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

Ervand Abrahamian, Exchange Ratio newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/exchange-r... via @newleftreview

The situation in Germany reflects the state of Europe as a whole: disintegrating extreme centre parties, budgets designed for the ultra-rich, collapsing social infrastructures and a huge decline in educational standard. That is what I argue in more detail on my substack on 'Turbu…Mostrar mais

Turbulence in Germany/Crisis in the EU. My latest piece on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-214648935

Dylan Riley, Blind Guesses newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/blind-guesses via @newleftreview

Two Women Journalists Say Delhi Police Beating Worsened After They Revealed Muslim Identity thewire.in/rights/two-women-journalists-sa...

Owen Hatherley, Ruination newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/ruination via @newleftreview The SNP's philistinism and ignorance knows no bounds.

This week's 'Glimpse into the Archive' revisits The Troubles with photos from the funerals of fallen comrades and solidarity demonstrations in Britain. Link below.

For this week's Substack, I write about Imran Khan, cricket corruption, and Pakistan's disgraceful government. Link is below.

Nick MacWilliam, After Petro newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/after-petro via @newleftreview

Sky Sports Cricket Interview Imran Khan's Sons youtu.be/OaYbCH2i7N8 via @YouTube

Yesterday Sky TV decided to air an 18 min interview with the sones of Imran Khan, a legendary figure in Pakistan and world cricket, currently in prison on fake charges in Islamabad. The goverrnment refused a Supreme Court injunction that he should be transferred to an ordinary ho…Mostrar mais

Penguin India Denies Being the Publisher of Sonia Gandhi's Memoir After Reports of Editorial Fallout thewire.in/books/penguin-india-cancels-the...

This week's 'Glimpse into the Archive' is the Socialist Society's first pamphlet, centrally featuring a neglected essay by Raymond Williams. Very useful to revisit today, especially as many on the Left seek an alternative to Labour and Labourism. Link below.

Why is X freezing numbers of new followers? Is it collapsing?

In this week's Substack essay, I write about the US-Israeli war against Iran and anti-imperial resistance. Link below.

PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC - Part-I kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/...

My latest on the Iran War, anti-imperial resistance and solidarity

For this week's 'Glimpse into the Archive', I share photos I took during a visit to a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan shortly after the Six-Day War in 1967. These photos have never been published, but I think capture the despair of that defeat.

Angie Nixon's triumph in the Florida Senate primary is a huge surprise, vindicating those of us who denounced the liberal media for writing off the DSA after the Hong setback in Wisconsin last week. What the Florida victory suggests is that the DSA opposition to the DNC mainstrea…Mostrar mais

My analysis of the Wisconsin primary upset and baseless claims that the DSA has 'hit a wall', as Politico put it. 'The reason for the turn is the fact that Trump’s social policies are increasingly unpopular at home, a majority of the country is opposed to the war in Iran and a si…Mostrar mais

In this week's 'Glimpse into the Archive', I share a letter written to my parents from Damascus after the Six Day War in which I express my grief at Isaac Deutscher's unexpected death. Link below.

Anatol Lieven, Mutual Delusion newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/mutual-del... via @newleftreview

Here's my latest Substack on the DSA wins in the US primaries and how they compare to the disasters in the UK. Here's hoping that Hong wins in Wisconsin tomorrow.

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3 questions for Israelis youtube.com/shorts/2A0Wl8D9Nlg via @YouTube

Anatol Lieven, Mutual Delusion newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/mutual-del... via @newleftreview

After both my parents were arrested by Pakistan's military dictatorship in 1981, I sent this 'reassuring' handwritten note to my brother who was still at university. He recently found it in his files and sent it to me. The full story and letter are in my latest Substack.

Excellent news from Michigan. The US Left so far ahead of its UK counterparts on so many different levels. www.youtube.com/watch

My latest Substack: 'Summer Reading in the Shade' on the wonders of Don Quixote

From Farooq Tariq in Lahore. Pakistan kills Kashmiri people: Last night, on 27th July, in one of most brutal attack on an unarmed rally, Pakistani rangers and police have killed at least 19 Kashmiris, Dozens were injured. This direct firing by state forces on the demonstrators…Mostrar mais

In 1984, I was interviewed for India's equivalent of 'Life' magazine: 'Illustrated Weekly'. The interview landed the front cover with the somewhat regrettable headline 'The Romantic Revolutionary'. Link below.