A Century After “Ten Days”
John Reed penned the definitive account of the October Revolution — and paid a heavy price for it.
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Who Is Adam Schiff?
Resistance leader? Not really. Democratic congressman Adam Schiff personifies the link between foreign policy hawks and deep-pocketed defense contractors.
Gramsci and the Russian Revolution
What did a young Antonio Gramsci think about the Russian Revolution?
The New Warlord in the White House
John Bolton has spent his long career doing one thing: trying to start wars. Now that he’s Trump’s national security advisor, he can.
Liberal Delusions Won’t Save Ukraine
For some liberals, Donald Trump’s decision to humiliate Volodymyr Zelensky showed that he’s a Russian stooge. But Trump’s crudeness is just a more striking illustration that Ukraine’s future is subject to US realpolitik.
The BRICS Expansion Isn’t the End of the World Order — or the End of the World
Responses to the expansion of BRICS ping-ponged from dismissal to fearmongering. But there’s not much reason to fear for the US-led world order quite yet — and we shouldn’t fear the multipolar one BRICS wants to build.
The Tragic Lives of the Communists Trapped in Stalin’s Shadow
Communists who came to the Soviet Union seeking refuge found themselves caught up in the madness of the Stalinist purges. But many, argued Isaac Deutscher, still couldn’t think of breaking with the system that Stalin created and ended up working for their former persecutors.
Why Viktor Orbán Could Survive His Embarrassing Ties to Moscow
Sunday’s Hungarian election will decide if far-right premier Viktor Orbán can continue his already decade-long rule. A united opposition damns Orbán for his lawbreaking and ties to Vladimir Putin — yet has struggled to articulate an alternative of its own.
Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Isn’t Much Different From Trump’s
The first three months of Joe Biden’s foreign policy have been a Trump-like travesty: coddling brutal dictators, saber-rattling against nuclear powers, and putting US dominance above human rights.
I’m a Ukrainian Socialist. Here’s Why I Resist the Russian Invasion.
As a socialist and internationalist, I abhor war. But the basic premise of self-determination justifies the resistance of ordinary Ukrainians to Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of our country.
Today’s Hawkish Discourse Makes the Cuban Missile Crisis’s Nuclear Brinkmanship Seem Sane
In the 1962 US-Soviet nuclear showdown over Cuba, there was no shortage of voices calling for escalation or decrying “appeasement.” But there was always broad support for the kind of talks that ended up saving the world — something frighteningly absent today.
Rosa Luxemburg Was the Great Theorist of Democratic Revolution
A new edition of Rosa Luxemburg’s writings, most of which have never appeared in English before, gives us a unique perspective on her thought. Luxemburg believed that a socialist revolution would have to be democratic or else it would be doomed to failure.
With Putin’s Ukraine Incursion, Hawks in Washington Got Exactly What They Wanted
The latest escalation in the Ukraine crisis requires us to hold two ideas at the same time: that Vladimir Putin bears much responsibility for the immediate crisis, and that the long-standing US refusal to accept limits to NATO expansion helped bring it about.
The European Union Has Been Shaken by Its Crises — but the Left Needs a Plan to Change It
The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have shaken many of the European Union’s dogmas. Yet the EU has repeatedly defied predictions of imminent collapse — posing the need for a serious left-wing program to reform it.
Putin’s War Is a Disaster for Ordinary Russians
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will leave ordinary Russians poorer and more isolated. Far from “demilitarizing” Eastern Europe, the war threatens to unleash a wider spiral of militarized chaos.
When the Red Flag Flew Over Iran
In 1920, a Soviet Socialist Republic was established in Iran’s Gilan province. A century later, the short-lived state stands as a powerful reminder of the long-running struggles in the Middle East to defeat both foreign imperialism and domestic oppressors.
Amadeo Bordiga Was the Last Communist to Challenge Stalin to His Face
Founder of the Communist Party of Italy in 1921, Amadeo Bordiga is little known today, even among scholars of that country’s Marxist traditions. Fifty years after his death, the first English-language collection of his writings shows why Bordiga shouldn’t be overlooked.
The Golden Era
Between October 1917 and April 1918, the Bolshevik government enacted the most radically democratic platform in history.
The Chemical Attack at Khan Sheikhoun
We can oppose US intervention, while telling the truth about Assad’s chemical weapons use.
The CIA Is Not Your Friend
The CIA is rebranding as a rational, progressive arm of the US state. And some liberals are buying it.