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
Highlights of ‘democracy’
17 Jun 2021
Not only are the candidates useless: the pundits are worse. Yassamine Mather reports on the presidential election campaign, as it enters its closing straight
From G7 to D11
17 Jun 2021
Carbis Bay was more about creating a US-led anti-Chinese alliance than vaccinating the world or saving the planet, maintains Eddie Ford
Paralysis of ruling elite
17 Jun 2021
The linkage between a frozen constitution, democratic decline and sexual rigidity is subtle yet powerful, argues Daniel Lazare
Down but not out
17 Jun 2021
A master schemer and skilled rabble-rouser, with well cultivated US links. But above all going with the flow of history was key to Netanyahu’s success. No wonder Moshé Machover thinks it is far too early to write off this flawed and deeply unpleasant man
Fascism needs definition
17 Jun 2021
Marxism strives for clarity and telling the truth. Jack Conrad replies to Hasan Keser and Daniel Lazare
Texas and the F-word
10 Jun 2021
Can fascism be established in the absence of a working class threat? Daniel Lazare believes it is possible
Coalition in turmoil
10 Jun 2021
Mired in corruption, pursuing costly foreign adventures and a tanking economy, Esen Uslu looks at the shambles
Seven are the doors to hell
10 Jun 2021
Yassamine Mather reports on the new restrictions, the disqualifications and what passes for debate in the presidential election campaign
House built on sand
10 Jun 2021
The only common factor in the aspiring eight-party coalition is an aversion to Binyamin Netanyahu. Tony Greenstein thinks it cannot last long
Promises, losers and threats
10 Jun 2021
The G7 summit is going to see a reassertion of American hegemony. But, asks Eddie Ford, will this really mean a return of the social democratic consensus?
Where is America going?
03 Jun 2021
Has there been a social democratic turn following Joe Biden’s victory? Now, after all, his administration promises not only to tax the rich, but help the poor. Then there is China, the EU and the so-called third world. This is an edited version of the talk Hillel Ticktin gave to the May 27 Online Communist Forum
Pogrom state made manifest
03 Jun 2021
The far-right terror campaign against Palestinians sees the police arresting those who dare resist. Meanwhile global opposition to Israel grows apace. Tony Greenstein looks at the changing picture
Flying saucers over Washington
03 Jun 2021
UFOs are back in the news again. Paul Demarty explores the cold war background and its exotic leftwing offshoots and variants
Strategic rivalries remain
27 May 2021
Daniel Lazare says ending tensions with Russia will take more than discarding opposition to Nord Stream 2
End Zionist oppression
27 May 2021
The latest murderous colonial onslaught, especially against those caged in Gaza, was driven by Netanyahu’s narrow personal interests. This is an edited version of the talk Moshé Machover gave to the May 23 Online Communist Forum