Category: Thinking Politically
-
Resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan: The First Victory, not the Final Destination
The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is presented as the first achievement of a wider democratic movement led by the Cockroach Janata Party, with support from students, youth, civil society and citizens. The article argues that meaningful change cannot end with a minister’s departure but must continue through institutional reforms, public accountability and…
-
Venezuela: Getting Rid of Illusions
Taking advantage of the catastrophic situation, armed US troops have landed in La Guaira, warships have been stationed on our coasts, and Venezuelan airspace is daily violated by drones, planes, and helicopters of the occupying power. They have not rescued anyone, they have not assisted anyone.
-
Israel Firebombed a Family Home Where Children Were Sleeping in Latest Killing Spree
GAZA CITY—The charred shell of the Al-Masri family home in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City was still smoldering on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the Israel military bombed it, killing Firas and Salsabeel al-Masri and their four children—Faryal, Salma, Amira and Naim—as they slept.
-
Two Competing Capitalists Across the China Sea
Although some consider China to still represent aspects of socialism or communism and others support so-called democratic opposition to China in Taiwan, we argue that both China and Taiwan are capitalist states. Their opposition to each other and U.S. interests in Taiwan only exacerbate the chances of international imperialist war. Workers in China, Taiwan, the…
-
South Africa and the rainbowfication of whiteness
The cover of Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon is a perfect visual metaphor for the South African transition from apartheid. The image, a single beam of white light being refracted through a prism, becoming a rainbow, perfectly captures the way the transition to democracy in 1994 became a prism refracting whiteness into…
-
Book Review: The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide by Robin Andersen
This is Robin Andersen’s excellent analysis of what’s been going on in Gaza, and how the mainstream media has covered it!
-
‘Nowhere Is Safe’:
“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.“I don’t feel like there is a ceasefire at all,” said a man who witnessed an Israeli missile attack on a hospital.
-
Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in the Americas
Michael K. Smith examines Israel’s historical military and security relationships with governments and armed forces across Latin America, arguing that these links shaped counterinsurgency campaigns, authoritarian rule, and human rights abuses during the Cold War and beyond. The article traces alleged Israeli involvement in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, and other countries, connecting these histories…
-
DSA Undermines the Struggle Against Capitalism by Ellen Isaacs
The growth of the Democratic Socialists of America has renewed debate about the future of the US left. Ellen Isaacs argues that DSA’s electoral strategy and commitment to reforming capitalism through existing institutions divert energy from building an independent, mass working-class movement. Examining the organization’s politics and the record of DSA-backed officials, the article contends…
-
Race Trading Race Traitors, Identity Reductionism, and the New Nadir of the Democrat Party Establishment
The social democrat wing gains in strength but establishment Democrats continue their allegiance to the donor class.
