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(International Socialism, Issue 185, Winter 2025, 176 p.). British quarterly online with articles, among others, about The US election: an update, Farage and Reform UK: a clear and present danger and Palestinian women’s resistance today: imperialism, Islamism and violence + Book reviews.

Forsker om Løkkes Mellemøst-besøg: “Israel har aldrig accepteret en suveræn palæstinensisk stat”. Af Lars Erslev Andersen (Globalnyt, 13. januar 2025). “På sit aktuelle Mellemøsten-besøg vil udenrigsminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) tale om behovet for en tostatsløsning. Men sandheden er, at Israel aldrig har accepteret ideen om en reelt uafhængig palæstinensisk nabo.” (på linkboxen Zionisme – Antizionisme).

(Science & Society, Vol.88, No.3, 2024). American journal online with symposium about Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism, and the Global Class Struggle: “One of the most urgent challenges facing the left is the need to come to terms with the meanings of ‘imperialism’ and ‘anti-imperialism’ in our time.”

The threats ahead of a democratic and progressive Syria. By Joseph Daher (Syria Untold, 4 January 2025). “The Syrian popular classes must organise to achieve the initial aspirations of the Syrian revolution.” (på Tidslinjen 15. marts 2011).

Rosa Luxemburg: Et liv for socialisme fra neden. Af Alfred Lang (Autonom Infoservice, 8. januar 2025). “Hun var en af den tyske venstrefløjs mest markante personligheder.”  Længere artikel offentliggjort på Modkraft.dk (udgået) og Leksikon.org i 2002. Ajourført for Autonom Infoservice (på linkboxen Rosa Luxemburg).

Film, television and politics in 2024. By David Walsh and Joanne Laurier (World Socialist Web Site, December 31, 2024)
Forecast 2025: roaring or tepid? (Michael Roberts blog: Blogging from a Marxist economist, December 31, 2024)
2024: A year of crisis and disaster. By Terina Hine (Counterfire, December 28, 2024)
Books of the year 2024 (Michael Roberts blog: Blogging from a Marxist economist, December 27, 2024)
Counterfire’s books of the year (December 16, 2024).

(Against the Current, Issue 234, January-February 2025). American socialist bimonthly online with articles about, among others, Pothole in the middle of the road: The Democrats’ path to defeat (Kim Moody), The Antisemitism scare: guide for the perplexed (Alan Wald), section: Reviews on African-American Life + Book Reviews.

Carceral realities & freedom dreams (Issue 312, Fall 2024). “Authors trace the logics and effects of carcerality across time and space, from the massive scales of migration policy, penal systems and state policing to more intimate realms of loss and brutalization.”

A new Left in Cuba (New Left Review, Issue 150, November-December 2024, p.19-38). “Amid a worsening economic and climatic situation, cultural opening in Cuba has seen a flourishing blogosphere. Interview with an editor of La Tizza, a collectively run digital magazine that aims to revive the free-thinking Marxism of the Pensamiento Crítico tradition.” (på linkboxen Fidel Castro og Cuba).

Understanding the rebellion in Syria (Tempest, December 9, 2024). “Tempest interviews Swiss Syrian socialist Joseph Daher about the process that led to the fall of Assad’s rule, the prospects for progressive forces, and the challenges they face in fighting for a truly liberated country that serves the interests of all its peoples and popular classes.” (på Tidslinjen 15. marts 2011). See also Notes on an interview with Joseph Daher: Graphic notes for understanding the rebellion in Syria (Tempest, December 18, 2024).

Marxism and the critique of antisemitism (Historical Materialism, Vol.32, No.1-2, 2024). “This introduction and the special issue as a whole give some possible avenues for reflection: connection with Islamophobia, the place of Zionism and Holocaust memory in the projection of Western power, the rise of a new far right, and the shifting class position of both Jewish and other racialised communities, imperialism, and the ongoing crises of capitalism.” (på linkboxen The Politics af Anti-Semitism).

(New Politics: An Independent Socialist Journal, Issue 77, Summer 2024, 171 p.). American half-yearly online with sections about Protesting the War in Gaza, The U.S. Election, U.S. Politics, Labor in China, International Politics, Socialist Theory (Socialists and elections + Eco-Marxism) + Book Reviews.

Hamas: A Marxist appraisal (Marxist Left Review, Issue 27, Autumn 2024). “Omar Hassan critically assesses the Palestinian organisation Hamas, arguing that its politics and strategy offer no possibility of achieving Palestinian liberation.” (på linkboxen Hvad er Hamas?).

(Marxist Left Review, Issue 27, Autumn 2024). Australian half-yearly journal online with articles about Palestine will be free, Understanding Hamas, Palestine and Settler Colonial Theory, The Portugese Revolution and Degrowth Communism.

Decolonize Palestine
“Decolonize Palestine is an independent, self-funded project founded by two Palestinians living in Ramallah.” With sections Palestine 101, Myths, Rainbow washing, FAQ and Reading list. (på linkboxen Zionisme – Antizionisme: Historien om racisme og etnisk fordrivelse).