Al Mayadeen: Palestine and the Problem of Land

By Hanna Eid. Peter Linebaugh’s article makes no mention of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Axis of Resistance, or Iran, which form constituent elements of the ‘real movement’ in West Asia away from the dominance of imperialist power centers. The principal contradiction of our world system today remains the antagonism between the collective imperialism of the

History.com: This Day In History (September 18-1960): Fidel Castro arrives in New York

By History.com Editors. Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations. Castro’s visit stirred indignation and admiration from various sectors of American society, and was climaxed by his speech to the United Nations on September 26. By the time Castro arrived in New York City

History.com: This Day In History (11 September-1973): Chilean president Salvador Allende dies in coup

By History.com Editors. Chile’s armed forces stage a coup d’état against the government of President Salvador Allende, the first democratically elected Marxist leader in Latin America. Allende retreated with his supporters to La Moneda, the fortress-like presidential palace in Santiago, which was surrounded by tanks and infantry and bombed by air force jets. Allende survived

RIAC: The World in a “Precedence of Simulacra”: Towards a Triumph of Historicism?

By Ruslan Mamedov. Middle Eastern countries are playing an increasingly important role in today’s world order. It is therefore vital to focus on the theoretical and methodological discussions that have recently emerged among Russian historians and orientalists, as well as international relations experts. Like in oriental studies (including the political and historical aspects of oriental

Dissident Voice: Pyotr Kropotkin, 180 Years Later

By Sam Ben-Meir. Anarchism is an aspect of socialism (among many others) that those of us wishing socialism, or some comparable form of resistance, to survive will have to think about again, this time without a prearranged sneer. T.J. Clark, Farewell to an Idea This December 9 marked 180 years since the birth of Pyotr

History.com: This Day In History (October 08-1967):Che Guevara captured by Bolivian army

By History.com Editors. A Bolivian guerrilla force led by Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara is defeated in a skirmish with a special detachment of the Bolivian army. Guevara was wounded, captured and executed the next day. Born in Argentina, Guevara believed that a man of action could revolutionize a people. He played a pivotal role in