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
Resisting the incoming tide
09 Feb 2023
Daniel Lazare pours scorn on the House of Representatives’ utterly incoherent, but revealing, resolution condemning the ‘horrors of socialism’
German Ostpolitik collapses
26 Jan 2023
What lies behind the furore over sending Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukraine battlefield? Something deeper is going on, writes Daniel Lazare
Not equality to compete
19 Jan 2023
Communists should demand special measures to protect women from capitalist exploitation, not ‘genuine equality’ in the workplace. Daniel Lazare investigates the Pump Act
Talking peace, preparing for war
12 Jan 2023
Syria is not only still wrecked, but still divided. Esen Uslu reports on the tripartite negotiations and their significance
Great American breakdown
12 Jan 2023
As far-right control of the US Congress promises slash-and-burn austerity, Daniel Lazare calls for rejection of the existing constitution and a constituent assembly to establish a real democracy
Crime of victimless crime
15 Dec 2022
The harsh treatment meted out to Brittney Griner gives us a glimpse of the human cost of the so-called war on drugs. Daniel Lazare looks at five decades of horror
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
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
Trump’s bubble bursts
10 Nov 2022
The Republicans’ red wave turned into a ripple. With results still coming in, Daniel Lazare gives his assessment of the US midterms and their likely effects
Ukraine and the ‘left’
03 Nov 2022
When on earth will the DSA and ‘the Squad’ come up with a principled position? Daniel Lazare reports on the dismal failings of the US ‘pwogs’
War intensifies at home
27 Oct 2022
Having defied midterm gravity for months, the Democrats are back to self-destruction. Daniel Lazare reports on the latest legal move against Donald Trump
Cold war set to heat up
27 Oct 2022
Michael Roberts expects a turn to self-reliance, urges less reliance on the capitalist sector and calls for democratic planning