Warfare without the state – New Keynesian shock therapy for Ukraine’s home front
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the question on the battlefield is whether Russia resorts to nuclear escalation. In Washington the political consensus is crumbling. After the midterms will a re-energized Republican party pull back from support of Ukraine? Meanwhile, Ukraine celebrates its military triumphs but is increasingly concerned about its mounting economic and […]
Resistance and Solidarity. The Left Volunteer Movement in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Before the full-scale war, the Ukrainian left movement was neither considered influential nor had a party or national representation, backboned by a strong community. However, the Russian invasion made leftists look for new contacts and approaches. Spokespeople of leftist and anarchist organizations elaborate on the experience of resistance during the round table Resistance and Solidarity: Ukrainian […]
Beyond the poverty threshold: Ukrainian pensioners’ survival
Life has always been difficult for elderly people in Ukraine. However, since the war started, the situation has become even worse, especially with the drastic rise of prices and inflation. Moreover, people are not concerned as much about rising expenses than the risk of losing those modest payments and subsidies they currently receive. Without […]
Decent Work during and after the War
On October 7th, the world celebrates World Day for Decent Work. On this day, the workers bring to mind their right to decent work, and unions of the world hold massive protests drawing their governments' attention to low wages, unsafe working conditions, and other problems millions of people still face. The right to work […]
International solidarity. How foreign leftists are helping Ukraine in the war
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have published numerous critical texts about those leftists who have got stuck in the past and keep seeing the war as just another confrontation between Western and Russian imperialism. Some adhere to this idea due to sincere beliefs; others simply choose a more comfortable position of not […]
Support Ukrainian Resistance and Disempower Fossil Capital
By Ilya Budraitskis, Oksana Dutchak, Harald Etzbach, Bernd Gehrke, Eva Gelinsky, Renate Hürtgen, Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski, Natalia Lomonosova, Hanna Perekhoda, Denys Pilash, Zakhar Popovych, Philipp Schmid, Christoph Wälz, Przemyslaw Wielgosz and Christian Zeller On June 9, Heino Berg, Thies Gleiss, Jakob Schäfer, Matthias Schindler, Winfried Wolf published a detailed statement in Junge Welt in which […]
Positions of the global left over the abyss of imperialist escalation
It has been half a year since the Russo-Ukrainian full-scale war started. Apart from the events on the battlefield, there have been plenty of political discussions, particularly among the left. In this text, I try to summarize their main points and present arguments regarding the Russian invasion both as a specific issue and a part […]
Statement of Commons journal to the International Antiwar Assembly in Japan
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine took many – including most Ukrainian leftists – by surprise. The long, unprecedented and ruthless aggression has led to chaotic reactions within the left political field. However, six months into the war, it is time to recognize that open and hidden opposition to Ukrainian resistance from many on the […]
Replacing the corrupt elite is not enough. Review of a book on the political economy of Ukraine
A global perspective A very positive feature of Marco Bojcun’s new book, ‘Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine’, is that it attempts to situate the development of capitalism in Ukraine in the global perspective. The author cites some authors from the tradition of world-system analysis, such as Chase-Dunn, and repeatedly underlines Ukraine’s particular function in […]
I’m a Ukrainian Socialist. Here’s Why I Resist the Russian Invasion
I’m writing from Ukraine, where I serve in the Territorial Defense Forces. A year ago, I couldn’t have expected to be in this situation. Like millions of Ukrainians my life has been upturned by the chaos of war. For the past four months, I have had the opportunity to meet people whom I would hardly […]
