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By Holger Politt | 22 Feb 2023

Rosa Luxemburg Categorically Opposed Unilateral and Forced Border Changes

With war still raging in eastern Europe, Holger Politt considers Rosa Luxemburg’s pacifist stance and her writings on annexation, separatism and the autonomy of national minorities.

By Fabian Figueiredo | 20 Sep 2022

Notes on the Far-Right

Fabian Figueiredo sketches a sharp overview of how the current circumstances in Europe and the Global North, which are dominated by war, energy crises, and nationalism, are affecting the development of the extreme right.

By Roberto Savio | 21 Jun 2022

Considerations Against the Tide

It seems to me that after almost four months of war in Ukraine we have to take a step back and see which of the actors involved are benefitting from the conflict. However, it becomes clear very quickly that nobody is getting anything out of this and that we are experiencing the suicide of the reason.

23 May 2022

Manon Aubry: “We must overcome the blockages posed by certain European rules”

Some European provisions are opposed to the implementation of "an ecological and social programme of rupture", explains the La France Insoumise MEP and co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament in an article in "Le Monde", specifying that "disobeying" these rules does not mean contributing to the desintegration of the EU.

By Walter Baier | 8 May 2022

The Hatshepsut Phenomenon and the Eighth of May

Can we rejoice at the end of one war while another is raging? Writing about 8 May is difficult this year. Obviously its most important message must be: Stop the killing in Ukraine! Return to the negotiating table!

By Reihana Mohideen | 6 May 2022

The Philippine Elections: “For a New Politics, For a New Economy”

On Monday, 9 May, national elections in the Philippines are taking place. President and the Vice President are elected directly. Beyond that, thousands of positions are being contested across the country – from the Senate to city mayors and provincial governors.

By Inger V. Johansen | 28 Apr 2022

Danish Referendum on Joining the EU Military

A referendum will be held on 1 June to decide whether Denmark participates in the military dimension of the EU, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It was called by five parliamentary parties, including the governing Social Democratic Party.

By Michael Löwy | 13 Apr 2022

Communism Yes – Putinism No!

NATO is an imperialist organisation, dominated by the USA and responsible for innumerable wars of aggression. The dismantling of this political-military monster generated by the Cold War is a fundamental requirement of democracy. Its weakening in recent years has led Emmanuel Macron, France’s neoliberal president, to declare in 2019 that the Alliance was ‘brain dead’.

By Ellen Engelstad | 16 Sep 2021

Breakthrough for Norway’s Radical Left

Labour will lead new government with a clear mandate for change.