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
Principled partyist strategy
08 Dec 2022
Four out of five House ‘socialists’ scabbed. Parker McQueeney of the Marxist Unity Group brings to light the deep divisions within the DSA revealed by the recent railworkers disputes
Israeli far right is making the far right mainstream
08 Dec 2022
If the fight against anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism are closely connected, it is a blunder to have Hamas in the leadership of the BDS campaign, suggests Daniel Lazare
Notes on the war
08 Dec 2022
General Winter will favour those who have the best extreme weather kit, equipment and rations. Jack Conrad looks at the military situation and the wider strategic picture
Strikes on Student Day
08 Dec 2022
The leaking of documents gives us a glimpse of the conflicts within the regime that the protest wave has caused, Yassamine Mather reports
Armbands and alienation
01 Dec 2022
With the competition now well under way, Paul Demarty examines the clash between soft-focus liberalism and Qatari feudal values
After the election
01 Dec 2022
Netanyahu’s coalition is a rag-bag of rightists, religious fanatics and rabble-rousers. But it is dangerous. A regional war and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is a real prospect, argues Moshé Machover
Workers’ mass protests
01 Dec 2022
Yassamine Mather reports on strikes and protests in Iran
Victories and weak points
01 Dec 2022
Veteran Iranian socialist Shahab Borhan warns of the dangers of relying on spontaneity. The movement needs leadership, organisation and clear politics - article translated from Farsi by Yassamine Mather
Ending the dynamic stalemate?
24 Nov 2022
Militarily the war is unwinnable, so politics are vital. Esen Uslu calls for Öcalan’s line to be continued
A wave that really happened
24 Nov 2022
Donald Trump has announced his candidacy and the Republican right is getting ready to investigate the president’s son. Daniel Lazare expects the results to be interesting
Widespread and larger
24 Nov 2022
Splits are widening at the top, the protests are continuing to grow, but there are still illusions in US-sponsored regime change. Yassamine Mather comments
Tottering towards 2024
17 Nov 2022
Despite the economy ranking as the number one issue for US voters, the expected red wave failed to materialise. Michael Roberts examines the facts and figures
An ageing republic
17 Nov 2022
The Trumpists did badly but Joe Biden is highly vulnerable. Daniel Lazare looks at what passes for democracy in America
Rebuild on solid foundations
17 Nov 2022
Yassamine Mather celebrates the continuing mass protests, recognises their limitations, laments the parlous state of the left and urges unity around the basic principles upheld by Hopi
Turbocharging Zionist colonialism
10 Nov 2022
Negotiations to form a far-right coalition are still ongoing, but there can be no hiding Netanyahu’s victory. Moshé Machover locates the drift to the right in the Zionist project itself