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Economic Wars and Empire: Trump’s Tariff Offensive, China, and the Global South I’ll be moderating this Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Asia event tomorrow at 8am EST/8pm China with profs. Meng Jie (China) and Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Malaysia). Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

I spent 10 days walking around Beijing and Shanghai, massive cities of 25 million people each. I visited the centers and the margins alike. And I can tell you this. In London in a single day I see more instances of human misery on any given stretch of high street than I saw

OUT TODAY 🎧 we spoke with tings chak 翟庭君 of Tricontinental Institute for Social Research about China's massive poverty reduction & ecological restoration initiatives and what can be learned by other Global South countries looking for alternatives to the capitalist model of development

For the 50th anniversary of Vietnamese people’s victory over US imperialism, here’s are some of reflections on Cuban revolutionary artist René Mederos’s time there and Uncle Ho Chi Minh. hyperallergic.com/799671/rene-me…

Sharing some of my reflections on Bandung at 70 in the times of Trump, for China and the Global South. Please read the latest Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Asia Newsletter: thetricontinental.org/asia/coexisten…

International Peoples Assembly - a network of 400 political and social movements from around the world - stand against war in South Asia. Please circulate widely. Follow International Peoples' Assembly.

Beautiful article from Xi Jinping on the 80th anniversary of the communist-led victory against fascism: 80 years ago, the forces of justice around the world, including China and the Soviet Union, united in courageous battles against their common foes and defeated the overbearing

День победы! Victory day! For the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism, here’s one my favourite poems from Olga Bergholz, ‘Conversation with a Neighbour’, written during the 872-day siege. Stay tuned for the next Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Art Bulletin: Dariya Vlasievna, my

So happy to hear that dear Malak will be holding a solo show of her remarkable art of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians at the Windows Gallery in London. See her remarkable new painting (If the Olive Tree Knew, 2025) in the latest Tricontinental Institute for Social Research

🌍✊🏿 Voices from the Sahel  📅 In May 1983, the military government of Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo arrested then-Prime Minister Thomas Sankara, whom they viewed as too radical and popular—a threat to the conservative, pro-French faction within the army and government.  But

Internationalism defeated fascism.

It was particularly special to write this month’s Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Art Bulletin, on the mobilisation of poetry and poets during the struggle — and victory — over fascism 80 years ago. Just as wartime poets wielded words as weapons against historical erasure, may we use the

My friend Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is dead. I am very sad to lose another bright spark who kept the apocalypse at bay with his sanity and words. I am writing a remembrance on Ngũgĩ, my Marxist novelist friend. Coming soon.

‘Resistance is the best way of keeping alive.’ And resist, we will. Here’s a drawing from me in your memory — rest in power. #NgugiWaThiongo

Trump is tightening the noose on Cuba, with renewed U.S. sanctions, political attacks & Rubio’s aggressive stance as Secretary of State. The crisis deepens, making solidarity with Cuba more urgent than ever. Read more: peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/05/tru…

Excited to be in Dakar, Senegal for the Africa-Asia Conference-Festival, presenting on two of my favourite revolutionary thinkers, cultural theorists, and poets — Mao and Cabral! Long live the spirit of Bandung and Afro-Asian solidarity!

China has announced its intention to eliminate tariffs on imports from all 53 African countries. The move is poised to significantly strengthen China-Africa trade relations and open new opportunities for African exporters. Read more ⬇ peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/16/chi…

From the atrocities in Gaza to the conflicts in Sudan and Myanmar, not to mention structural hunger, there is no shortage of ugliness and pain. Our institute works to understand these injustices and how movements fight back. Learn more: thetricontinental.org/newsletterissu… #Sudan

The people’s uprisings in the Sahel aren’t spontaneous, they’re a response to years of NATO violence in North Africa: French military occupation, US bases, & invasive surveillance banned in Europe but imposed on Africa. Read our dossier to know more: thetricontinental.org/dossier-nato-t…

A pleasure to exchange a bit of our work at Tricontinental Institute for Social Research with Jason Hickel and his incredible REAL Project team. Loved the Palestine graffiti at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ✊🇵🇸