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
Old enemies, new friends
07 Sep 2023
Joe Biden’s ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Vietnam is about blocking the rise of China, writes Eddie Ford. It will mean more visits from the Pacific fleet, more trade and new weapons
Notes on the war
07 Sep 2023
Despite Zelensky’s much vaunted offensive making ‘noticeable progress’, Jack Conrad argues that, especially with the mud season fast approaching, we should not expect any big changes on the battlefield
Celebrating a mass murderer
10 Aug 2023
Christopher Nolan (screenplay/director) Oppenheimer Universal Pictures, general release
Defending neutrality
03 Aug 2023
What are so-called socialists doing upholding the foreign policy of their ‘own’ bourgeois state? Anne McShane upholds the principles of international socialism
The truth is elsewhere
03 Aug 2023
David Grusch - a whistleblower on secret government projects to recover and reverse-engineer extraterrestrial spacecraft - has testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security. Paul Demarty investigates the latest alien visitation to Washington
Double standards on show
27 Jul 2023
While the morality police are back on patrol, top figures in the regime are renowned for preaching one thing and doing another, writes Yassamine Mather
Meanwhile the economic war
27 Jul 2023
Ending the Black Sea grain corridor has put Erdoğan’s government under intense diplomatic pressure, writes Esen Uslu
Their fantasy, our nightmare
20 Jul 2023
Ukraine’s offensive is getting nowhere and when a compromise is eventually reached Zelensky will be in deep trouble, argues Daniel Lazare
Sir Keir’s abstention disgrace
13 Jul 2023
Labour’s official left either meekly followed orders or stayed away - there were less than a dozen rebels. David Porter of Labour Party Marxists reports
Skin colour or social class?
13 Jul 2023
Liberal anti-racism inevitably engenders racism. Affirmative action is collapsing under the weight of its own internal contradictions, argues Daniel Lazare
King Brinkman in action
13 Jul 2023
Erdoğan has run out of room for manoeuvre. Facing a major financial crisis, he had to accept Sweden’s Nato membership and pivot away from Moscow. Esen Uslu thinks there will be consequences, however
MEK’s strange journey
06 Jul 2023
Nowadays they are the darlings of the neocon right, but most consider them a loony cult. Yassamine Mather traces the evolution of the ‘holy war’ fighters
Enemies of the people
06 Jul 2023
Kevin Bean asks why delays, objections and challenges to the Illegal Migration Bill are far from unwelcome to the Tories
Both sides cracking
29 Jun 2023
Russia is not the only major power that is feeling the strain, argues Daniel Lazare . The US is too
Notes on the war
29 Jun 2023
Putin is in real trouble - the Wagnerite rebellion testifies to political, military and strategic failure, argues Jack Conrad