“I DO not accept the claim that Israeli society is lost and that there is nothing to fight for within it. We must not give up.” Ofer Cassif, a member of the Communist Party of Israel and part of the Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) coalition in the Knesset, talks about the struggle to stop the war of extermination in Gaza and against the growing power of fascism inside Israel. MK Ofer Cassif at a protest in 2021. Pic: Shay Kendler/Creative Commons Assaf Talgam: We are (…)

Two lawmakers from the Communist Party of Israel were hauled out of the Knesset—Israel's parliament—on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump spoke before the legislative body. Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif were expelled for holding up signs that read, “Recognise Palestine!” The two were dragged from the chamber by security whilst the parliamentarians of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing right-wing coalition chanted, “Trump! Trump! Trump!” In a statement provided to the press (…)

October 1990 is a cruel and unforgettable month in the history of Sri Lanka's Northern Province Muslims. It was in October 1990 that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) forcibly expelled the Tamil-speaking Muslim people from the Northern Province in an atrocious act amounting to ethnic cleansing. Within a few weeks, the Muslims were chased out of their homeland, where they had lived for many centuries, by their gun-toting linguistic brethren. Over 50,000 Muslims were expelled from (…)

Red Cross vehicle helps coordinate the return of Palestinians who were held captive in Israeli prisons to Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025, Photo by Doaa Albaz. Just two days after the ceasefire agreement went into effect, Trump was in Israel for his victory lap. “We make the best weapons in the world, and we've given a lot to Israel frankly,” Trump declared triumphantly before the Israeli Knesset, prompting a standing ovation. “Bibi would call me so many times: Can you get me (…)

Seventeen years after the palace's fall, Nepal's fragile republic faces another reckoning. The September uprising revealed a generation's anger and the unfulfilled promises of democracy. Down with corruption!” “No more lies!” “We want jobs, not excuses!” Barely one month ago, these chants echoed through Kathmandu's Ratna Park as hundreds of young people waved handmade placards. Some were scrawled in English—“Democracy, Not Dictatorship”—while others featured simple Nepali slogans: (…)

Following last week's political circus and the appointment of this government of pure-bred Macronists and repeat offenders, Sébastien Lecornu has delivered his general policy statement. This general policy statement contains a provocation: the announcement of inscribing the Bougival agreement on Kanaky into the Constitution before the end of the year. This agreement is a scandal imposed by the colonial state against the Kanak people, which calls into question the decolonisation process (…)

Nasser Taghvai, a renowned Iranian filmmaker and creator of enduring works, who for years resisted censorship and chose seclusion rather than making films under official policies, has passed away at 84. He was a pioneer of the Iranian New Wave and, at the same time, widely known to the public for his popular works. His legacy shaped my generation through “Captain Khorshid”—a creative adaptation of Hemingway—and the generation before mine through “My Uncle Napoleon.” “My Uncle Napoleon” is (…)

This article was written immediately after the Philippine midterm elections and before final results were known. The author's analysis has since been confirmed: Duterte-backed candidates secured 5 Senate seats compared to 6 for Marcos Jr., with centrist forces winning only 2 seats. The article was written two months after former President Rodrigo Duterte's dramatic arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court in March 2025 on charges of crimes against humanity—a context that makes (…)

Après le cirque politique de la semaine dernière et la nomination de ce gouvernement de macronistes pur sucre et de repris de justice, Sébastien Lecornu a donc prononcé sa déclaration de politique générale. Cette déclaration de politique générale comporte une provocation : l'annonce d'inscrire l'accord de Bougival sur la Kanaky dans la Constitution avant la fin de l'année. Cet accord est un scandale imposé par l'État colonial contre le peuple Kanak, qui remet en cause le processus de (…)

« Alors que l'extrême droite progresse à travers le monde, il est devenu urgent d'analyser cette résurgence avec rigueur intellectuelle et profondeur historique. L'utilisation du terme « fascisme » pour décrire les phénomènes contemporains fait l'objet de nombreux débats. Face au désastre qui s'annonce s'ouvre un champ de recherches nouveau et important sur le tournant de période que nous sommes en train de vivre. Sortir de l'obsession du débat sur le « fascisme », tout en analysant « (…)