The war in Ukraine and the Global South
On March 10, 2022, The Guardian published an article titled “The west v Russia: why the global south isn’t taking sides,” by David Adler, the general coordinator of the Progressive International. In essence, the author of the text tries to justify the position of that part of the Western Left which refused to support the […]
Murky future. What would Putin do in case of his military defeat?
The tenth of March, at 5 a.m. marked exactly two weeks since the start of a full-fledged Russian invasion of Ukraine, shamelessly dubbed a “special operation” by the Kremlin. The war continues right at this moment with countless civilian deaths in Kharkiv, Mariupol, Izium, and other Ukrainian cities, and with Russian tanks burning at the […]
To Help Ukraine, Cancel Its Foreign Debt
In recent days, numerous governments have announced financial as well as military support for Ukraine, as it faces a devastating Russian invasion and an exodus of refugees already counting well over 1.5 million. Such reliance on outside help is not new. Since the 1990s Ukraine’s economy has lagged badly behind other former Eastern bloc countries, […]
Moscow and Washington should not determine Ukraine’s future
When the U.S. media began writing again in the fall of 2021 about the threat of a Russian invasion in Ukraine, the first reaction of many Ukrainians was a surprise. Until mid-December, it seemed that the Western media paid more attention to the issue and took it more seriously than the Ukrainian ones. Especially since […]
Oleksiy Burkovsky: “Land reform leads Ukraine not to Europe but to Latin America”
What will be the dynamics of soil erosion and desertification in Ukraine after the launch of the agricultural land market? How will these processes affect the environment? And what should the Ukrainian authorities do in order to regain control over the ecological condition of the land? We discussed these questions with Oleksiy Burkovsky, Ukrainian ecologist, […]
The left group GUE/NGL will not split: MEP Helmut Scholz on elections in the EU and Ukraine
In previous materials we’ve already generally informed our readers about how the European Parliament functions and which parliamentary groups are represented in it. In our interview with you we whould like first of all to focus on the radical left in the European Parliament and their group GUE/NGL. What do the radical left parties of […]
Democracy or the power of experts? A Review on “The New Authoritarianism” by Salvatore Babones
This provocative book is full of straightforward critical statements and fresh ideas, supported by logical argument and historical excursus. Those, who seek a sharp analysis and a clear diagnosis of the contemporary state of American democracy, will find those answers in this thrilling read. Adversely, those, who prefer a more global intellectual exercise, will find […]
Marko Bojcun: “We Moved From Ukrainian Nationalism To Radical Socialism, And Some Of Us To Trotskyism”
Maksym Kazakov: Marko, in Ukraine you were known as an excellent analyst of contemporary Ukrainian affairs—politics and socio-economic development. Now people have also come to know you as a historian and a researcher of the working class and the national question. But today I would like to ask you about your life and work as […]
New issue of “Commons” – get involved!
Dear readers of “Commons”, We would like to remind you that the next, eleventh issue of our journal (fall 2017) will be dedicated to reflections on theory, history and strategy of leftist movement, as 2017 marks 100 years since October Revolution and 150 years since first edition of Marx’s Capital. In particular, the issue will […]
“We were not trying to ‘hide’ Marxism”: interview with Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of the Jacobin magazine
Jacobin is one of the most successful radical left-wing publications in the contemporary world and, for sure, the most successful one in the United States. Though the project was only started in September 2010, their online audience has reached 700 000 visitors a month for the online version and 15 000 subscribers of the printed […]
