Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
Eagle vs dragon
26 Feb 2026
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond fancy software and millions of chips. Today it is about geostrategic competition between the US and China. Yassamine Mather investigates how these two countries have adopted two different approaches
A strange endgame
26 Feb 2026
Did Chávez and Maduro preside over a brave ‘socialist’ experiment? No, argues Michael Roberts - it was the absence of socialist policies, not least to end the sabotage of the economy, that brought the country to its knees
Marxist or liberal foreign policy?
19 Feb 2026
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made a splash at the Munich security conference with a ‘left’ defence of US power, writes Paul Demarty. Can the Democratic Socialists of America hold its elects to account?
The dog and the tail
19 Feb 2026
Many, including on the left, believe that America’s support for Israel damages its national interests, that the explanation for the irrational behaviour lies with the sinister influence of the pro-Israel lobby, even wealthy Jews. Moshé Machover disagrees. American support for Israel is not irrational: it serves its national interests
Notes on the war
19 Feb 2026
Four years since the launch of the ‘special military operation’, Russia is predictably bogged down in a war of attrition. Exactly what the US wanted, says Jack Conrad. But now we have Trump, the trifecta and the shredding of the post-World War II order
Et tu, Bezos?
12 Feb 2026
The Amazon oligarch’s attacks on his own Washington Post amounts to a betrayal of the vocation of journalism. More of the same should be expected, reckons Paul Demarty
Talks, threats and bots
05 Feb 2026
War is not inevitable. But it is now a credible option. The US has its tariffs, missiles and armada in place. That is why there are negotiations, argues Yassamine Mather
All above board
29 Jan 2026
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is a ghoulish confection, but confirms the US intends to completely sideline the old global institutions, writes Paul Demarty
High hopes turn to ashes
29 Jan 2026
Hailed by some on the left as a unique experiment in egalitarian, decentralised, ecologically sustainable self‑administration, Rojava has ended in bitter disappointment. Yassamine Mather investigates
Dreamscapes and nightmares
29 Jan 2026
While Trump acolytes present glitzy AI images at Davos, Israel continues to kill, imprison and dispossess the Palestinian population. Eddie Ford looks at the new form of colonialism
A fog of misinformation
22 Jan 2026
Shutting down the internet has been hugely costly for ordinary people and allowed lies to flourish as never before. Yassamine Mather exposes the false narratives and finds hope in the largely ignored working class
Reject all dead ends
15 Jan 2026
We support the mass protests against the dictatorial regime, writes Yassamine Mather. However, we must also intransigently oppose Trump’s threat of US intervention and any kind of return of the monarchy
Divided regime, divided opposition
08 Jan 2026
Faced with a currency crisis, asphyxiating sanctions, soaring inflation and mass protests, the Islamic Republic also has Trump, who says the US is “locked, loaded and ready to go”. However, Yassamine Mather warns: the left is weak, divided and often hopelessly compromised
BBC must join boycott
18 Dec 2025
Already five counties are refusing to participate. But despite continued Israeli crimes, not Britain. Anne McShane calls for a redoubling of efforts to force a change
Twilight of the Beeb
20 Nov 2025
The current crisis of the BBC is the outcome of long-term transformation of the wider British establishment, and its total subordination to the USA, argues Paul Demarty