How to Face Never-Ending Defeat
When the world is turning darker, it is not more optimism we need, but courage and compassion, writes Quan Nguyen.
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The Optical Machine
James Barrowman reviews Red Threads by Henry Bell (Pluto, 2024).
Unfurl the Red Flag of Defiance
Henry Bell follows the threads of the history of the red flag in Scotland.
Marxist History in the Making
Jim Whiston reports on the recent launch in Govan of What History is For: Essays in honour of Professor John Foster (Manifesto Press, 2024).
A Great Wee Resource
Ahmed al-Tahrawi reviews The Solidarity Economy: A Visual Guide (Dog Section Press, 2024, £8).
When the Racket Gets Its Way
Phil Chetwynd reviews The Racket by Matt Kennard (Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2024).
Beneath the Surface in Khartoum
The struggle in Sudan for control of the regime is causing unimaginable suffering and death. Bill Bonnar surveys its history and the potential for freedom and change.
The Unravelling ‘Rules-Based International Order’
In the wake of the ICC ruling against Israeli war criminals, Donny Gluckstein considers why those who wrote the rules look ready to rip up the rule-book.
Barricade Apprentices
Policleto Ramires describes how armed and organised resistance against a colonising power can spark rebellion right across the world.
Editorial: Is Devolution Going to Seed?
This Scottish Left Review addresses how a quarter-century of devolution has dampened the power of those far removed from Scotland’s governing classes.