A second Trump presidency will be as chaotic and vile as the first. Only now his key intellectual backers will be much clearer on what they want to get out of it.
ACR Statement: Trump’s second term – now is the time for a global fightback
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Capitalism
The logic of imperialism’s ‘Maritime Great Game’ in the Southeast Asian Sea
A fresh inter-imperialist conflict is mounting in the form of a ‘Maritime Great Game’, and it is swiftly accelerating across the Southeast Asian Sea.
Beyond the GNU and its deceits: the poverty of analysis
More than 60% of those who have the right to vote in South Africa responded with deafening indifference or calculated rejection to the recent parliamentary electoral process. They simply did not think that the ‘democratic’ election had any meaning in their lives. And...
Tribute to Tower Ben Khoapa
On Sunday, May 5, we lost a champion of justice and equality with the passing of Ben Khoapa, a renowned Black Consciousness activist. Through his tireless efforts and unwavering dedication, Ben left an indelible mark on the lives of countless individuals and...
Ayanda Kota: the passing of a South African revolutionary
Dear Comrade Babalwa, Ayanda’s children, Mandisa and Ayanda’s other sisters and family members, comrades of the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM), the Makhanda Citizens Front (MCF), and Zabalaza for Socialism, we mourn the loss of our comrade and friend, Ayanda Kota....
Editorial: Prospects for a new Left
WHERE IS THE ORGANISED solidarity with the workers’ movement in Ukraine, fighting the Russian occupation? Where is the movement to defend foreign nationals from xenophobia? Where is the movement against femicide? And where is the fight against extreme budget cuts that...
What do we mean by neoliberalism?
IT CAN NO LONGER BE DOUBTED THAT we are living in an age of unceasing crisis. And South Africa can no longer be considered as an exception in the socio-economic problems it faces. At home and abroad, we face unyielding economic instability, explosive political...
CRISIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIES IN COST RECOVERY FINANCING
NOT SO LONG AGO, LOCAL government was blamed for the failures of the “new” democratic order in South Africa. Once known as the hands and feet of government, it was the target of protest by working-class communities frustrated by poor service delivery and the...
After the election: a contribution to the debate
Brazilian politics have been polarized between Lula and Bolsonaro. The urgency to defeat the latter has been invoked to close off critical thinking. However, Bolsonaro embodies social forces that will not go away with an electoral defeat, while an eventual Lula...