JEETENDRA VISHWAKARMA·FEBRUARY 25, 2024 Unpacking the perils of the issue of delimitation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the author draws a nexus between the need for adequate representation and revamping the Houses of Parliament to mitigate the imbalance. — AS India braces itself for the impending general elections, the issue of delimitation of constituencies…

BYMANUEL KELLNER Belgian Marxist Ernest Mandel explained long waves as a key factor in capitalism’s development. Mandel’s theory is one of the most sophisticated attempts to show why capitalism goes through extended periods of expansion and stagnation. SETH ACKERMAN From Carlota Perez to Paul Mason and Cédric Durand, many analysts of contemporary capitalism have embraced the concept of long waves…

JOHN SIDEL 22 FEBRUARY 2024POLITICS This year, elections across the world are offering a stark reminder that voters can expect very little from liberal democracy, even under conditions of ‘free and fair’ competition. It’s easy to bemoan the rigged results in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Russia, or the advantages of incumbency for the BJP in India…

Originally published: Black Agenda Report  on February 14, 2024 by Roberto Sirvent (more by Black Agenda Report)  |  (Posted Feb 17, 2024) Human Rights, Movements, Race, StrategyAmericas, United StatesInterview, NewswireAustin Cole, Community Organizing, Political Writing Roberto Sirvent: Can you please share a little bit about your background, including how you became involved in community organizing?  Austin Cole: I grew up in Ohio to a…

by Alex Hochuli REVIEW ESSAYThe Death of the Millennial Left: Interventions 2006–2022by Chris CutroneSublation, 2023, 293 pages If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolutionby Vincent BevinsPublicAffairs, 2023, 352 pages The Populist Moment: The Left after the Great Recessionby Arthur Boriello and Anton JägerVerso, 2023, 224 pages We failed. We millennials missed a…