Here is the substack I was writing yesterday. Its the story of how Lula defeated young Frankenstein: substack.com/home/post/p-222279765

Lula's victory a huge triumph for the Left in the whole continent. At a dinner in New York tonight ar Rashid and Mona Khalidi's apartment, a guest interrupted to shout 'Lula's won. !' Toasts and much applause. Good for Brazil. Good for the cause of Palestine. Good for Mexico and…Mostrar mais

This week's 'Glimpse into the Archive' is a surprise for my old friend, Red Saunders. Red was the photographer for the Bertrand Russell delegation to the Middle East in 1967 and crucial to organising the very successful anti-fascist initiative, Rock Against Racism, in the 1970s.…Mostrar mais

A surprise for my friend Red Saunders, a great photographer and a key founder of rock against racism (RAR) in the 1970s. substack.com/home/post/p-221840773

I'll be with Rashid Khalidi at the People's Forum on 30 October to discuss our new book, The Neck and the Sword, and Ghassan Kanafani's Palestinian Resistance Literature with Helga Tawil-Souri. Register below. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-the-neck-...Mostrar mais

Today, the Yemeni nationalists hit the Saudi mercenary camp at al-Alam in the centre of the country. The event 'was described as a disaster by the country’s UN-recognised government', according to the Guardian. This is no doubt true for the Western-backed Saudi occupation. Ansara…Mostrar mais

Yemen's Ansarallah have the Saudis and their allies on the back foot. As the Emir of Qatar and General Sisi warn of dire things that might happen in the region, I wonder what these could be in my latest Substack. tariqali1943.substack.com/p/yemen-on-the-o...

Sarah Helm doubles down as pro-Israel groups urge police action and Zack Polanski praises her 'bravery' www.middleeasteye.net/news/sarah-helm-doub...

The student protests in France have only continued to intensify over the last few weeks. Though different in many ways, their passion and intensity recall those of 1968. In this week's 'Glimpse into the Archive', I share the iconic May/June '68 issue of the Black Dwarf and reflec…Mostrar mais

Will be introducing this event in NY: www.eventbrite.com/e/hundred-flowers-launc...

Trump's America has taken control of Britain | Tariq Ali interview youtu.be/rQcHhatDUtA via @YouTube

Student demonstration | Tariq Ali interview | Socialism | This Week | 1968 youtu.be/mOOUcEAC9J0 via @YouTube

Just two months after it was signed, the Mecca Pact has been put into action to retaliate against Ansarallah's repeated triumphs. Riyadh airport is now inoperative and an important oil conference delayed. My latest Substack explains the background to what is going on and suggest…Mostrar mais

Wolfgang Streeck, System Fractures newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/system-fra... via @newleftreview

Yemen hits back against the Mecca Three. Riyadh airport inoperative and important oil conference delayed. In my latest Substack today, I explain the background to what is going on and suggest it's time for the Wahabbi rulers to remove MBS and get a better replacement. tariqali1943.substack.com/p/natos-eastern-...Mostrar mais

This week, I share Part 2 of the photos I took in Vietnam in 1966. These images capture the US’s devastation of Vietnam and the maiming of its citizens – but most importantly the immense resilience of the Vietnamese people. tariqali1943.substack.com/p/a-glimpse-into...Mostrar mais

Javier Moreno Zacarés, Fifteen Years Later newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/fifteen-ye... via @newleftreview

A very thoughtful review by Lola Seaton of Anne Carson's work in the New Left Review. I must confess that despite the Nobel I haven't enough energy to read her innovative work: newleftreview.org/issues/ii146/articles/lo...

The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class w/ Teemu Ruskola uscnpm.substack.com/p/the-unmaking-of-the-...

The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class w/ Teemu Ruskola uscnpm.substack.com/p/the-unmaking-of-the-...

