The 1998 reform movement (reformasi) that successfully overthrew former president Suharto did not automatically change the political-economic power structure in Indonesia. The political system that was promised to be more democratic was still controlled by the old...
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Mainstream media ignore Trump’s planned Office of Remigration, a term for ethnic cleansing
Far-right figures have used “remigration” as a way of discussing forced relocation to create a white ethnostate.
How to say in Russian happy birthday Donald, happy U.S. Army and Flag Day
Putin is much too quick not to recognize that President Donald Trump is both a fraudster and an enemy.
Free Speech ends here: What I saw during the LAPD crackdown
For days, the world watched as California burned. Cars set ablaze, crowds being flash-banged, rubber bullets flying, smoke in the air as protesters and reporters run for cover, gasping for air and hurrying to put their masks on. The scenes on the ground gripped us all.
Why another world is possible: Comments at a socialist rally in Berlin
The following remarks by Paul Le Blanc were delivered at the May 31 evening session of the four-day Marx is' Muss Kongress 2025 that was held in Berlin and organized by marx21, a left-wing current in Die Linke (the Left Party), which drew 1200 activists. These remarks...
Official: U.S.-Israeli deception gave Iran false security ahead of attack
An Israeli official said Tel Aviv received a “clear green light” for the attack from Washington.
Federal court blocks portions of Trump’s anti-trans executive orders
District Judge Jon. S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco issued an order on June 9 granting a preliminary injunction against several provisions of three of President Trump’s executive orders adversely affecting...
The people want peace and progress, not war and waste: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2025)
As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to ‘shift to a wartime mindset’, now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale.
‘Christopher Hill: Life and Legacy of a Radical Historian’
Christopher Hill looms large in the landscape of British Marxist historiography, perhaps the indispensable historian of the English Revolution for generations on the Left.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounces U.S.-backed coup plot and urges popular consultation for social justice
President Gustavo Petro exposes a U.S.-supported far-right coup attempt against his progressive government and calls for a popular consultation on labor and social reforms as essential steps toward peace and justice in Colombia.
Naughties in Nottingham
CAL MCBRIDE recommends that you follow a coming-of-age trans story through harrowing lows to a point of optimistic triumph.
Sky News smears Greta Thunberg as a Nazi to justify IDF attack
IDF troops have raided the Madleen, a sailboat that was carrying aid intended to break the Israeli siege on Gaza.