By Loren Balhorn, 10.10.2021 In September’s German election, the socialist Die Linke party slumped to under 5 percent support. If the Left is to recover, it needs to show that…
International seminar on the concept and practice of care
The seminar will take place on 23 and 24 of October, one week before the G20 summit. It intends to be also an opportunity to express critical assessments and perspectives in order…
Columbus and the Lens of History
By Howard Zinn, October 2, 2014 For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we feature an excerpt from Chapter One of A People’s History of the United States. Howard Zinn describes why he tells…
For African nations, capital punishment is a grim colonial legacy that lingers on
Dior Konaté, 10 Oct 2021 In July, Sierra Leone became the 23rd African country to abolish the death penalty. Although its use across the continent has dwindled – thanks to concerted efforts…
What’s left of communism in China?
By Jérôme Doyon, September 2021 Capitalists, once detested, are now welcomed with open arms into the Chinese Communist Party — as long as they pledge allegiance to an institution which now…
India: K. Balagopal: An Inspiring Example of ‘Living Knowledge’
By Jean Drèze, 10/Oct/2021 With characteristic fearlessness, Balagopal speaks truth not only to power but also to his own friends. The following is Jean Dreze’s foreword to K. Balagopal’s book Probings in the…
Continuous Crisis in Lebanon
A Critical Analysis By Joseph Daher, October 7, 2021 It has now been well over a year since the criminal explosion of August 4, 2021 in Beirut’s port. The blast…
‘I’m not nice anymore’: meet the author behind North Macedonia’s #MeToo movement
By Daniel Petrick, 9 December 2020 The North Macedonia portrayed in Rumena Bužarovska’s short stories is a bleak place. Brutish and vainglorious, the men treat their wives and mistresses as…
Russia: Kremlin in Decline?
By Ilya Matveev & Ilya Budraitskis. 29 September 2021 On 19 September, Russia’s three-day elections ended with the expected result – United Russia (UR), the Kremlin’s party, yet again won a constitutional…
Elections in Germany: Loss of legitimacy for established politics, heavy defeat for Die Linke
Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières, Wednesday 29 September 2021, by KELLNER Manuel The parties in the “grand coalition” of Angela Merkel’s government, the conservative CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) and the SPD…