By Monthly Review Editors - Nov 1, 2024It is almost universally recognized today that we are living in a multipolar world, symbolized by the continuing decline of U.S. hegemony; the economic stagnation of the imperial triad of the United States, Europe, and Japan; and the rise of the BRICS (Br

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The west mostly divides leftist organizations by having nonviolent activists form a bunch of front groups in the first place. It's not just a product of "infighting" like OP implies. Left organizations that operate like NGOs don't care about gaining power and constantly develop new brands for the same failing strategies.
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Examples?

Thanks for the recommendation

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I would highly recommend Intan Suwandi's book Value Chains. Now your turn we can trade haha 😁

Not to be glib as I do find plenty of his work useful, but really there are too many Chomsky fans running around the tech and politics spheres coining buzzwords like Hyperimperialism, Technofeudalism, and Enshittification to label stuff that is better described using extant terminology! I can't really judge if it is just the kind of thing that bugs me or they are trying to compete to make something with groundbreaking-sounding vibes.
There are lots of disputes about the definition of imperialism and what a world system is, etcetera, that involve fundamental differences in seeing the world, but with these writers sometimes it feels like repackaging and then sourcing mainstream journalism and academics rather than following the deep historical research and citations of some decolonial theorists. Plus there are the overtures to socdems they make.

Amin is a writer who despite his death I feel has yet to be replaced. A tenuous situation. Hope someone steps up.


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