Imperialism & War > United States
Nato paralysis and US decline
17 Jun 2011
No candidate to replace the USA exists or looks likely to arise, writes James Turley
Notes on the war
20 Feb 2025
Three years since the launch of the ‘special military operation’, the post-World War II order is being shredded by America. Trump is a revolutionary counterrevolutionary, says Jack Conrad
Notes on the war
30 Jan 2025
With Donald Trump’s second term and talk of a negotiated settlement, Volodymyr Zelensky’s political career seems to be rapidly heading towards its failure. Jack Conrad warns that in the immediate term this will likely benefit the far right
Rise of lifeboat imperialism
16 Jan 2025
What’s the big deal about Greenland? Paul Demarty examines Donald Trump’s promised new wave of American continental colonial expansion
Atmospheric blow-dryer
16 Jan 2025
Danny Hammill argues that the LA wildfires have been made hellishly worse by urban sprawl, budget cuts and, most of all, global warming
Decade of disaster
16 Jan 2025
Last year was the hottest ever recorded and deadly heat looks like our future, writes Eddie Ford - even if we overcome capitalism
Let them drink dirty water
05 Dec 2024
Eddie Ford looks at the environmental disaster that threatens with the appointment of climate deniers, cronies and billionaires committed to ending what they call ‘excessive regulations’
An acronym versus the hegemon
28 Nov 2024
America and its arrogant bullying is much resented. But, asks Yassamine Mather, does the expanding Brics alliance represent a viable alternative?
Notes on the war
28 Nov 2024
Volodymyr Zelensky lost no time in using Atacms and Storm Shadows. In response, Putin changed Russia’s nuclear doctrine and issued orders for an intermediate-range ballistic missile strike. Jack Conrad assesses the growing dangers of walking towards the nuclear abyss
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
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
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
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
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