Long Way From Maidan: A Report from Donetsk
There’s a lot of real old-fashioned class antagonism at the heart of this. When, on top of that class antagonism, you add an actual war with shooting, it becomes really ugly.
Ukraine
The Normality of War
The anniversary of World War One should be a time of deep reflection for the left. How was it possible that the vast majority of the socialist parties in Europe could drop their avowed internationalism and fall in behind the imperialist war adventures of their countries’ elites?
Entschuldigen Sie bitte – Wie weit ist es von Simferopol nach Grosny?
Eine kritische Überprüfung der Situation in der Ukraine, der Beteiligung von Putins Russland und der Fähigkeit (oder Unfähigkeit) der internationalen Linken auf soziale Aufstände ohne bereits vorgeschriebene Botschaften zu antworten.
Excuse Me Mister, How Far Is It from Simferopol to Grozny?
If we are unwilling to listen to revolutionaries on the ground, maybe we should shut up. To make it very clear: leftists and anarchists support neither dictators nor representatives of imperialist states.
Disculpe Señor – ¿Qué Distancia Hay entre Simferópol y Grozny?
Un extracto de “Excuse me Mister – How Far is it from Simferopol to Grozny?” traducido al Español por un gato cualquiera
Not Ukraine’s Revolutionary Moment
For Ukrainians, as for any other people in the world, the main threat is capitalism.
Fifty Shades of Brown
We take no side in the conflict between the Ukrainian and the Russian nationalists. But many protesters against the regime of Yanukovych will be dissatisfied with both rapacious policies which will hit the pocket of workers, and the “national revolution.”
Photo Essay: Clashes in Kiev
Photographs taken over two days in Kyiv, 22 and 23 January 2014, by citizen photographer Ilya Varlamov.
10 Theses of the Leftist Opposition in Ukraine
Replacing one set of politicians and oligarchs with another without overall systemic changes will not improve our lives.