The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
Oppose the Continuous and Deadly Repression of Palestinians in Gaza
These are not "confrontations" or "clashes" as the mainstream media and Western governments are saying. We are dealing with the deliberate crimes of an occupying, colonial and racist force against unarmed protesters. April 26, 2018 To date, there have been four mass...
Open Letter from the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists to Iranian labor Unions
Currently, the military interventions of the Islamic Republic in the region and especially in Syria have become so deadly, and the possibility of military attacks from the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia against Iran have increased so much, that the Iranian...
Syrian War in year 7: The age of cyber warfare
We find ourselves caught between the crossfire of two battles; one that is annihilating forms of life in Syria, the other is the battle of ideas conflicting in cyber spheres. In recent years, the virtual world has become a defining space to exercise free thought and...
On Capitalism, Authoritarianism and What Is New about Trumpism
In this paper, I would like to address four questions: 1. Is capitalism inherently authoritarian, and if so, why? 2. What economic and ideological factors can account for the current rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. 3. What is New About Trump’s...
Los Angeles Panel on Alternatives to Capitalism, April 28
You are invited to a panel discussion: Alternatives to Capitalism: From Concept to Practice Speakers: Olufemi Taiwo, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, Univ. of California, Los Angeles Market Socialism: A Critical Evaluation Frieda Afary, Alliance of Middle Eastern...
“Our Destinies are Linked”: Joseph Daher on the Syrian Revolution
As the Syrian Revolution entered its eighth year this March, Dan Fischer and S. Majasent sent some questions to the Syrian-Swiss anti-capitalist activist and academic Joseph Daher. Daher founded the website Syria Freedom Forever and authored Hezbollah: The Political...
Interview with a Turkish Socialist Feminist
Despite the repressive and authoritarian government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, on International Women's Day, March 8, 2018, tens of thousands of women courageously marched in Istanbul to oppose patriarchy and violence against women. Below, we reprint an ...
Review of Raoul Peck’s “Young Karl Marx”: A Must-See Film
Raoul Peck’s Young Karl Marx has succeeded in presenting a holistic view of the young Marx and his time that also speaks movingly to the problems of our time . . . Three aspects stand out as unique: I. Marx’s concept of organization; II. Marx’s challenge to the...
Free Leila Hosseinzadeh and Other Iranian Students Who Are on Trial for Demanding Democratic Rights
It was the leftist students at Tehran University who stood in solidarity with the nationwide protests and chanted “Reformist or principalist, this story has come to an end!”, a powerful slogan that challenged party-centric establishment politics and immediately became...