“The Biggest Problem Today? Workers and the Poor aren’t Seen as Brothers and Sisters”
In this interview, Luana Alves, a member of the Sao Paulo City Council from PSOL, gives her view of the political situation in Brazil, discusses the dangers of “class conciliation” and explains why more needs to be done to fight Putin’s propaganda
“The Biggest Problem Today? Workers and the Poor aren’t Seen as Brothers and Sisters”
The Perpetual “Trotskyist” Conspiracy
Why has Russian propaganda attacked “Trotskyism” for over 20 years of Putin’s rule? How does its fixation on “Trotskyism” relate to the Russian context? Political theorist Ilya Budraitskis tracks the origins of KGB conspiracy theories
The Perpetual “Trotskyist” Conspiracy
War and Sovereign Culture
How has the idea of cultural singularity been mobilized for the construction of Putinism? How has cultural identity turned into cultural supremacy? How has the task of “defending” culture become a justification for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine? What is cultural sovereignty and how does it differ from cultural hegemony? Historian of ideas Marina Simakova on sovereign culture and its role in the Kremlin’s ideology
War and Sovereign Culture
Opposing the Patriarchal State
What are the costs of the Russian government tightening its grip on reproduction? Women are standing up for their bodily integrity and are willing to help each other. Feminist activist Irina Fainman talks about an emergency contraception mutual benefit fund
Opposing the Patriarchal State
A view of anti-imperialism from the periphery
How is the war in Ukraine linked to the aftermath of the Arab Spring? Why does fighting Western imperialism by supporting authoritarian regimes paralyze the left’s solidarity? South/South Movement on the history and actuality of anti-authoritarian resistance
A view of anti-imperialism from the periphery
