If some of the largest manifestations of opposition to Trump don’t clearly foreground antiwar or anti-imperial messages, it’s because the political presence of a left that raises those demands is weaker than at any time since those politics won a mass hearing during the Vietnam War.
In the short term, global inflation is going to rise. If the conflict lasts longer, then rising inflation will be joined by falling economic growth and the likelihood that even some of the major economies could slip into a slump. Stagflation is certain and slumpflation is possible.
The war will leave behind lasting transformations and dangerous precedents at both regional and global levels—precedents likely to be repeated in the future. Regardless of the outcome, this adventure will accelerate the decline of American imperialism and the disintegration of the existing imperialist order.
The fact is that Donald Trump’s style in world politics looks very much like a mafioso’s conduct on the global arena. Here are some of the Mafia methods applied by Don Trump on the world scene…
The idea that the Democratic Party is the place for leftists didn’t originate with Jackson. But his campaigns provided an entry point for the 1960s/1970s generation of radicals and revolutionaries to be reconciled with mainstream U.S. politics.
Imperialist nations have always been divided into classes, pitting workers and their capitalist rulers into an antagonistic relationship: one class can only gain at the other’s expense. This is the objective reality, which doesn’t change over time.
The Trump administration is betting that overwhelming military pressure, combined with the elimination of several leaders—including the head of state—will tip the balance in favor of pragmatic, non-ideological “moderates”.
This is a war whose potential devastation could eclipse all previous wars and armed conflicts in the region. The kind of destruction witnessed in Iraq, Libya, and Syria now looms over Iran. Meanwhile, only a short distance away, the destruction caused by the Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict continues unabated.
Trump and Rubio’s determination to achieve regime change in Havana is not solely ideological. It is also bound up with US geopolitical interests in a world in which inter-imperial rivalries have deepened.
The war has not only destroyed Ukraine; it has seriously weakened the European economy, as the costs of production have rocketed with the loss of cheap energy imports from Russia.
Workers in Texas suffer under this crushing weight coming at them from all sides because of Abbott. Oxfam America’s “The Best States to Work In The US 2025” reported that Texas is 45th out of 50 U.S. states in wage policies, worker protections, right to organize and the minimum wage, which is still $7.25 per hour. It mirrors the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour that’s been frozen since 2009.
Politics are fluid, and maybe the Democrats will sell out for a higher price. But their entire trajectory—from last year’s MAGA-lite to this year’s reluctant obstructionists—should disabuse anyone of the notion that they are true allies in the fight against ICE and Trump.
The sense of solidarity in Minneapolis has spread across the country like wildfire since the deaths of Good and Pretti—with protests and student walkouts and that number from the dozens to the thousands in cities, large and small.
Since the ceasefire was signed, more than 449 Palestinians have been killed. Israel has breached the terms of the ceasefire at least 969 times.
The broad array of trade unions, community and immigrant rights groups supporting the day of action is breathtaking and points to how deep the hatred of ICE and the Border patrol runs in Minnesota, right now.
