by Leonard Gentle Part 1: Global Upheavals and the Politics of Disease As we enter the second week of South Africa’s lock-down to fight the Covid 19...
COVID 19: The Politics of Disease and the Disease of Politics Pt.1
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Class struggle, the left and power: A libertarian socialist alternative
by Jonathan Payne The first parts of this series gave readers a basic introduction to an ‘authoritarian’ or state socialist [Marxist] theoretical...
Covid-19 and Capitalism: ‘Pandemics… have their roots in environmental change and ecosystem disturbances’
by Dale T. McKinley As the escalating crisis of the climate crisis is so tragically and consistently showing, unless there is a reframing of human...
David versus the Goliaths: a whistle-blower’s ongoing battle to hold SA’s financial and legal system accountable
by Dale T. McKinley In a society that values principle, honesty and accountability things should not be this way. Hitjevi Tjiroze is not a household...
South Africa’s Polluting Giants – it’s about profits and class
by Shawn Hattingh When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, South Africa falls within the 15 biggest polluters in the world ·In 2015 alone, South...
A Glimmer of Hope: The extraordinary story of a revolution within the Syrian civil war
by Shawn Hattingh For the past few years, most people would have come across news stories of how Kurdish fighters in Syria, especially women, have...
The people, the party and the state: A critical left perspective on the Venezuelan crisis
by Dale T. McKinley South African and international lefties and progressives are right to condemn the imperialist manoeuvring of the US and defend...
What is authoritarian populism and why should it be combatted?
by Shawn Hattingh Like maggots crawling out of a decaying carcass, authoritarian populist parties and politicians have emerged in many parts of the...
National Treasury and the financial services sector: Whose interests are really being served?
by Dale T. McKinley Hundreds of thousands (potentially millions) of poor and destitute ex-workers and their families have lost most of their...
Corporate criminality: Context and consequence
by Dr Dale T. McKinley The entire architecture and edifice of corporate capital foundationally requires the constant production, reproduction and...
An experiment for a better life is under way
Shawn Hattingh and Mandy Moussouris The Rojava Revolution lays down tracks to building a better, more democratic and more feminist society The world...
Out with the old, in with the not so new (or clean)
by Shawn Hattingh In South Africa, for white and international capital the last few weeks have been a period of rejoicing due to Ramaphosa being...