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Alex Callinicos
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Emeritus Professor of European Studies, King’s College London. I write mainly about capitalism and its great adversary Marxism.

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Alexander Theodore Callinicos is a Rhodesian-born British political theorist and activist. An adherent of Trotskyism, he is a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and serves as its International Secretary. Between 2009 and 2020 he was the editor of International Socialism, the SWP's theoretical journal, and has published a number of books. .. more

Political science 42%
Sociology 31%
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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 2h
socialistworker.co.uk/your-party/z...
Zarah Sultana: ‘We must fight, we must unite, we must win’
Zarah Sultana issued a rallying call for the left to unite and fight ahead of the Your Party founding conference in Liverpool this weekend.
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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 3h
RIP Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin: “Violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 4h
An English translation of Charlie Lywood’s obituary of the Danish revolutionary Jørn Andersen. socialistworker.co.uk/obituaries/j...
Jørn Lykke Andersen, 1956–2025
Jørn Andersen, or “Jørn the eagle”, as he was affectionately called, has died at the age of 69.
socialistworker.co.uk

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 18h
My latest column, on Trump’s “peace plan” for Ukraine. socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
Alex Callinicos: Ukraine’s Zelensky on the back foot after corruption scandal
As usual, since it involves Donald Trump, confusion reigns over the new “peace plan” for Ukraine.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20h
Breaking news: The ruling deals a blow to Donald Trump’s attempts to use the Department of Justice to punish two of his political opponents. on.ft.com/43NbWvO

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Bo Stefan @bo-stefan-nielsen.bsky.social · 22h
Ære være hans minde.
Rest in power, comrade ❤️🚩

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 22h
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Nekrolog til Jørn Lykke Andersen 23. juli 1956 – 20. november 2025. | Internationale Socialister
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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 22h
A very nice obituary of Jørn Andersen of the International Socialists Denmark by his friend and comrade Charlie Lywood. From the Easter strikes of 1985 to the movement against the Iraq War & the 2009 protests against COP15 in Copenhagen, Jørn was there. Hamba kahle!