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Far from saying “goodbye” to Lenin’s legacy, we should confront and renew it. Lenin and his comrades offer too much of value to do otherwise, writes Paul Le Blanc. links.org.au/democracy-soci…

Fidel Castro fue la figura política más importante de América Latina en todo el siglo XX. Por esa razón, la conmemoración del centenario de su nacimiento suscita tantas reflexiones y homenajes. cadtm.org/Retomar-a-Fide…

On June 2, @lorienttoday is heading to @frontlineclub in London for a conversation on Lebanon’s current political moment, the regional context, and the question of what comes next. With @gilbertachcar Andrew Arsan and @LizSly . Join us if you’re there👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus…

'By dint of dragging on, the United States’ war against Iran seems to be becoming a real international tipping point whose scope varies according to the region' writes Pierre Rousset. internationalviewpoint.org/Iran-s-shockwa…

"What is the relationship between the ritualization of Holocaust remembrance and the rise of the far-right? This conference will explore the hijacking of Holocaust memory by right-wing forces and examine ways to confront it." volksbuehne.berlin/de/repertoire/…

CFP: International Conference on Daniel Bensaïd's Throught, Paris, 27-28 November 2026 danielbensaid.org/colloque-danie…

The aim of this conference is to initiate a comprehensive discussion of Daniel Bensaïd's work and to stimulate new interpretations of his oeuvre danielbensaid.org/colloque-danie…

El Marxismo del Che | con Michael Löwy youtu.be/3r_jq3fjDJ8?si… via @YouTube

Gilbert Achcar; L’Iran entre les modèles russe et chinois L’Iran tend vers un modèle similaire à celui de la Russie de Vladimir Poutine, fondé sur la militarisation et le rentiérisme, en net (…) pressegauche.org/L-Iran-entre-l…

New online Alex de Jong: Fritz Platten, the Man Who Saved Lenin historicalmaterialism.org/figure/fritz-p…

Nu uit: een nieuwe editie van de klassieke inleiding: iire.org/nl/node/1097

Starmer's renewed attempt to instrumentalize antisemitism in order to further stifle Palestine solidarity is the miserable stratagem of a PM on the ropes. On the meaning of "globalize the intifada", see my reply to Eva Illouz here: orientxxi.info/Anti-Zionism-a…

Iran Between the Russian and Chinese Models Iran is trending toward a model similar to that of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, based on militarization and rentierism, in stark contrast to the Chinese model favoured by the reformists. gilbert-achcar.net/iran-between-t…

This article, originally presented at a seminar in Amsterdam in January 2012 commemorating the work of Daniel Bensaïd examines the French Marxist philosopher’s contributions to the theory of permanent revolution. internationalviewpoint.org/Daniel-Bensaid…

Une excellente recension de mon Les Arabes et la Shoah par Nora Benkorich, publiée en 2010 par La vie des idées, et récemment signalée par le site en complément d'un article sur Hannah Arendt. laviedesidees.fr/Hitler-les-Ara…

Searching for international solidarity tempestmag.org/2026/04/search…

Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine. links.org.au/trump-putin-an…

ICYMI: Cinzia Arruzza's review of Nancy Holmstrom's From a Marxist-Feminist Point of View ( @histmat , @haymarketbooks ) is still live on our website.

New online Daniel Albarracín: The Long Duration of the Ongoing Wave of Accumulation. An Update of Ernest Mandel’s Model in the Era of State Neoliberalism brill.com/view/journals/…

Les Kurdes et le processus révolutionnaire syrien – Le nouveau régime, le chauvinisme arabe et la lutte à venir | Inprecor inprecor.fr/les-kurdes-et-…