• Zohran Kwame Mamdani

Will Shoki sits down with Ugandan-born rapper and housing advocate Zohran Mamdani about his bid to represent Queens in the New York State Assembly.

• Ben Turok

A veteran African National Congress stalwart and member of parliament speaks to Africa Is a Country about the party, South Africa's Parliament and the dearth of left politics in South Africa.

• Benjamin Fogel
• Sean Henry Jacobs

South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters, rejects chauvinism and embraces democracy.

• Francisco Perez

Cubans are far better prepared than most for public health and climate emergencies. African countries should emulate the island nation in this regard.

• Ben Carrington

In gratitude to Stuart Hall, a socialist intellectual who taught us to confront the political with a smile.

• Sean Henry Jacobs