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War, Economic Crisis, and Discontent in Putin’s Russia

As this article was being prepared for publication, the Russian state designated those associated with the website Posle as a “foreign agent.”...

04.06.2026 8

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Ashley Smith

Faultlines in a New Epoch of Crisis

We have entered a new epoch of global capitalism. It is characterized by crisis, imperial rivalry, authoritarian nationalism, and episodic, explosive...

04.06.2026 20

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Ashley Smith

US-Israeli War on Iran Is Intensifying All of Global Capitalism’s Problems

This war is widening the deep systemic problems that were already present before February 28, says scholar Adam Hanieh.

09.04.2026 8

Truthout

Ashley Smith

With Donroe Doctrine, Trump Threatens to Export His Brand of Authoritarianism

International solidarity, not liberal imperialism, is the only way to stop Trump’s global class war.

25.01.2026 50

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Ashley Smith

On Trump and Mamdani’s Surreal Summit

It was the most anticipated meeting at the White House since Donald Trump’s confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Would Trump...

26.11.2025 10

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Ashley Smith

Fired for “Crime” of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out

Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.

31.10.2025 8

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Ashley Smith

Fired for Advocating Socialism: Professor Tom Alter Speaks Out

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has launched a McCarthyite assault on freedom of speech. The government,...

24.09.2025 10

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Ashley Smith

Leftist Vermont Rep Tanya Vyhovsky Toured Ukraine. Here’s What She Learned. 

A Ukrainian American DSA politician shares eyewitness thoughts on efforts to build solidarity with the Ukrainian left.

29.08.2025 10

Truthout

Ashley Smith