Anti-imperialist Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/movements-and-struggles/anti-imperialist/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:58:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://i0.wp.com/johnriddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-John-Riddell-Icon-Final-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Anti-imperialist Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/movements-and-struggles/anti-imperialist/ 32 32 22825446 Socialist Viewpoints on War in Ukraine https://johnriddell.com/2022/04/08/socialist-viewpoints-on-war-in-ukraine/ https://johnriddell.com/2022/04/08/socialist-viewpoints-on-war-in-ukraine/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:08:53 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=7731 In his presentation to the London-based Online Communist Forum – printed on this website (“Debates in the Second International”) – Mike Taber made the following statement on Ukraine, drawing parallels to Second International debates on the question of militarism and war: “Consistent with the approach that revolutionary socialists took following 1914, one can completely oppose […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2022/04/08/socialist-viewpoints-on-war-in-ukraine/feed/ 6 7731 ‘International Manifesto Group’ Founded https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/ https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:16:19 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=7346 A Report on the Manifesto’s 5 September Launch The newly formed group International Manifesto Group, convened by Radhika Desai, unites socialists on six continents. The text of the group’s declaration: “From Pluripolarity to Socialism: A Manifesto,” is available at the International Manifesto Group website, along with a listing of its more than 200 signatories and […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/feed/ 9 7346 National-Revolutionary Movements and the Comintern https://johnriddell.com/2020/12/16/national-revolutionary-movements-and-the-comintern/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/12/16/national-revolutionary-movements-and-the-comintern/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:53:58 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6447 The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East (1922) Alliance of Adversaries: The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East, edited by John Sexton. Historical Materialism Book Series (Brill, 2018; Haymarket Books, 2019). 369 pages. $28.00 in paperback (currently available from Haymarket at the special price of $16.80 at: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1388-alliance-of-adversaries.) Book review by […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/12/16/national-revolutionary-movements-and-the-comintern/feed/ 0 6447 The Baku Congress of 1920 Sounded the Call for the End of Empire https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:06:44 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6167 The following centennial appreciation of the September 1920 Baku Congress of the Peoples of the East first appeared in Jacobin, and is reprinted with permission. By John Riddell: A century ago this month, the new Soviet government summoned anti-colonial revolutionaries from across Asia to a gathering in Baku. The Baku Congress proved to be a […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/feed/ 2 6167 You Can Help Cuba Save Lives around the World https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:29:40 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5623 Canadian Network on Cuba Launches Aid Campaign Editor’s Note: Even as Cuba reaches out to help victims of Covid-19 virus on several continents, the U.S. government is tightening its blockade of the island, obstructing Cuba’s import of medical supplies needed to fight the deadly virus. An appeal from the Canadian Network on Cuba, printed below, […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/feed/ 2 5623 Voices for Colonial Freedom, 1917-24 https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/26/voices-for-colonial-freedom-1917-24/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/26/voices-for-colonial-freedom-1917-24/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:53:27 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5375 ‘Liberate the Colonies’, published by LeftWord Books, New Delhi By John Riddell New Delhi-based publisher LeftWord Books has opened new paths for socialist historical understanding by publishing Liberate the Colonies, a collection of speeches and resolutions from the early colonial liberation movement (1917-1924). Liberate the Colonies innovates in Communist historical publishing in three ways: Contributions […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/26/voices-for-colonial-freedom-1917-24/feed/ 4 5375 Canada’s ‘Liberals’ Have a Disturbing Imperial Streak https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/12/canadas-liberals-have-a-disturbing-imperial-streak/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/12/canadas-liberals-have-a-disturbing-imperial-streak/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2019 20:59:09 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5348 Ottawa’s disgraceful role in promoting regime change in Venezuela By Vijay Prashad: Canada’s embassy in Venezuela has just been closed. The spur for this closure is an open attempt by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to overthrow Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Canada is one of the leaders of the Lima Group, a network of countries that came together […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/12/canadas-liberals-have-a-disturbing-imperial-streak/feed/ 0 5348 The roots of Fascism and the seeds for its defeat https://johnriddell.com/2018/12/12/the-roots-of-fascism-and-the-seeds-for-its-defeat/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/12/12/the-roots-of-fascism-and-the-seeds-for-its-defeat/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:04:57 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5194 A review of  ‘Fighting Fascism’ by Clara Zetkin By Elizabeth Schulte: With the rise of the right internationally, there has never been a more pressing need for clarity about the roots of fascism, its history, and why and how it can be defeated. Among the clearest thinkers on this subject is German socialist Clara Zetkin, whose […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/12/12/the-roots-of-fascism-and-the-seeds-for-its-defeat/feed/ 1 5194 The Sankara experience (1983-87): A model for our future   https://johnriddell.com/2018/08/24/the-sankara-experience-1983-87-a-model-for-our-future/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/08/24/the-sankara-experience-1983-87-a-model-for-our-future/#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:25:23 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5119 For Part 1 of this article, see ‘The long march to post-capitalist transition: Pan-Africanist perspectives‘ By Ameth Lô: During the period following the national liberation movements, the revolution in Burkina Faso stands out as the most relevant case of an attempt to break away from the colonial/capitalist system. This revolution drew its strength from both its […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/08/24/the-sankara-experience-1983-87-a-model-for-our-future/feed/ 0 5119 The long march to post-capitalist transition: Pan-Africanist perspectives https://johnriddell.com/2018/08/22/the-long-march-to-post-capitalist-transition-pan-africanist-perspectives/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/08/22/the-long-march-to-post-capitalist-transition-pan-africanist-perspectives/#respond Thu, 23 Aug 2018 01:21:26 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5110 By Ameth Lô: The centenary of the October 1917 Russian revolution, a world-shaking historic event, was the occasion for celebration throughout the world. Many diverse interpretations are advanced as to its success in achieving a radical transformation of society, in terms both of its history and its overall impact. Nonetheless, there is no denying that this […]

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