The American historian, geographer, urban theorist and Marxist political activist Mike Davis died on 25 October. A member of the editorial boards of New Left Review as well as a contributor to Socialist Review, Davis began his political activism at a very young age while in high school. The following text is an excerpt from his book Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx's Lost Theory.

A look at the 2022 popular mobilization in Ecuador, its challenges and prospects

This week the Congress of the Communist Party of China is being held. This is an important event not only for China but globally. Xi Jinping, will be confirmed for an unprecedented third term as party leader and will therefore also continue as China's president when the National Congress meets next March.

Despite earning at least $2 billion per year in gold sales, 40% of Burkina Faso’s population lives below the poverty line. Additional features that challenge sovereignty and social advancement are the entrenched jihadist insurgent groups, emboldened by NATO’s war on Libya.

As Hurricane Ian was causing devastation in the province of Pinar del Río, over 37,000 accounts on Twitter replicated the hashtag #CubaPaLaCalle (Cuba to the streets) calling for mass protests. However, less than 2% of the users who participated in this virtual mobilization were in Cuba.

What is needed to bring about an ecological revolution aimed at human survival is not simply environmental reform, but a much broader ecological and social revolution aimed at transcending the logic of capitalism itself.