The already unbearable horrors engulfing the peoples of the Middle East exploded into U.S. domestic news on March 12 with the attack in suburban Detroit at Temple Israel, the country's largest Reform Jewish congregation. Ayman Ghazali By the grace and luck of the quick security-team response inside the building, and that the explosives reportedly in the attacker's truck didn't detonate, a potential mass casualty catastrophe was averted. The building filled with smoke, but evidently there (…)

On January 3, the U.S. bombed Caracas, reportedly killing 80 people, and kidnapped the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. In the weeks following this attack, much of the focus has turned to Cuba, where Trump and senior administration officials have sharpened their rhetoric against the government. On top of new sanctions already implemented by Trump, an oil blockade has been imposed on the country, worsening the living conditions of everyday Cubans and (…)

In this review of two books about the development of anti- and de-colonial Marxism, Paul Le Blanc recommends an account of the development of Marx's thought with regard to the class dynamics and revolutionary possibilities of global struggles. Developments in Marx's thinking may be usefully put into conversation with thinkers from the Global South if done so in an analytical way. Global Marxism Decolonisation and Revolutionary Politics By Simin Fadaee> Manchester University Press, 2024 (…)