US imperialism

Realignments since January 3 have served to strengthen US control over Venezuela, but the conditions for recolonization were set in place years before, contends Luís Bonilla-Molina.

Statements opposing US indictment of Raúl Castro by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Socialist Party of Malaysia and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM, Party of the Labouring Masses, the Philippines).

Originally conceived as a strategy for regime change — which has failed — the sanctions policy has successfully mutated into a form of collective punishment, writes La Joven Cuba editorial board.

The expansion of US sanctions against Cuba since 2017 have likely been the primary cause for a major rise in infant mortality in Cuba, writes Dan Beeton.

Elías Jaua explains Trump’s plan for Venezuela, and how the people have responded. Jaua also discusses the Maduro government, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the communes and solidarity with Venezuela.

At the level of the global economy, the Iran war appears deeply irrational. It has disrupted trade, raised energy prices and fed inflation. Yet it continues. Dmitry Pozhidaev explains why.

Notwithstanding all the death and destruction meted out by the US-Israeli aggressors, they have failed to achieve any sort of victory over Iran, writes Dave Holmes.

Julio Carranza argues that Cuban society is suffering from an economic and social crisis whose most severe phase began in 2020, and whose causes are manifold.

The rich and powerful hate Cuba because it does so much better than the US in caring for its own people, explains Don Fitz.

The firing of a Tomahawk missile and operational deployment of the US Typhon system on Philippine soil mark a dangerous escalation in the country’s entanglement in imperialist military conflicts, warns Partido Lakas ng Masa.

Peter Rosset, Lia Pinheiro Barbosa and Edgardo Lander debate the meaning of Maduro’s kidnapping, how the left should judge the Bolivarian project, and how to show solidarity with Venezuela.

Trump’s actions against Iran, Venezuela and Cuba have few parallels in modern history. Steve Ellner argues they call for a reevaluation of analysis and strategy on the left.