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Webinar: Mao Zedong 50 years on – the revolution that continues to change the world

This webinar examines the enduring legacy of Mao Zedong in China, analyzing how his leadership established the industrial and social foundations for modern development while inspiring global liberation movements across Asia, Africa.

Aug 20, 2026

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Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Beyond

Breht traces a philosophical lineage from Spinoza's immanent Substance through Hegel's self-developing Subject to Marx's materialist dialectic and Althusser's anti-humanist process without a Subject, framing an ongoing struggle over immanence, contradiction, and agency in history.

Aug 20, 2026

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How can Japanese right-wing forces be allowed to overturn historical conclusions of Tokyo Trials?

Defends the Tokyo Trials' legal legitimacy against Japanese right-wing revisionism, arguing that denying its verdicts enables militarist revival and undermines post-war peace, urging Japan to uphold historical justice.

Aug 14, 2026

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The unsettled ghost of Japan's 'Greater East Asia' lie

Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper and cabinet rhetoric on Taiwan repeat the pre-WWII militarist narrative of manufacturing threats to justify expansion, masking historical atrocities like the Bataan Death March and colonial exploitation in Taiwan.

Aug 13, 2026

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New archives on notorious Unit 731 reveal Japanese military’s cover-up of biological warfare

Newly released archives from Unit 731's Hailar branch expose how Japanese military disguised biological warfare personnel as conventional infantry, concealing human experimentation and crimes against humanity.

Aug 13, 2026

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Africa's Stories On Africa's Terms: Ghana's Precolonial History With Prof. Nii Laryea Osabu

A professor discusses Ghana's precolonial history, indigenous Ga culture, and the legacy of the Katamansu War in shaping African identity and sovereignty.

Aug 13, 2026

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Japanese militarists' numerous crimes against humanity constitute an ironclad historical record, allowing no denial or desecration

The Japanese military's systematic atrocities across Asia—including the Sook Ching Massacre, POW executions, and forced labor—form an undeniable historical record, and Japan must abandon revisionist attempts to whitewash its wartime crimes.

Aug 12, 2026

Article

"Nanjing Massacre" Must Not Be Whitewashed as "Nanjing Incident"

Condemns the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum's proposal to rename the Nanjing Massacre a 'Nanjing Incident,' arguing this revisionist tactic by Japanese right-wing forces distorts historical truth and undermines the post-WWII international order.

Aug 12, 2026

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The Spearhead Roundtable 3: Kwesi & Martin As Guests

Hosts catch up with two Accra-based political commentators and pan-Africanists to discuss decolonizing the African mind and the continent's development.

Aug 12, 2026

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Chinese Nation United Against "Taiwan Independence" Separatism: Analysis

The DPP's provocative stance on Taiwan independence, which is opposed by multiple Taiwanese parties, will lead to ruin and fail, as the US and Japan will not send troops to support secession, making peaceful reunification under One Country, Two Systems the only viable path.

Aug 11, 2026

News video

Unearthing Greater Syria at Nabu Museum

Laith Marouf tours Nabu Museum with curator Karl Abi Karam, exploring an exhibition on Greater Syria's 6000-year-old indigenous heritage and the Lebanese Civil War exhibition, reclaiming history from imperialist narratives.

Aug 10, 2026

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Dr Naledi Pandor: Leadership, Education And South Africa's Future

Naledi Pandor discusses her family's liberation legacy, parliamentary experience, and South Africa's education system, including teacher training, curriculum reform, and persistent challenges.

Aug 10, 2026

Article

How to Use Git to Track, Transport, and Share Your Work

A practical guide teaching version control with Git through VS Code: initializing repos, making commits, and syncing local work with remote hosting platforms like GitHub and GitLab using SSH keys.

Aug 7, 2026

Article

China vs Japan: the battle for the global microphone to reshape post-war identity

China intensifies rhetorical campaign against Japan's shifting defence posture, aiming to counter Tokyo's narrative and win trust among Asian neighbours, while both nations compete to shape post-war historical memory.

Aug 7, 2026

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Review: Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

This review criticizes Omar El Akkad's memoir for offering little historical depth on Palestine, instead wandering into baseless smears of China and Russia, ambiguous positions on Hamas, and a contradictory publication by a pro-Israel company.

Aug 7, 2026

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Honduras: Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández to Face Trial for Fraud and Money Laundering While Remaining Free

A Honduran court allowed former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face fraud and money-laundering trial at liberty, imposing only precautionary measures and rejecting pretrial detention.

Aug 6, 2026

Podcast

The Politics of Kashmir Pt. 1 (w/ Jalees Hyder)

Kashmir’s deep civilizational ties to Iran fuel mass solidarity protests, while parallels with Palestine reveal shared imperialist histories; yet conflating Kashmiris with Uyghurs misreads distinct contexts of occupation and resistance.

Aug 1, 2026

Book

Our Own Path to Socialism: Selected Speeches of Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez's speeches advocate a socialism rooted in Venezuelan and South American struggles for independence, presenting the Bolivarian Revolution as the path to defeating capitalism and imperialism.

Jul 31, 2026

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Athens Polytechnic Uprising, Palestine, & Resistance Journalism

A veteran journalist reflects on the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising and connects it to the ongoing killing of press workers in Palestine and Lebanon during the Al-Aqsa Flood.

Jul 28, 2026

Podcast

Episode 37 - Jenerali Ulimwengu: Pan-Africanism, African Freedom & The Struggle to Remember Who We Are

Jenerali Ulimwengu and Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi discuss the history and future of Pan-Africanism, reconnecting with African identity and the ongoing impact of colonialism.

