The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
The So-Called Russian Military Withdrawal from Syria
By Joseph Daher March 31, 2016 The announcement of the withdrawal of the main Russian military forces in Syria by President Putin on March 14 has not yet prevented the continuation of the bombing campaign by Moscow’s military air forces in several regions of the...
Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Conflict between the Counter-Revolutionary Forces
By Joseph Daher January 13, 2016 Originally published in Syria Freedom Forever https://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/iran-and-saudi-arabia-the-conflict-between-the-counter-revolutionary-forces/ Political tensions have continued to increase between the...
Joint May Day Resolution of Independent Iranian Workers’ Organizations
Translator’s Note: The following joint resolution by seven independent Iranian labor unions and organizations was issued on May 1, 2015 amidst a growing wave of strikes by workers, protests by teachers and nurses, and arrests of union leaders. The...
Critique of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century
Frieda Afary April 3, 2016 Abstract: This critical review summarizes the arguments and facts in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century and then discusses the main differences between this work and Karl Marx’s Capital: For Piketty, capital...
Syria, Iran, ISIS and the Future of Social Justice: “In dialogue with Yassin al-Haj Saleh”
May 29, 2015 Reprinted from Zamaneh http://en.radiozamaneh.com/articles/syria-iran-isis-and-the-future-of-social-justice-in-dialogue-with-yassin-al-haj-saleh/ Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a leading Syrian intellectual and former political prisoner who participated in the...
The Syrian Bourgeoisie and the People’s Revolution
Author: Ghayath Naisse Date: January 2014 Translator: Peter Hill Source: http://revleftcurrentsyria.com/articles-and-statements-in-english/the-syrian-bourgeoisie-and-the-peoples-revolution/ Abstract: In this article, Ghayath Naisse, a member of the Revolutionary...
Statement of Purpose for the Alliance of Syrian and Iranian Socialists
Five years after the beginning of the popular Syrian Revolution which demanded democracy and human rights, the Syrian revolutionaries have been decimated through the combined military force of the Assad Regime, the Iranian regime with its sectarian militias, Russian...