Trump’s tariffs turmoil – an empire in decline
Trump, tariffs and the changing balance of power in the world economy.
Review | Smoke and Ashes
Opium was central to British rule in India, British exploitation of China and the rise of capitalism in the US.
What is going on with Trump’s tariffs?
Why is Trump imposing tariffs and what does he want to achieve
Imperialism in the 21st century – the end of US dominance?
As Trump puts an end to the post-war order and China rises to become a global power, we provide an overview of global political economy.
Trump, Fascism and the authoritarian turn
Is Trump’s rule fascist, or becoming fascist? How can resistance be built? This in-depth analysis draws on history to understand the current crisis.
Review | Digital Degrowth
Digital technologies are inseparably linked to imperialism and the climate emergency – we need to transition away from Big Tech.
The United States U-turns on Ukraine
The long term issues that underlie the shift in US policy on Ukraine
Video | China and the US in the 21st century
The rapid growth of the Chinese economy over the last quarter of a century and the growing tensions with the US
Pacific Palisades – after the fire
After the LA fires – reflecting on the history of the Pacific Palisades
Review | Disaster Nationalism
Richard Seymour’s recent book Disaster Nationalism can help us understand what’s happening as Trump’s second term accelerates the growth of the far right internationally.
The reactionary evil of Trump’s oligarch courtiers
Resisting the ambitions of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel requires more than critique—it demands direct confrontation
Trump’s second term: fascism in the US?
Continuing the discussion of what we can expect from Trump’s second term, highlighting the risks and the opportunities for resistance.
Video | Trump, the US elections, fascism
Will Trump rule as a fascist? A video discussion of the outcomes of the US election.
Review | Become Ungovernable
HLT Quan’s manifesto for ungovernability contributes to strategies for resisting state violence.
Ghost Dance Against the Silence of Money
A review of Dead Cities & Other Tales by Mike Davis
On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump
rs21 member David Renton uses the idea of ‘permanent revolution’ to understand the prospect of global counter-revolution we face today.
When the circus leaves town
A revolutionary Marxist organisation in the US considers a Left re-orientation and response to the dismal US electoral situation.
In defence of ‘childless cat ladies’
The reactionary right-wing attacks on women’s autonomy
Palestine solidarity and overdetermination
Analysing the endurance of Israel’s barbarisms and its interdependence with US imperialism
The cult of military service: Tim Walz as soldier-teacher
Placed in its historic context, the US National Guard is far from glamourous.
Stealth – the new nuclear threat
Brian Parkin explains how, 38 years since the Greenham Common peace camps, American nuclear weapons are scheduled to return to Britain by stealth, in the shape of the nuclear-certified F35A strike fighter aircraft.
From protest to resistance
As student camps in support of Gaza and divestment from Israel continue to spring up on campuses, Tempest Collective member Joe Allen explains the impact they are having on American politics.
Haiti: “The truth speaks for itself”
As violence escalates in Haiti, we republish this statement by Robert Roth which identifies US and UN intervention as the source of the crisis.
Aaron’s Sacrifice
‘He talked about the genocide in Gaza and refusing to be complicit in it. He also spoke of the ruling class normalising the kind of death he was about to show us.’
What it means to say Trump will govern like a fascist
Many Democrats argue that Trump is a fascist and demand that the Left subordinate everything to the call to resist him, but we have to organise against the rise of authoritarianism.
Yemen: ‘It’s not working: we’re going to keep doing it’
Jamie Allinson points out the contradictions of US and British policy towards Yemen.
Israel’s air war on Gaza
Brian Parkin explains how Israel has built the fourth biggest air force in the world, and how it is able to drop the deadliest bombs and missiles on a defenceless civilian population.
Palestine 101: Israel is the watchdog of US imperialism
brian bean analyses US support for Israel and the geopolitical implications of the war on Gaza