announced that 500 drivers in Greater Victoria unionized.

Activists say the City University of New York is escalating its repression against Palestine activism by suspending a student leader and terminating the positions of four faculty members who have been active in protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza.