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A black-and-white photo features a southern Vietnamese female guerrilla fighter pointing her rifle with determination, embodying the resilience of those who fought for their homeland.

Resistance or Death: The Struggle for Life Under Imperialism

By

Khalil Kawtharany Karim al-Amine

Translated by

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

A composite of Greek police guarding the National Bank of Greece in the foreground, with Lebanese police guarding the Bank of Beirut in the background.

What About the “Sovereign Wealth Fund”? Some Lessons From Greece

By

Nikolas Kosmatopoulos

الصفحة الأولى لصحيفة النهار اللبنانية.

شركة إنترا للاستثمار: "أكثر أسرار الدولة اللبنانية كتمانًا"

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كريم مرهج

A composite of two images: a woman in the foreground, and people standing at a railing in the background, looking outward. There is a mosque on the horizon.

Neoliberalism and Kafala

By

Sumayya Kassamali

A composite of archival images from Assafir newspaper of the offices of Intra Investment Company and the opening of the Finance Bank, one of Intra Holdings' most secretive holding companies, on December 7, 1999. Mahfouz Sakina, Hassan Farran, Yacoub Al Sarraf, and Salah Harakat are seen cutting a cake. (The Public Source)

Intra Investment Company: The “Lebanese State’s Best Kept Secret”

By

Karim Merhej

Bank in Beirut protected by two private security guards and a metal wall.

While We Try to Survive Its Last Scheme, Lebanon's Banking Sector Plots Another Grand Theft

By

Karim Merhej Yazan Al-Saadi

A protester wears a mask depicting central bank governor Riad Salameh’s face while getting a “haircut” in front of the Central Bank.

Through a Glass, Darkly: How Lebanon’s Central Bank Wants You to See the Financial Collapse

By

Karim Merhej Yazan Al-Saadi

Three protesters hold a sign in Riad al-Solh Square that reads, “burn their mansions." Beirut. Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

Workers’ Solidarity, Redistribution, and Universal Social Protections... Slogans of a Struggle Against Engineered Losses

By

Christina Cavalcanti

A sanitation worker employed by Lebanese company Ramco pauses for a picture while working a shift at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. April 6, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Labor in Lebanon: Between Racism and Capitalist Exploitation

By

Hani Adada

Inspired by a banner carried by protesters Chile, "it's not depression, it's capitalism” reads this wall in Beirut, Lebanon. December 4, 2019. (Lara Bitar/The Public Source)

Depressed? You Might Be Suffering from Oppression: On Malaise, Alienation, and Solidarity

By

Andres Barkil-Oteo

A protestor sits in front of the Greek police during an anti-austerity protest in Athens. May 11, 2011. (Watsons Wanderings/Creative Commons)

Lessons From Greece (Part 1 of 2)

By

Nikolas Kosmatopoulos

Heavy security deployment on the streets of Beirut after Parliament’s approval of the 2020 state budget is met with protests. February 11, 2020. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source).

Public Debt: It’s Not the Size That Matters, It’s How You Use It (Part 3 of 3)

By

Hisham Ashkar