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
Flop of the century
04 Jul 2019
Donald Trump’s attempts to manufacture ‘good news’ in the Middle East have so far been a dismal failure, writes Yassamine Mather
Major blow to Erdoğan
27 Jun 2019
The repeat election for mayor of Istanbul was not just a case of déjà vu, writes Esen Uslu
Threats must be taken seriously
20 Jun 2019
Yassamine Mather looks at the US-Iran conflict against the background of Donald Trump’s contradictory pronouncements
Zionism’s political crisis
06 Jun 2019
Tony Greenstein looks beyond the possible voting figures, as Israel awaits a second election
Only the Iranian people
30 May 2019
Recent events have demonstrated yet again why ‘regime change from above’ will only produce chaos, destruction and death, says Yassamine Mather
BDS on the march and under fire
23 May 2019
The witch hunt against those who campaign against Israeli settler-colonialism is unlikely to end any time soon, observes Paul Demarty
What passes for democracy
23 May 2019
Erdoğan is desperate to prevent the opposition from taking control in Istanbul, writes Esen Uslu
Stepping up the threats
23 May 2019
Trump is garnering support for his crusade against Iran, but there is widespread opposition too, reports Yassamine Mather
Reclaim the holocaust
16 May 2019
The holocaust memorial industry is doing nothing to either remember or warn against other genocides, writes Tony Greenstein
Threat of war is real
09 May 2019
With Iran partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal and the US imposing yet more sanctions, tensions are rising fast. This is an edited version of an opening given by Yassamine Mather on the political situation in the Middle East
Coup attempt fizzles out
09 May 2019
Eddie Ford reports on the failure of the opposition and its imperialist masters to split the armed forces
Silencing the right will be followed by silencing the left
25 Apr 2019
Yassamine Mather looks behind the social media bans imposed in the name of ‘democracy’
Israel and the ‘new anti-Semitism’
25 Apr 2019
Review: ‘The British left and Zionism - history of a divorce’ by Paul Kelemen, Manchester University Press, 2012, pp227, £16.99
No to extradition
18 Apr 2019
Julian Assange’s arrest shows he is lined up for the same fate as Chelsea Manning, argues Paul Demarty
True to principle
18 Apr 2019
When it comes to US imperialism, Islam and Iran, the left has been deeply divided. Yassamine Mather reports on a recent BBC debate