By Balasingham Skanthakumar Published 18 September, 2024 MastodonFacebookTwitterEmail First published at Against The Current. Anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist, party organizer and guerilla warfare strategist, diplomat and publicist, revolutionary theorist and internationalist, Amílcar Cabral was among the most original Marxists of the 20th century. Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was born on September 12, 1924 in the town of Bafata…

Dear Friends, Monthly Review emerged seventy-five years ago out of the Popular Front milieu of the Great Depression and Second World War years, which has been a key part of our identity ever since. The historical significance of this is perhaps best captured by Gerald Horne, author of a number of landmark Monthly Review Press books,…

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Defend Democracy PressThe Newsletter of The Delphi Initiative Website Excerpts: League of Arab States strongly condemns Israeli attack on LebanonSep. 18, 2024 League of Arab States Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has strongly condemned the pager blast attack in Lebanon, which the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced was carried out by “Israel”. He also issued a warning about the potential for increased…