Ahmed was a sensational political orator, a great propagandist of revolutionary Marxist ideas. As an editor of his organization’s journal, he made International Socialist Review a “center” for Marxist debates with and international reach.
Month: January 2023
Iran: Support for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising – no to executions!
The outcome of the current uprising will be decisive for the peoples of the region and the world. It is therefore our responsibility, within our means, to help the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising achieve its emancipatory aspirations.
Davos 23: Going pear-shaped
Just before the start of the Forum in the snow of the exclusive ski resort of Davos, Switzerland, the WEF published its Global Risk Report. It makes shocking reading on the state of global capitalism in the 2020s.
Oscar René Vargas is Nicaragua’s latest prisoner of conscience
Three weeks after his arrest by the regime of President Daniel Ortega made international headlines, one of Nicaragua’s most renowned intellectuals, Oscar René Vargas, has been indicted by the government with “conspiracy to undermine national integrity” and other trumped-up charges.
Statement on the January 8 Bolsonarist riots in Brasilia
We reprint two statements on the right-wing offensive from key actors in the Brazilian left: one, from the left online journal Esquerda Online, and another from the radical labor federation Conlutas. Both appeared in Spanish on Correspondencia de Prensa. The ISP translated them to English.
Greece: A deep and menacing crisis
On the roots of this situation lies the social question, the explosive growth of social inequalities as a result of Mitsotakis’ ultra-neoliberal economic and social policies. Austerity in Greece is devastating, pushing the actual income of working-class households below 50% of the corresponding average for member-states of the Eurozone.
Protests continue in Peru as newly installed government cracks down after coup
A rapid end to the Peruvian crisis appears unlikely after the right-wing “soft coup” against President Pedro Castillo.
Iran: End the Islamic Republic!
The uprising triggered by the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini stands out in its length, scale and radicalism. Its slogans attack the very essence of the Islamic Republic.
More loyal than oppositional: What’s so progressive about the Progressive Caucus?
The progressives, with the Squad in tow, followed a well-worn path: set out a “progressive” position; pledge to hold fast to it; compromise with their mainstream opponents; vote for the mainstream “compromise” which drops the progressive position; then, after it passes with their votes, claim that’s what they wanted all along.
