A RECENT ARTICLE in Jacobin by Seth Ackerman on “Chinamaxxing” again reveals the usual blind spots of Western leftists. Ackerman discusses the online phenomenon of “Chinamaxxing”–the recent turn of Gen Z teens on social media claiming that they are in a “very Chinese period of their life.” Gen Z teens have taken to mimicking Chinese cultural habits, such as taking off shoes indoors or drinking hot water. For Ackerman, this highlights the “kill line” in the US–that living conditions are (…)

In mid-March 2026, the arrest of six Ukrainians and one American in India on charges related to drone smuggling and arms training in western Myanmar briefly seized international attention before being reduced to a diplomatic incident. What the episode actually reveals is a deepening convergence between Ukraine's resistance and that of Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG). Both movements face the same authoritarian supply network — Russia, China and North Korea arm and sustain the (…)

Vladimir Poutine est au pouvoir en Russie depuis 26 ans, comme président de la fédération de Russie ou président du gouvernement russe. Sa domination a pris des formes de plus en plus autoritaires, particulièrement depuis l'invasion de l'Ukraine au début de l'année 2022. Comment caractériser aujourd'hui le poutinisme ? Le chercheur et militant russe Ilya Budraitskis, aujourd'hui en exil, propose ici de penser la dictature poutinienne à partir de la catégorie de fascisme. Après le 24 (…)