What AMLO wrote of his predecessor applies to all of the US implants in South America and most of Europe's leaders troday: “Nieto? He’s one more puppet for the elite, a frivolous and irrelevant character. And yet this spineless, immoral, unpredictable sycophant has led to the de…Mostrar mais

Looking forward to being in New York for a talk with Rashid Khalidi on our joint book, The Neck and the Sword: Palestine's Unfinished Struggle, at CUNY later this month. Tickets are free, but those planning to come should register in advance. pcp.gc.cuny.edu/event/the-neck-and-the-swo...Mostrar mais

Wow! Just like the good old Third Reich times. Germany's triple threat: Russia, China, far-right extremists p.dw.com/p/5NpJi

In a very public performance, the US removed its air force bombers from the UK's RAF Fairford today, ostensibly due to a terrorism threat. The British government insists that the RAF base is totally safe. Who's right? This is probably little more than a bullying tactic designed t…Mostrar mais

Al Jazeera asked to interview me to discuss the Islam Quintet. The discussion covers the history of Islam in Europe and China which forms a permanent backdrop to the novels of the Quintet. This is a history which was largely erased for many centuries, but mark Islam made in Spain…Mostrar mais

The incident at RAF Fairford, the UK base from which the US has been sending planes to bomb Iran, last week has only gotten stranger with time. This week's Substack looks at the details of the affair as part of a familiar playbook designed to provide cover for war. tariqali1943.substack.com/p/deja-vu-at-fai...Mostrar mais

Fernando Rugitsky, Battleground Brazil newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/battlegrou... via @newleftreview

It didn't take long. Burnham is now claiming that Iran is definitely involved in the incident at the US base. Only function of this lie could be to prepare the country to openly and aggressively support war against Iran. The FT report today is sober and convincing. There is no pr…Mostrar mais

My latest 'Glimpse into the Archive' on Substack is Part 1 of a two-part series sharing photos I took in Vietnam in 1966. Even today, they remain quite powerful and harrowing. The strength of the Vietnamese has stayed with me my whole life.

It is good that Ed Miliband said what he did. It changes the poisonous atmosphere created by Starmer and his cabinet, but Ed must be aware that the notion of a two-party state these days is a deluded fantasy. ps: I will still be voting Zack btw. The cipher Lab candidate is truly…Mostrar mais

Isn't war wonderful?

My latest Substack looks at the Houthis' tremendous victories against Saudi Arabia and the unstable situation in the Middle East. tariqali1943.substack.com/p/operation-epic...

News from al-Jazeera that Pakistan is changing its posture on helping the Saudis in Yemen because the Houthis supposedly fired a rocket in the direction of Mecca. .The Pakistan Army knows full well that the Saudis are lying and Israel's Channel 14 has confirmed that the lie was a…Mostrar mais

In this week's 'Glimpse into the Archive', I share photos from a trip to Yemen. I was amazed by the country's ancient skyscrapers and well-preserved history. This piece is free to read. I'd like to make all of my pieces free, but there are associated costs. If you are able, ple…Mostrar mais

The first books in Verso's new series on China, Hundred Flowers, are available for pre-order now. Mao said 'let a hundred flowers bloom' but backtracked in the end as internal criticisms of the CCP swelled. The new series is a forum for ideas and analyses to truly contend at this…Mostrar mais

Richard Wright’s Novel About Racist Police Violence Was Rejected in 1941... youtu.be/ZoENn-RBL1E via @YouTube

Wolfgang Streeck, Who Will Pay newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/who-will-pay via @newleftreview

Untamed melody - Razaullah lights up Edgbaston www.cricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-pak-3rd-wtc-...

A quarter century after 9/11, even Bush is worried that the latest US adventurism in the Middle East might lead to more blowback. My own thoughts on the last 25 years are in my latest Substack. Link below.

Even Bush is worried that the latest US adventurism in the M-East might lead to more blowbacks. My own thoughts on the last 25 year are below: substack.com/home/post/p-215134138

Tariq Ali Today, I sent a bank payment to a French painter whose work I admire. It was for a stunning abstract. He got a call: ‘Just now I received a phone call from my bank saying that they can not accept your money transfer… I asked why ? And they say because of your « opinion…Mostrar mais