Thanks for writing this! The books give us a bit more insight into what kinds of people the authors are. In interviews as well as in their own writing, the authors have demonstrated that they believe themselves to be progressive but they are sheltered neoliberals at best. They are both…

I’m a childless adult who loves visiting zoos and aquariums. Ever since I was a little kid, I loved to see the adorable animals, the pretty habitats, and all the great work zoologists do to rescue animals and reintroduce them to their natural habitats. Whenever I visit a zoo or…

No one should have to experience what Maupin put you through, especially the horrific events that Member 2 had to endure. It was very brave of you to come forward as a group and reject the abuse before it continued any further. I'm hoping for all of your recoveries and…

Stop right there! If you don’t know about Falun Gong or why you should oppose it, please read this article first. My piece assumes you already have this knowledge, as I will be diving into a critique of the socialist policies that enabled its creation. When Marxist Leninists think of…

There’s enough political drama across Asian countries as it is. We’re often busy hating each other for reasons big and small. With lasting tensions from the Sino-Soviet Split, refugee crises, trade wars, contested islands, and the constant presence of Uncle Sam forcing Asian countries to turn against each other, something…

People trapped in the United States can’t even talk about issues unique to their country without bringing up their racist and xenophobic beliefs about Global South countries. When Americans suffer under American capitalism, someone always cries that we’re becoming the Asians or Muslims in their oppressive dictatorships and theocracies. Look…

#StopAsianHate is a performative hashtag that centers the individual, helps the capitalist, and ignores the US Empire’s role in creating hate. #StopAsianHate distracts us from the true root of anti-Asian racism in the US by making it about individuals correcting their personal biases rather than the system that created these…

In 1937, comrade Mao Zedong wrote Combat Liberalism to handle reactionary elements within his party. Today, three reactionaries are derailing organizing, introducing conflict to movements, and destroying unity among the left. While these reactionaries have very different outlooks on the issues they claim to care about and are often fighting…

Imperialists have intentionally blurred the line between Landback and Balkanization. Well-meaning progressives and even many on the anti-imperialist left have enthusiastically championed both causes without realizing that some causes being presented as “decolonial” are playing directly into the hands of regime change operatives seeking to balkanize global south countries. Indigenous…

Whenever Asian people die, someone in the press will make a piss poor joke about our names or cuisines. To them, we’re nothing but a punchline. To white supremacists, our lives are cheaper than a greasy box of late-night takeout. SAY THEIR NAMES. Yan Zhiwen, 45. Father of three young…

The Nuremburg trials and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal were a farce in which the true perpetrators of the Holocaust and Japanese imperialist war crimes never got punished. Instead, high ranking fascists got incorporated into NATO, US-backed governments, and American agencies like NASA and the CIA. The Nazi Atlantic Treaty…

The corporate media landscape has saturated our feeds with images of NATO allies as superheroes, science fiction and fantasy protagonists, and pop culture icons. NATO’s enemies are villainized as the primary antagonists of major fandoms. The indoctrinated masses therefore cannot break free from seeing the wars their country started as…

Was Mao Zedong an even worse mass murderer than Adolf Hitler? Most commonly held beliefs about Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China and founder of the People’s Republic of China, are either vastly exaggerated, omitting major facts, or entirely fake. Mao is respected globally as a great…

The Hong Kong protests have been compared to other anti-colonial protests like BLM, Free Palestine, and resistance to South African Apartheid. But most well-meaning progressives do not know about the US government’s direct involvement in funding and arming the Hong Kong protests, which are led by reactionaries that regularly glorify…

If you’re new to the left, it can be difficult to find trusted sources from comrades instead of the vile ideology of the capitalist class. This is a list of media sources on the left for both current events in the news, as well as deeper analysis into theory. Note…

White women care more about Ukrainian dogs and cats than Black and Brown children. And yes, I mean bleeding heart liberal white women who become so emotionally invested in animal rights that they do racist things on behalf of animals, contributing to imperialism and dehumanizing colonized POC. Why is it…

An open letter to a real “Libertarian with an Asian wife” I’ve had the misfortune of working under. Dear sexpat, Your country rained destruction down on Asian countries for over a century. Assassinating leaders, couping governments, carpet bombing villages and farmland, building military bases, nuking cities, arming terrorists, and backing…

There is perhaps no other country on earth that has been more misrepresented, lied about, and heavily sanctioned than the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Koreans experienced some of the most severe war crimes and sexual atrocities of the 20th century, first from Imperial Japan and then from the combined…

Cuba should serve as a reminder of what socialism can achieve for a country’s people and for the world. Despite suffering under crippling sanctions for the better part of a century, Cuba has nonetheless reached health, infrastructure, and diplomatic milestones that any country would envy. This list of resources details…

Claims of the Uyghur genocide have horrified the readers of western media outlets. China has been depicted as committing the new Holocaust, with “China watchers” suggesting that as many as 6 million Uyghur Muslims are being held in concentration camps or murdered outright by Communist forces. But how does the…

This list of resources debunks some common claims about the Free Tibet movement which the corporate press uses to portray China as an oppressive, authoritarian dictatorship that denies Tibetan people their sovereignty. The Free Tibet movement calls for an independent Tibet and centers around the Dalai Lama, despite his recent…

Turning Red is pure, classic Boba Liberalism in which diasporic Asians who were raised in the west flock in droves to consume yet another film that commodifies our existing generational divide. Turning Red is a coming-of-age story that combines beautiful animation and character design with harmful stereotypes about Asian Tiger…