Waiting for a New Bandung Spirit: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2025)

After many decades of stasis, we see the growth of a ‘new mood’ in the Global South. Though only a hint of a new possibility, it holds tremendous democratic potential, with sovereignty at its centre.

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China’s Ecological Transition

This issue of Wenhua Zongheng (文化纵横) covers an array of environmental matters, including restoration efforts, the electric vehicle industry, and the relationship between agricultural and ecological transformation.

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What Was Censored and Killed, the People Spread Through the World

Art Bulletin

The murals that once flourished under Chile’s Popular Unity government faced repression at home, but their legacy spread worldwide. In this issue, we explore their enduring political impact and speak to Mono, a prominent muralist.

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Studies

Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage

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Red Alerts

They Are Making the Waters of the Pacific Dangerous

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Dossiers

The Bandung Spirit

In 1955, the leaders of former Global South colonies met in Bandung, Indonesia, brought together by a common spirit for national liberation and cooperation. Seventy years later, is there any trace of it left?

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Dossiers

5 March 2025

Imperialist War and Feminist Resistance in the Global South

Women creatively resist the impact of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs), a form of hyper-imperialist hybrid warfare that reinforces patriarchy and other forms of social discrimination.

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11 February 2025

The Joy of Reading

Reading and popular literacy programmes have played an important role in revolutionary processes, from the Mexican, Chinese, and Russian revolutions in the early twentieth century to today.

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14 January 2025

Towards a New Development Theory for the Global South

As progressive governments take office in the Global South, now more than ever there is a burning need for a new development theory that can fulfil the Promethean aspirations of the darker nations.

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17 December 2024

The False Concept of Populism and the Challenges facing the Left: A Conjunctural Analysis of Politics in the North Atlantic

Over the past 15 years, the term populism has widely been used to refer to political forces that seem to challenge the neoliberal consensus, but do these forces truly represent a break from neoliberalism?

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26 November 2024

How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa

In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations.

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22 October 2024

The Twentieth Century, the Global South, and China’s Historical Position

Chinese scholar Wang Hui looks back at the twentieth century, which was born out of the multiple revolutions in the peripheral areas of the world, including China.

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Studies

Feminisms

21 March 2023

Josie Mpama

This study discusses the life and political struggles of Josie Mpama, a leader in the resistance against colonial oppression and the apartheid system in South Africa.

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Contemporary dilemmas

13 March 2023

Eight Contradictions of the Imperialist ‘Rules-Based Order’

Significant global changes have emerged in the years since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. This can be seen in a new phase of imperialism and the particularities of eight contradictions, summarised in our latest…

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Feminisms

8 March 2023

Chrysalises: Feminist Memories from Latin America and the Caribbean

This publication tells the stories of women who have led struggles throughout the region at different moments in history, recovering the seeds of the popular Latin American feminisms that exist today.

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German Democratic Republic

14 February 2023

‘Socialism Is the Best Prophylaxis’: The German Democratic Republic’s Health Care System

In its 40-year existence, the German Democratic Republic was able to construct a fundamentally different health care system that ensured a continuous improvement of the population’s health.

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Contemporary dilemmas

27 September 2022

Looking Over the Horizon at Nonalignment and Peace

In our collaboration with the Peace and Justice Project, Globetrotter, and the Morning Star, we explore the realities of war and the possibilities of nonalignment and peace.

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Contemporary dilemmas

13 September 2022

The United States Is Waging a New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective

The United States is committed to waging a New Cold War against both Russia and China, even at the risk of destroying the planet.

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