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Erasing People through Disinformation: Syria and the “Anti-Imperialism” of Fools
Summary: Disreputable writers and outlets, often operating under the aegis of “independent journalism” with purportedly “leftwing” views, are spreading corrosive propaganda and disinformation that aims to strip Syrians of political agency. First appeared in English in New Politics Online https://newpol.org/erasing-people-through-disinformation-syria-and-the-anti-imperialism-of-fools/ — Editors
Case of Maati Monjib: Moroccan dissident historian provisionally released from prison
Summary: We celebrate socialist Maati Monjib’s release and will continue to defend him against regime repression — Editors
France: Against the Monstrous Delusion of “Islamo-Leftism”
Summary: Response to the French government’s McCarthyite and Islamophobic attempt to “cleanse” intellectual life, issued by Édtions Syllepse, which has published critical Marxist, feminist, and anti-racist books, including ones by Raya Dunayevskaya and Kevin B. Anderson — Editors
[Discussion Article] Why Anarchists Should Read Raya Dunayevskaya
Summary: How Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism on Race, Class, Gender, and the Dialectics of Liberation relates to Anarcho-Libertarian positions — Editors.
Luxemburg 150
Summary: On the anniversary of Rosa Luxemburg’s birth, economist Michael Roberts discusses aspects of her legacy on economic theory, and fruitful critique. First appeared here: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/luxemburg-150/ – Editors.
Threat of Civil War at the State Level in the U.S.: Reflections on Trumpism in Michigan
Summary: — The lurch toward fascism of the Michigan Republican Party shows the dangers ahead, even with Trump out of the White House — Editors
Review—Judas and the Black Messiah
Summary: Judas and the Black Messiah provided an opportunity to tell the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton to a new generation—did it really succeed in doing so?
Burma/Myanmar 2021: a new phase in a long struggle for freedom
Summary: Long struggle for freedom and against military dictatorship enters a new phase, as mass protests sweep the country — Editors
The Ongoing Farmers’ Agitation in India: Revolutionary Possibilities
Summary: Assessment in wake of the January 26 confrontations — Editors
International appeal for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Russia
Summary: This urgent appeal was written in collaboration with activists and intellectuals living in Russia – Editors.
Turkish Protests Against Erosion of Academic Freedom and Virulent Heterosexism
Summary: Students and professors resist attempts to place Boğaziçi University under the control of an increasingly authoritarian state, which is using heterosexist propaganda against them — Editors
Lebanon: Behind the Assassination of Lokman Slim
Summary: Assassination of independent-minded Shiite intellectual Lukman Slim, apparently by Hezbollah, is a blow to democratic resistance — Editors
Update about Dr. Maati Monjib’s Imprisonment in Morocco
Summary: Protest outrageous one-year prison sentence for Moroccan historian, journalist, and human rights activist Maati Monjib, who is the translator of Dunayevskaya’s Marxism and Freedom and other Marxist works into Arabic — Editors
[Audio] Kieran Durkin on Erich Fromm, Marxist Humanism, and the Revolution of Hope
Summary: Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.
Looking Back at Maoism and the Global Left
Summary: Review of Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell, emphasizing Southern Africa, Indonesia, and Cambodia. First appeared in New Politics, Winter 2021, here https://newpol.org/review/looking-back-at-maoism-%E2%80%A8and-the-global-left/ – Editors