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US
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‘Dystopian’ Trump plan for massive expansion of ICE detention centers exposed
April 17, 2025"This expansion is a disastrous waste of billions of taxpayer dollars that will only line the coffers of the private prison [...] -
Return of the robber barons—or worse?
April 10, 2025Trump seemingly wants to surpass Ronald Reagan, who famously fired all members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers [...] -
Trump’s foreign policy: The method behind the madness
April 2, 2025For 80 years, the existing alliances and institutions of global politics have served U.S. imperial policy well. Now we are faced [...] -
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the struggle ahead
March 18, 2025We are in uncharted waters where Trump is criminalizing free speech even as he has ended Israel’s genocidal war, for [...] -
Behind the chaos, Trump prepares to take on China
March 14, 2025“Make America Great Again” is a program to prepare the US to fight and win a war with China. It is not only that; there are [...] -
Behind “Shock and Awe”: What is Trump’s real strategy?
March 4, 2025Is there a method to Trump’s madness? There is a dizzying array of new policies, extraordinary pronouncements, and constant [...]
- A whiff of stagflation
- Where does the fightback against Trump stand today?
- The Trump-Musk hate-filled power grab
World
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A turning point in history: Trump, crisis, and the decline of the liberal order (Part II)
March 26, 2025Western imperialism believed that the process of capitalist restoration would gradually mold China into a liberal or neoliberal [...] -
A turning point in history: Trump, crisis, and the decline of the liberal order (Part I)
March 24, 2025The events of the past decade and a half, much like the two world wars, have once again demonstrated that even in the most [...] -
Massive upheaval in Greece
March 8, 2025It is of outmost importance that these social processes from below can generate politics. These social processes should engage [...]
- Two myths about the Gaza ceasefire
- Ceasefire: Another landmark on the long Nakba road
- The Palestinian Authority and the completion of the siege
Marxism
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A new Spring for Labour?
May 17, 2024Union revitalization will happen when unions make themselves relevant for both highly-skilled employees and solo self-employed [...] -
The legacy and relevance of Lenin after 100 years
February 14, 2024Lenin, in the final analysis, like every other human being, was the product of his times. But he was not an ordinary product. He [...] -
Why workers need their own party (part 2)
June 3, 2023The previous installment of this two-part series covered the emergence of independent working-class politics in the era of Marx [...]
- Why workers need their own party (part 1)
- Eric Blanc’s political metamorphosis
- Who Is working-class, and why it matters
History
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How Jimmy Carter paved the way for Reagan
January 2, 2025When socialists look at the Carter years, we should reject the shallow score-keeping that obsesses the Washington elite. For us, [...] -
When Afghanistan was red!
April 29, 2024In official writings and textbooks, the civil war in Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979, when Russian (Soviet) troops [...] -
The legacy and relevance of Lenin after 100 years
February 14, 2024Lenin, in the final analysis, like every other human being, was the product of his times. But he was not an ordinary product. He [...]
- Remembering September 11, 1973: the US backed Pinochet coup in Chile
- Revisiting U.S. war crimes IV: Vietnam (Part III)
- Revisiting U.S. war crimes IV: Vietnam (Part II)
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Return of the robber barons—or worse?
Trump seemingly wants to surpass Ronald Reagan, who famously fired all members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) when they went on strike in 1981—thus giving a green light for corporations to likewise fire striking workers and permanently replace them with strikebreakers.
Trump’s foreign policy: The method behind the madness
For 80 years, the existing alliances and institutions of global politics have served U.S. imperial policy well. Now we are faced with what appears to be the unprecedented situation in which the “hegemonic power” has become the main “revisionist power,” in the world system…
A turning point in history: Trump, crisis, and the decline of the liberal order (Part II)
Western imperialism believed that the process of capitalist restoration would gradually mold China into a liberal or neoliberal economic and political system and eventually turn it into a subordinate and compliant state. They had similar dreams about Russia at the time of the Soviet Union’s collapse. But, as we see, in both cases, these dreams have turned into nightmares for them.
A turning point in history: Trump, crisis, and the decline of the liberal order (Part I)
The events of the past decade and a half, much like the two world wars, have once again demonstrated that even in the most advanced societies, the foundations of capitalist order and civilization are neither absolute nor permanent. In times of crisis, these societies can rapidly descend into fragmentation, chaos, and conflict. Meanwhile, the condition of underdeveloped or so-called developing societies, already plagued by poverty, backwardness, and instability, continues to deteriorate.
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the struggle ahead
We are in uncharted waters where Trump is criminalizing free speech even as he has ended Israel’s genocidal war, for now.
Behind the chaos, Trump prepares to take on China
“Make America Great Again” is a program to prepare the US to fight and win a war with China. It is not only that; there are plenty of right-wing causes to be pursued, such as hostility to vaccinations, that do not have a direct or necessary military connection, but the overall direction is clear.
Massive upheaval in Greece
It is of outmost importance that these social processes from below can generate politics. These social processes should engage people who seek for a political expression and revitalize the political scene by shifting it to a radical left direction. We have past experience of such a process in Greece.
Behind “Shock and Awe”: What is Trump’s real strategy?
Is there a method to Trump’s madness? There is a dizzying array of new policies, extraordinary pronouncements, and constant policy shifts. It’s meant to feel like an unstoppable and overwhelming tsunami. But there’s a reason for this course of action by Trump.
A whiff of stagflation
The major economies are exhibiting signs of stagflation. That means interest rates could stay high, while economic growth goes missing. That is a recipe for an eventual crash in financial markets.
Where does the fightback against Trump stand today?
The actions sponsored by the left wing of the Democratic Party and the NGOs have been lethargic and unfocused. We are going to have to look elsewhere for viable resistance.
The Trump-Musk hate-filled power grab
Trump’s actions have been labeled a “coup” and a “constitutional crisis”. These descriptions are not conspiracy theories but attempts to understand events unfolding in real time. While it is unclear exactly how to label Trump’s actions, it is clear that the outcome depends on how far he is allowed to continue on this destructive path.
Behind Trump’s “Riviera of the Middle East” speech
Actual American occupation of Gaza is extraordinarily unlikely. It would clearly demand serious deployment of US troops and would destabilize the entire world situation. The real purpose of the speech was something else. It was to show the world the absolute and complete support of the US administration for the Netanyahu government and whatever actions that government takes.
Two myths about the Gaza ceasefire
There are two conspicuous myths about the Gaza ceasefire that went into effect last Sunday: that it was due to Trump’s pressure on Netanyahu, and that it was a victory achieved by Hamas.
The first week of Trump’s return to office
Trump is a great fan of the presidential “executive order,” which he believes gives him unlimited power to shape U.S. society by issuing a flood of personal edicts, rather than face even a hint of congressional scrutiny. But with both the House and the Senate dominated by a slim margin of Trump’s minions, not much scrutiny is emanating from Congress.
