Oppressed and exploited people from Puerto Rico to Palestine and Ukraine are fighting for self-determination against imperialism and autocratic regimes. This series sponsored by the Ukraine Solidarity Network (US) and TRNN will feature interviews with intellectuals and activists discussing particular countries and peoples’ struggles for liberation, and stress the importance of building solidarity between them. In these shows, we will discuss the challenge the movements face in attempting to steer clear of the trap of becoming a catspaw for one or another imperial or regional power.
By Ashley Smith and Blanca Missé
Start here: Episode 0
The old world order couldn’t stop wars in Ukraine and Gaza; the new world order will accelerate more wars like them
Even the fiction of the US-enforced “rules-based international order” has collapsed, and a new, terrifying world disorder—one that more closely resembles the geopolitical periods preceding World Wars I and II—is emerging. What does global working-class solidarity look like in this new era?
Will the Philippines be a battleground for US-China war?
Territorial conflict in the South China Sea has been driving tensions between China and the US vis-a-vis the Philippines. How likely is a clash?
Unmasking PROMESA: The unelected board perpetuating colonialism in Puerto Rico
“We have to make sure that Puerto Rico is able to liberate itself from [its] present colonial condition. That begins with eliminating the political subordination to the United States.”
Can Syria’s revolution bloom after Assad?
More than a decade of civil war and foreign intervention has left Syria with immense challenges. What does solidarity with the Syrian people look like now?
Many ignored Ukrainians’ fight against Russia’s invasion, but the fallout from it will affect all of us
Solidarity with working people in Ukraine and their fight against Russia’s invasion never meant support for the Zelensky government, the US government, NATO, or the designs of rival imperial powers, but lack of international solidarity has left Ukrainians in an impossible situation.
