Tag Archives: Middle East

On Greece and Syriza: Against the inhumanity of austerity, we pose the fullness of human liberation!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by franklindmitryev

The electoral victory of Greece’s Syriza represents resistance to brutal austerity. Alarms are raised by Syriza’s alliance with the racist, theocratic Independent Greeks party. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Alexander Dugin, Alexander Vulin, Alexis Tsipras, Arab spring, austerity, Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Bosnia genocide, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Achilles Heel of Western ‘Civilization’, David Duke, Eurasianism, Europe, European Union, Eurozone economic crisis, fascism, Golden Dawn, Greece, Independent Greeks, Marine Le Pen, Marx's Humanism, Middle East, Mihailo Markovic, pragmatism, Russia, serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, Stathis Kouvelakis, structural economic crisis of capitalism, Syntagma Square, Syrian revolution, Syriza, Tahrir Squares, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Yanis Varoufakis | Leave a comment

In memoriam: Freedom fighter Alisar Iram

Posted on September 21, 2014 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: World in View column The work of Syrian poet Alisar Iram, who died in July, made a vital contribution to my understanding of the meaning of Syria’s Revolution, seeing it as she did against … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Alisar Iram, anti-humanism, Arab spring, feminism, freedom, Gerry Emmett, Middle East, Middle East revolutions, nihilism, poetry, Syria, Syrian revolution, Theatre of the Absurd, women's liberation | Leave a comment

Israel decimates Gaza as world faces global counter-revolutions

Posted on September 4, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Lead from the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: Israel decimates Gaza as world faces global counter-revolutions The loss of lives and vast destruction visited In Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed the horror of 2008’s “Operation Cast Lead.” Over 2,000 Palestinians … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Arab spring, Asmaa al-Ghoul, Avigdor Lieberman, Ayelet Shaked, Bashar al-Assad, Benjamin Netanyahu, counter-revolution, Egypt, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Eyal Yifrach, Gaza, Gerry Emmett, Gilad Shaar, Hamas, Israel, Israeli occupation of Palestine, Israeli Right, Jewish Voice for Peace, Marxist-Humanism, Middle East, Mohamed Morsi, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, Naftali Bennett, Naftali Fraenkel, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian unity government, Palestinian youth, Qatar, revolution, Syria, Turkey, two-state solution, West Bank, Zeev Sternhell | Leave a comment

May-June 2014 News & Letters online

Posted on May 2, 2014 by franklindmitryev

May-June 2014 News & Letters online: “From the U.S. to Ukraine, crises and revolts call for philosophy”; “Unchaining the revolutionary dialectic”; much more… Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 1844 Economic-Philosophical Manuscripts of Karl Marx, birth control, Bolivia, Bosnia, capitalism, Chernobyl disaster, climate change, Contraception, dialectic, dialectics of philosophy and organization, feminism, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, global warming, healthcare workers, Karl Marx, labor, Marxist-Humanism, Middle East, miners, News and Letters Committees, philosophic moment, philosophy of revolution, Raya Dunayevskaya, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, women's liberation, workers | Leave a comment

Queer Notes, Nov.-Dec. 2013

Posted on November 30, 2013 by franklindmitryev

Queer Notes: Discrimination in Russia; Intersex in Germany; no prison for rape in Iowa; transition surgery in Iran; Lembembe murdered in Cameroon. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged adoption, Africa, Alternatives-Cameroun, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Brent Girouex, Cameroon, Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS, Council Bluffs Iowa, Eric Ohena Lembembe, Europe, Germany, heterosexism, homophobia, International Olympic Committee, intersex, Iran, lgbt, Middle East, Rape, Russia, Same-sex marriage, transition surgery, Victory Fellowship Church | Leave a comment

Women Worldwide, Nov.-Dec. 2013

Posted on November 27, 2013 by franklindmitryev

Women Worldwide: Ada Lovelace Day; Diana Nyad; FEMEN Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Ada Lovelace, Ada Lovelace Day, Diana Nyad, FEMEN, feminism, Middle East, patriarchy, science, sexism, STEM fields, Suw Charman-Anderson, Ukraine, women's liberation | 1 Comment

Readers’ Views, September-October 2013, Part II

Posted on October 12, 2013 by franklindmitryev

Readers’ Views, September-October 2013, Part II Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Access Living, ADAPT, Arab spring, capitalism, Communization theory, counter-revolution, criminal injustice system, Department of Health Care and Family Services, DHCFS, dialectic, Disability Pride Parade, disability rights movement, East German Revolt of 1953, Folsom State Prison, Human rights, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Karl Marx, Maximus, Medicaid, Middle East, North Korea, Paris Commune of 1871, Pelican Bay prison hunger strike, people with disabilities, political Islam, prison industrial complex, prisoners, queer liberation, revolution, Russia, Vorkuta | Leave a comment

Readers’ Views, September-October 2013, Part I

Posted on October 11, 2013 by franklindmitryev

Readers’ Views, September-October 2013, Part I Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Abortion, African Americans, anti-war movement, Arab spring, Bertell Ollman, Black history, criminal injustice system, Danica Patrick, Detroit bankruptcy, disability rights, Egypt, emergency manager, feminism, George Orwell, George Zimmerman, Golden Dawn, Greece, Harlem Hospital, International Antiwar Assembly, Iran, Japan, Kevyn Orr, Konstantinos Moutzouris, Latinos, Michigan, Middle East, militarism, NASCAR, New York City, Okinawa, Osprey, panopticon, patriarchy, Planned Parenthood, Police brutality, prison industrial complex, racism, Rosie the Riveter, Savvas Matsas, Schomburg Library for Black Culture, sexism, Spanish Harlem, sports, stop and frisk, Syria, Texas, The Arsenal of Democracy, The Motor City, Trayvon Martin, Turkey, United States, Willow Run Bomber Plant, women's liberation movement, World War II, Zengakuren | Leave a comment

Rise Up Texas

Posted on September 27, 2013 by franklindmitryev

An overflow crowd at Bluestockings Bookstore in New York City heard Hallie Boas speak on “Come and Take It: How the Fight to Protect Wom¬en’s Healthcare Is Launching a New Wave of Feminism in Texas.” Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Abortion, African Americans, Arab spring, Black, Bluestockings Bookstore, feminism, Hallie Boas, healthcare, Latino, Middle East, Occupy Wall Street, patriarchy, religious fundamentalism, Rise Up Texas, sexism, Texas, United States, Wendy Davis, women's liberation | Leave a comment

Revolutionary from Turkey speaks

Posted on July 7, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the new July-August 2013 issue of News & Letters: Revolutionary from Turkey speaks Events in Turkey appeared spontaneous, but are a continuation of a long history. It was not the psychology of Prime Minister Erdogan that created opposition, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Arab spring, Armenian genocide, capitalism, democracy, Gezi Park, Kurds, Middle East, Middle East revolutions, Occupy Gezi, Ottoman Empire, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Taksim Square, Turkey, youth | Leave a comment