Communal organization is a form of organization that socialist movements around the world have debated for a long time and, in some cases, attempted to put into practice. Abdullah Öcalan defines the commune as a form of organization that exists entirely outside the structure of the state, has no connection to it, and in which…
Even in such dark times as these, now is the moment we need to speak of liberation. The current military conflicts initiated by the United States and Israel have revealed the continuing force and pressure of global dynamics and processes in a situation in which the world market appears at once fractured and effective. In…
On this occasion of the anniversary of the Rojava revolution we re-publish a critical and self-critical evaluation of the women’s revolution, written by Pelşîn Tolhildan, Executive Council member of the KJK (Kurdistan Women’s Communities)” on 25th February 2026. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, the people of the region managed to build their…
Ecology is one of the greatest social problems and challenges of our time. While the ecological crisis is gaining relevance worldwide and some states are promoting system-internal solutions such as “green capitalism” or the “Green New Deal,” there are ecological movements around the world that are seeking a different, radical solution. Abdullah Öcalan links the…
This interview of ADM with the Kurdish activist Songül Morsümbül offers a political assessment of the labor union struggle in Northern Kurdistan, showing how workers in the region face capitalist exploitation and state violence. By tracing the historical alliance between the state and capital, it reveals how class struggle in Kurdistan is inextricably linked to…
Recent years have seen a steady escalation of the Third World War, and the emergence of a crisis within the capitalist system which, without restraint, normalises war – both between states and within society. We have shared the warmth of solidarity in Italy’s streets, the opposition to European rearmament policies, and the mobilisation of millions…
Below you will find two interviews with members and leaders of the Pasundan Peasants’ Union (SPP), a peasant organization in West Java, Indonesia. As an organization, they are in the process of building People’s Power as a strategy to reclaim their dignity as a people and take control of their own lives. These interviews provide…
A Proposal for Democratic Socialism in the 21st Century Zeki Bayhan, Kurdish politician and author of numerous writings on democratic socialism “To know what we will do, we must first know who we are.” Peter Weiss The use of the term “socialism” has a relatively short history, yet its conceptual equivalent is societality or communalism….
In Rhizome, Deleuze and Guattari state that: “A book has neither object nor subject; it is made of diversely formed materials, of very different dates and speeds. … One should never ask what a book means, signified or signifier; in a book there is nothing to understand, one should only ask what it functions with,…
The 18th of march marked the 155th anniversary of the declaration of the Paris Commune. In those days the commune came to the forefront in its country of origin as a symbol and program that paved the way for the left prior to the municipal elections. The campaign of ‘The unsubmissive France’ (La France insoumise…
