Archive - Iskra

Epilogue to Malaysia’s ‘Incomplete’ Revolution

My reflections on my piece on class coalitions in Malaysian development post-May 2018, and on the incoherence of class politics in Malaysia.

Feb 27 •

Capital in Malaysia #5 Defining ‘Safe’ Sectors of the Malaysian Economy

Explaining the link between these 'safe' sectors of conglomerate capital and its relationship to the state and indirectly, politics.

Feb 12 •

November 2023

Capital in Malaysia #4: Conglomerate Capital vs Crony Capital vs State Capital

Disentangling the complex web of Malaysia’s political economy by delineating the forms of capital favoured by the state and political and economic elite

Nov 2, 2023 •

August 2023

Capital in Malaysia #3: Investments and Profits, Do They Matter Under Malaysia’s Political Capitalism?

A bit of exposition on profits and investment before diving into looking at the sectors that conglomerate capital thrive in.

Aug 27, 2023 •

July 2023

Capital in Malaysia #2: What is Political Capitalism, and Why?

I work through the definition of political capitalism and contextualise it to Malaysia, making the case for it as a distinct category of analysis that…

Jul 5, 2023 •

June 2023

Capital in Malaysia #1: Capital, Politics and Political Capitalism

This first article will outline what the series hopes to address over the the next issues, namely developing concepts of conglomerate capital and…

Jun 16, 2023 •

October 2022

The Economics of Winning Malaysian Elections and Party Machinery

Understanding political culture and its economic lubricant as crucial structural obstacles to positive change, particularly through electoralism and…

Oct 29, 2022 •

August 2022

The Short History of the #Lawan Protests: A Left Perspective

Understanding the political and social significance of the #Lawan protests, what we can learn from it and how it could have been different.

Aug 6, 2022 •

February 2022

Violence, Colonialism and Possible Histories

Commentary on The Rise of Fascism in Malaya (1971) by Partai Rakyat Malaya

Feb 5, 2022 •

January 2022

Endless Spiral of Crises and Stagnation

My response to Din Deng's article, Proletarian Revolution In The Global North Is Impossible, elaborating on the dominance of monopoly-finance capital in…

Jan 25, 2022 •

November 2021

Merdeka, Melayu and Muhibbah: Contradictions of Malay(sian) Nationalisms

Analysing three sets of nationalist symbols in Malaysia, their history and future.

Nov 22, 2021 •

October 2021

Economic Development, Who is It For?

Reflecting on poverty, inequality and the purpose of economic development in Malaysia

Oct 20, 2021 •

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