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Category: Briefs

A Songbird for the Emir

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Lark O'DellLeave a comment

The small Persian Gulf state of Qatar is one of the richest per capita in the world. It is also the 4th largest shareholder of Twitter. What does the Emir hope to gain from Elon Musk?

Posted in Briefs, Current AnalysisTagged Arab Spring, Astroturf, Capitalism, Elon Musk, Information Warfare, Internet, Islamism, Qatar, Trump

Flipping the Bird Site

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Lark O'DellLeave a comment

Elon Musk might look like an idiot, but is he at least a useful idiot? Can he find a new owner for the renovated Twitter?

Posted in Briefs, Current AnalysisTagged Astroturf, Capitalism, Internet, Oil Power, Saudis, Trump

National-Trudoviks

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Ching ShihLeave a comment

These far-right fanatics are a little too on-the-nose with their admiration of extinct states. Are they genuine, or wreckers on Moscow's payroll?

Posted in Briefs, Leads, The Revolutionary's BestiaryTagged Anarchism, Class Analysis, Fascism, Nazism, Russia, Third Reich, Ukraine

Anarcho-Nazis of Ukraine

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Ching Shih1 Comment

While I was exploring the vast complex of right wing political groups in Ukraine I came upon a bizarre, seemingly impossible group.

Posted in Briefs, The Revolutionary's BestiaryTagged Anarchism, Big Thonk, Class Analysis, Fascism, Nazism, Ukraine

The Nationalist Reconstruction of Ukraine

March 30, 2022May 4, 2022 Norene Weaver1 Comment

The infamy of Neo-Nazis obscures the role played by other radical Nationalists in Post-Maidan Ukraine. Their histories show us the big picture, the long-term goals and trajectory of the Nationalist project.

Posted in Briefs, Historical AnalysisTagged Anticommunism, Capitalism, Cold Wars, Fascism, Perestroika, Ukraine, USSR

The Social-Nationalist Movement

February 3, 2022April 29, 2022 Norene Weaver1 Comment

Ultranationalists in Ukraine have appropriated Nazi symbolism while denying that they are National Socialists. Are they right-wing provocateurs trolling their opponents? Or is this something deeper than fascist aesthetics?

Posted in Briefs, Current Analysis, Historical AnalysisTagged Anticommunism, Fascism, Nazism, Perestroika, Ukraine, USSR

Their War Will Not End

January 27, 2022April 29, 2022 Norene WeaverLeave a comment

When the war ends in Ukraine and the soldiers' services are no longer needed, will the Nazi groups shrink back to obscurity?

Posted in Briefs, Current Analysis, Strategy, The Revolutionary's BestiaryTagged Fascism, Nazism, Ukraine

Are there Neo-Nazis in Ukraine?

January 21, 2022February 26, 2022 Norene WeaverLeave a comment

Since the Euromaidan movement started in 2013 there have been accusations of racist violence and Neo-Nazi rallies in Ukraine. Is there substance to these claims?

Posted in Briefs, Current Analysis, The Revolutionary's BestiaryTagged Fascism, Ukraine

Battling the Boy from Beauce

August 30, 2021September 29, 2021 Lark O'Dell1 Comment

Anti-vaxx protesters have forced Trudeau off the campaign trail with harassment and death threats. One party stands to profit the most from these obscene and extreme demonstrations.

Posted in Briefs, Current Analysis, StrategyTagged Alberta, Anti-vaxxers, Canada, Canada Elxn 44, Justin Trudeau, MAGA, Maxime Bernier, Ontario, PPC, THE LINE

New Politics, New Classes, New Struggles

July 2, 2021July 6, 2021 Norene WeaverLeave a comment

The emergence of bourgeois nationalism and proletarian struggle in the modernized institutions of Afghanistan.

Posted in Briefs, Historical AnalysisTagged Afghanistan, Class Analysis, Cold Wars, Pakistan

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