This is for political prisoners, feeling trapped and sad, not for the rapper pulling up in a flashy Jag. It’s for the person in the same street, wrapped in rags, It is for the dad, carrying his son in plastic bags, for the resistance, wrapping cash in their elastic bands.” So begins “Soundtrack to the…

Voltaire, International Newsletter is a weekly newsletter on international politics. It features 10 to 15 pages of contextualized, sourced news items. Its aim is to enable you to follow the decline of the unipolar world and the emergence of a multipolar system. The newsletter is published in several languages. Several foreign ministries from different countries…

STRENGTHENING MULTILATERALISM FOR JUST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY 1. We, the Leaders of BRICS countries, met in Kazan, Russian Federation, from 22 to 24 October 2024 for the XVI BRICS Summit held under the theme: «Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security». 2. We reiterate the importance of further enhancing BRICS solidarity and cooperation…

In the history of the queer movement, communists have — at times — taken the wrong path. Some organizations and individuals, wrongly, have believed that queer people could not be revolutionary. Some believed queerness was abnormal; others believed that because LGBTQIA2S+ people weren’t respected by the working class, we couldn’t lead it. This image is…