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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

One union to another

01 May 2025

Matt Wrack has been the target of a nasty smear campaign. The obvious problem, as far as his critics are concerned, is that he represents militant trade unionism. However, our movement needs radical democracy, including in its trade unions, says Carla Roberts

Weathering the tariff storm

01 May 2025

Beijing is making great play of the opportunities for its capitalists, as the country attempts to shift away from reliance on the US market. Meanwhile, writes Yassamine Mather, the working class faces absolute exploitation with overtime and excessive hours

State-of-the-art genocide

01 May 2025

The revelation of Microsoft’s complicity in Israel’s Gaza massacre is merely the latest evidence that big tech is entirely dependent on the state, argues Paul Demarty

MAGA versus Harvard

24 Apr 2025

With America’s oldest university offering token resistance to the attacks of the Trump administration, Paul Demarty looks at academic freedom and the parlous state of higher education

Rise of DEV-GEN Z

24 Apr 2025

University students and high school students have taken the lead. Workers too have moved into action. Esen Uslu reports

Netanyahu is rebuffed

24 Apr 2025

Israel wants Iran attacked, degraded and broken. But the latest US-Iran talks make it clear who is in charge, argues Yassamine Mather

Death of an absolute monarch

24 Apr 2025

Pope Francis liked to parade his simple life, his identification with the poor and downtrodden. But, shows Jack Conrad, he turned a blind eye to mass killing and presided over a fabulously wealthy and thoroughly compromised institution

Lies, damned lies and viruses

24 Apr 2025

Trump is determined to use every propaganda weapon against China, so, argues Ian Spencer, it is time, once again, to blame it for the Covid-19 pandemic

Jaw-jaw flipside of war-war

18 Apr 2025

US-Iran negotiations appear to have gone well. Leave aside Israel, there has been a positive response across the Middle East. Even the EU, China and Russia are happy. So, asks Yassamine Mather, what could possibly go wrong?

Breaking with playing dead

18 Apr 2025

How to respond to Trump’s whirlwind of tariffs, chaos and oppression? Democrats have their ‘Hands Off’ protests. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez their ‘Fight Oligarchy’ tour. Matt Strupp and Ben Lenz of the Marxist Unity Group want independent socialist organisation

White coats, red blood

18 Apr 2025

Mass killing in Gaza is but a prelude to ethnic cleansing. And, aided and abetted by the US and UK, Israeli forces are committing war crimes against Palestinian medical personnel with complete impunity, writes Ian Spencer

Vanishing capitalists?

10 Apr 2025

Mike Macnair reviews A Hanton Vassal state: how America runs Britain Swift Press 2024, pp298, £12.99

Capitalism with Chinese characteristics

10 Apr 2025

The US-China trade war has seen both tit-for-tat tariffs and a strategic attempt to shift away from any reliance on the American market. Yassamine Mather gives her take on current dilemmas and the socio‑economic nature of the People’s Republic

Recession threats loom

10 Apr 2025

Where is the full-scale US-China trade war taking the world? Michael Roberts looks at the likely outcome when it comes to the headline inflation, output and productivity stats

Articulate attack dog

10 Apr 2025

Despite being from a troubled background, JD Vance found the help of some very rich friends. Mike Belbin looks at the ideas, compromises and ambitions of the US vice president

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