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
Hypocrisy in action
28 Nov 2024
Erdoğan speaks fire and fury. Meanwhile, despite the sanctions, it is business as usual. Esen Uslu looks at the relationship between Turkey and Israel
Grand imperial claims
28 Nov 2024
America does not consider itself bound by the ‘law governed world order’. Mike Macnair gives the background to the denunciations of the International Criminal Court’s warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
From Glasgow to Baghche
21 Nov 2024
Yassamine Mather recalls her time in Kurdistan and the courage and determination, as well as the failings, of the militant Fedai opponents of the Islamic Republic
Uncertain times
14 Nov 2024
Donald Trump’s appointments give us a clue about what to expect, but nothing more. Meanwhile Arab countries are asserting their independence out of fear of their own people, says Yassamine Mather
A strangely familiar failure
14 Nov 2024
How could the Democrats lose to that man - again? The inquest begins, but do not expect any bold thinking from the decadent consultant class, writes Paul Demarty
Notes on the war
14 Nov 2024
Donald Trump has not been slow in coming forward with his peace plan. Not surprisingly, Volodymyr Zelensky is far from keen, nor are European liberals. However, warns Jack Conrad, there is still the distinct danger of escalation and phasing into World War III
Wars and slogans
07 Nov 2024
Accepting, or adapting to, left-syndicalist excuses not to openly engage with our ideas is not the road to principled unity, argues Mike Macnair
Notes on the war
07 Nov 2024
With the freezing cold of winter fast approaching, Ukraine is increasingly dependent on nuclear power. Then there is the Storm Shadow ‘red line’, threats of nuclear war and Donald Trump. Jack Conrad comments on recent happenings and developments
Threat to nuclear sites increases
07 Nov 2024
Though Trump is only president elect he is already changing the politics of the Middle East. Things have become even more dangerous, says Yassamine Mather
More than just complicity
07 Nov 2024
With thousands of protestors once again taking to the streets, the escalation of Israeli warmongering now looks to be a certainty, as does British government backing, warns Ian Spencer
Restraint for the moment
31 Oct 2024
Israel’s latest attack on Iran stayed clear of nuclear and oil facilities. In turn Iran’s response has been decidedly muted. One thing is certain, though, writes Yassamine Mather, if Donald Trump is elected on November 5, everything changes
Recipe for fragmentation
31 Oct 2024
Who can challenge the US-led global financial institutions? Definitely not the much hyped Brics bloc, writes Michael Roberts
First stumble on a slippery road
31 Oct 2024
Esen Uslu discusses the possibility of a Turkish ‘peace process’ with the PKK and how to assess the suicide attack on the TIA factory in Ankara. With the US election and ongoing kaleidoscopic regional power struggles we should expect the unexpected
Debating our culture
31 Oct 2024
Our present differences are minor - a scratch - but scratches have to be taken seriously. Failure to do so risks the danger of gangrene. Mike Macnair reports on the debates at the October 27 CPGB aggregate of members and visitors
Danger of World War III: the communist response
24 Oct 2024
Supported by: Ian Spencer, Bob Paul, Andy Hannah, Paul Cooper, Carla Roberts, Anne McShane