By Shawn Hattingh 10 November 2020 First published in Green Left Weekly Issue 1288. A video went viral on social media platforms on October 3,...
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Trump, the 2020 elections and US democracy: The more things change, the more they stay the same
The reality is that regardless of whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden gets into the White House, and whatever the results of the Senate and House...
Whatever happens…it’s the end of the world as we know it
First published in Green Left Weekly By: Shawn Hattingh (ILRIG) “There is a very big risk that we will just end our civilisation”. These are not the...
KCK to launch a revolutionary campaign on September 12
KCK to launch a revolutionary democratic campaign on September 12 under the motto “Stop Isolation, Fascism, Occupation; Time to Achieve Freedom”....
COVID 19: The Politics of Disease and the Disease of Politics Pt.1
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...
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...