Jul 27, 2026

Podcast

Storytelling as resistance w/ Deborah Miranda

Scholar Deborah Miranda discusses her memoir Bad Indians, exploring Indigenous history through hybrid storytelling, archive reconstruction, and the healing power of narrative against colonial erasure.

Jul 27, 2026

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Pan-Africanism, African Freedom, and the Struggle to Remember Who We Are

Jenerali Ulimwengu discusses the history, meaning, and future of Pan-Africanism, emphasizing the need for Africans to reclaim historical consciousness and collective purpose to overcome colonial legacies.

Jul 27, 2026

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RPH - Storytelling as resistance w/ Deborah Miranda (pt.1)

Scholar and poet Deborah Miranda discusses her memoir "Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir," exploring Indigenous storytelling, colonial history, and the recovery of ancestral narratives as acts of resistance.

Jul 27, 2026

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Resistance Preserves Dignity of Hallousiyah

Residents of the Lebanese border village of Al-Hallousiyah return after Israeli attacks to rebuild homes and infrastructure, emphasizing their steadfastness and the resistance's role in preserving their land's dignity amid ongoing occupation.

Jul 26, 2026

Podcast

Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx (and Beyond)

Breht traces a philosophical lineage from Spinoza’s monism through Hegel’s dialectic and Marx’s materialism to Althusser’s anti-humanism.

Jul 23, 2026

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Congress Just Subpoenaed Our Newsroom for Doing Journalism

BreakThrough News discusses a congressional subpoena targeting its operations, analyzing it as part of a historical pattern of state repression against leftist journalism and dissent.

Jul 23, 2026

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Rare for Japanese TV: NHK revisits Unit 731. What does the documentary reveal?

In a rare move for Japanese TV, NHK aired a documentary providing an unusually candid look at Unit 731, the Imperial Japanese Army's covert biological warfare unit. The film reveals evidence of Unit 731's wartime atrocities, including biological warfare experiments, breaking a long-standing taboo in Japan regarding discussion of the unit.

Jul 23, 2026

Book

Requiem for French Theory

'Requiem for French Theory,' published by Monthly Review Press with the subtitle 'Transatlantic Funeral Dirge in a Marxist Key,' offers a Marxist critique of French theory's rise and decline, examining its transatlantic reception as a requiem for its intellectual legacy and relevance.

Jul 1, 2026

Podcast

Prof. Noor Nieftagodien: What Is Driving South Africa's Immigration Debate?

Historian Noor Nieftagodien analyzes the roots of South Africa's immigration tensions, linking them to inequality and unemployment.

Jun 28, 2026

Book

The Ragged Edge of Freedom

The borderland between slavery and freedom was central to U.S. history, where race, capitalism, and class struggle intersected. Emphasizing enslaved and free Black agency, it contends racial hierarchy organized labor and justified exploitation during the transition to free labor.

May 26, 2026

Book

Tricontinental: Havana 1966

A collection of speeches and documents from the 1966 Tricontinental Conference, where anti-imperialist movements from Africa, Asia, and Latin America shaped strategies for genuine independence.

Jan 1, 2026

Book

How Paris Made the Revolution and the Revolution Made Paris

Across four upheavals—1789-99, 1830, 1848, and the 1871 Commune—this book shows how Paris's working classes shattered royal power, then clashed with a bourgeois order. Arguing that the city's geography, policing, and architecture actively produced and contained revolt.

Jul 14, 2025

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Cath Idir an Pobal agus an Murder Machine

Bunaíodh an ghluaiseacht Ghaelscolaíochta in 1973 agus cé gur tháinig athrú meoin i measc tuismitheoirí sna 1970í, is scéal róshimplí é sin. Níor mhéadaigh céatadán na ndaltaí a fhaigheann oideachas lán-Ghaeilge ó dheas le blianta, agus thit líon na ndaltaí i nGaelcholáistí go 3.3% in 2024-25. Tá bagairt ag baint le himeacht daltaí ón nGaeilge ag leibhéil scoile.

May 15, 2025

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Amilcar Cabral: A Political Life in Motion

A political biography of Amílcar Cabral, the agronomist and poet who led Guinea and Cape Verde's anti-colonial revolution, tracing his evolving thought and commitment to learning from the people.

Mar 1, 2025

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The Lost & Early Writings of James Connolly, 1889-1898

Compiling James Connolly's writings from 1889 to 1898, this volume recovers eighteen lost items and reevaluates his intellectual roots. By arguing that John Leslie was influenced by the Connolly brothers rather than shaping James, it revises standard biographical narratives through newly rediscovered primary sources.

Oct 15, 2024

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Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu

Examining the writings of Vietnamese leaders Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu, the book elucidates the complex dialectic between classical Marxist theory and Vietnam's material realities. It further analyzes the tension between Vietnam's past and its developing present while arguing against treating Marxism as a mechanical template.

Aug 21, 2024

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Past: An Introduction to the Problem

This book deconstructs the dominant post- and anti-communist narrative about the communist past, arguing it obscures that past and destroys any possibility of creating historical experience from it. Using Želimir Žilnik as a case study because his life and work resist canonization, it critiques the 'culture of the past' and the commodification of memory.

Jun 30, 2024

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Japan’s Holocaust: History of Imperial Japan’s Mass Murder and Rape During World War II

Japan's Holocaust comprehensively documents Imperial Japan's mass murder, rape, and economic exploitation across Asia and the Pacific from 1927 to 1945, arguing these atrocities were ordered by Emperor Hirohito and claiming at least thirty million deaths.

May 1, 2024

Book

The Revolutionary Thoughts of Kwame Nkrumah

A collection of Kwame Nkrumah's speeches and writings showcases his Pan-Africanist vision, leadership in Ghana's independence, and resistance to imperialist forces, illuminating his enduring legacy in African liberation.

Jan 15, 2024

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