Essays & Interviews
COP27 and Imperialism: Weaving a Crown of Thorns for the Global South
While COP27 has been defined by greater inclusion of voices from the Global South, developed countries were vocal in their opposition to fund disaster relief efforts for developing countries – signalling the continuation of contempt towards popular anti-imperial movements and demands made from poor, working class peoples.
‘Imperialism runs deep’: Interview with Robert Biel on British Maoism and its afterlives
In this interview, Robert Biel recounts his experiences of the British Maoist movement in the 1980s, the positive lessons that can be drawn from it, and the need for Marxists to transcend Eurocentrism and connect with diverse struggles against oppression.
A People’s Green New Deal: An interview with Max Ajl
In this interview, Max Ajl offers his perspective on the issues of ecologically unequal exchange, the Palestinian national liberation struggle, China’s model of agrarian revolution, Andreas Malm’s ‘ecological Leninism’, and the prospects for North-South convergence around environmental justice.
The Progressive International, a Global Green New Deal and the Limits of ‘Left Unity’
The Progressive International stands in marked contrast to the earlier internationalist alliances, and much like the original New Deal in the 1930s it is an attempt to save capitalism and support the very institutions and ideologies that are pushing the planet to the point of no return.