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
Justice of the victors
23 Mar 2023
Talk of putting Vladimir Putin on trial in The Hague shows how the west is seeking the total defeat of Russia, writes Eddie Ford. But will president Xi come to the aid of his ‘dear friend’?
Voice of the revolution
16 Mar 2023
This appeal drawn up by comrades in Iran, calling for clear politics, organisation and solidarity, has attracted widespread support
Shifting interests and alignments
16 Mar 2023
The Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China is bad news for the US, but especially Israel, says Yassamine Mather
American death trip
16 Mar 2023
The war on drugs has been a horrendous failure. So, asks Daniel Lazare, why do governments remain hooked on repression?
Silent and supine
16 Mar 2023
Kevin Bean looks at the shameful official left and the split between Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell over the Ukraine war
Weapon-grade talks
09 Mar 2023
Tehran has adopted a conciliatory stance over uranium enrichment and severe punishment for those responsible for poisoning schoolgirls. Yassamine Mather reports
Now it’s Ukrainians
09 Mar 2023
The Nord Stream story continues to grow ever more complex and strange. Daniel Lazare attempts to cut through the confusion
Bakhmut is hell on earth
09 Mar 2023
Both sides seem determined to send ever greater numbers into the human meat-grinder. The battle owes more to symbolism than strategic calculation, writes Eddie Ford
Xi and John and Yoko
02 Mar 2023
China’s 12-point plan has not been welcomed in Washington, Brussels or Moscow. But, asks Paul Demarty, should communists join the pacifist camp?
Ohio’s perfect storm
02 Mar 2023
Daniel Lazare warns that, with Trump skilfully championing poor whites, with weak trade unions and a ‘left’ intent on tailing Biden, the danger of a rightwing dictatorship grows
Faults and mirrors
02 Mar 2023
The huge loss of life seen in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes can be directly traced back to the state’s bungled response, endemic corruption and clampdowns on the self-activity of progressive youth, writes Esen Uslu
Pahlavi has a bad day
23 Feb 2023
Yassamine Mather gives an update on the mixed fortunes of the Iranian exile right, the illusions of the soft ‘left’ and the shortcomings of the internal opposition
A study in betrayal
23 Feb 2023
The parliamentary ‘left’ is not only cowardly. Now, applauded by journalists like Owen Jones, a section of it is urging further military escalation. Talal Hangari looks at the sorry picture
Bellicose balloonacy
23 Feb 2023
Ludicrous allegations against China reveal a political system that is losing touch with rational thought, says Daniel Lazare
Notes on the war
23 Feb 2023
One year on, the talk is of a wider conflict, even a World War III. Jack Conrad looks at the geo-politics, the military situation and the inadequacies of the existing left