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Turkey's 1968 generation presents an interesting case, not only because the country was undergoing a major transformation, but also because it was a devout NATO ally neighboring the Soviet Union during the Cold War era.

For more than a decade Gaza has been subject to a crippling economic siege. In this piece, Jamie Stern-Weiner writes about the ongoing catastrophe.

Emergency demonstrations in solidarity with the people of Gaza have been called in London (Downing Street, 5.30pm) and across the UK for today, 15 May.

"Tell me the name of your wound and I’ll tell you the road/where we’ll lose ourselves twice!"

Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was one of the greatest writers of the past half-century. In this extract from his long poem Mural, Darwish draws on themes of loss and longing for this beautiful meditation on exile.

The experiences of 1968 show us that it is possible to organize against racism as part of the structure of American capitalism — and to join together projects of street protest, popular education, workplace struggle, and political organization.

On the 50th anniversary of 1968, we present a collection of images from around the world captured during the global uprisings.

On the 50th anniversary of the global uprisings of 1968, we present a reading list to inspire the continued fight for freedom. 

Interviews with workers and students currently occupying the New School cafeteria. 

The US embassy move and Israel's ongoing slaughter of Palestinians is a strike against the heart of Palestinian resistance.

Tariq Ali and Angela Davis discuss the internationalist solidarity that animated the movements of 1968 around the world.  

1968 saw the first military victory for armed Palestinian forces against the Israeli army.

Marjorie Murphy looks at the often fraught relationship between rank-and-file public school teacher militancy and the urban uprisings of the late 1960s and early 70s. 

Industrial-scale renewable energy does nothing to remake exploitative relationships with the earth, and instead represents the renewal and expansion of the present capitalist order.