En las ruinas del presente traza los desafíos planteados por la globalización y lo que esos desafíos producen nuestra sociedad. El primer intento por abordar los problemas de la globalización fue el neoliberalismo. Falló. Luego vino el populismo de derecha, que se expresa en términos estrechos y de odio. También va a fallar. La izquierda está debilitada, descompuesta por la globalización. La necesidad hoy es que la izquierda se recomponga, que se transforme en una fuerza vital para la humanidad frágil.
Nas Ruínas do Presente é apresentado os desafios que são postos pela globalização e o que estes desafios produzem em nossa sociedade. A primeira tentativa de resolver os problemas da globalização foi o neoliberalismo. Falhou. Em seguida veio o populismo cruel, que se expressa em termos estreitos e odiosos. Ele também falhará. A esquerda está fraca – diluída pela globalização. A necessidade do momento é a recomposição da esquerda, para que se torne uma força vital para uma humanidade frágil.
On 2 May 1942, hundreds of China’s leading writers, artists, and communist leaders gathered to discuss the key cultural questions of the time. The historic Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art lasted for three weeks.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the soviet militant and intellectual Alexandra Kollontai’s birth on 31 March 1872, the International Union of Left Publishers releases Kollontai 150, an effort of 25 publishing houses in more than 20 different languages.
The decline of the US empire, a geopolitical transition already in full swing, and the shaping of a multipolar world open up a new series of possibilities and discussions for Latin America and the Caribbean about the region’s possibility for autonomy in a transition away from dependence on capitalist countries that accounts for the needs of the majority.
Nela Martínez (1912–2004), Ecuadorian activist and fighter for the people, was a key figure in the struggles of the working class and women. A communist and internationalist militant, she participated in the formation of the Ecuadorian Federation of Indians and played a central role in the Glorious May Revolution. A member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ecuador, she led the creation of women’s organisations such as the Ecuadorian Women’s Alliance and the Revolutionary Union of Ecuadorian Women. Her political biography intertwines women’s struggles with anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-racist, and anti-imperialist struggles.
After nearly three decades, Brazil’s military has re-emerged into the country’s political life with the arrival of Jair Bolsonaro as president. This dossier analyses the composition of Brazil’s armed forces, their relationship to US imperialism, and the militarisation of the public sector. Brazil’s military is characterised by a conservative and liberal ideology, a state that regulates the demands of private interests, and a strong anti-communist vision, aspects allow us to better understand its behaviour and its drive to openly dispute the direction of Brazilian society.
