US imperialism

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.

Opposing US intervention is necessary, but doing so without analysing the limits of the Maduro regime risks reducing politics to reflexive allegiance, writes Sankha Subhra Biswas.

Responding to Venezuelan leftist Luis Fernando Marquez, Chris Slee writes the left needs to be able to explain how US imperialism can be defeated.

The US and Israel have waged war on Iran. Russia has reaped the benefits, using fossil fuel profits to bankroll its war on Ukraine. Frieda Afary, Denys Pilash, Alexandra Zapolskaya and Ashley Smith discuss the impacts on Iranians and Ukrainians.

Denis Ospino looks at the situation facing Venezuelan workers, the regime of “tutelage” imposed by Trump after January 3, the growing wave of trade union protests and the issue of anti-imperialist solidarity.

Despite his country’s critical situation, Silvio Rodríguez insists he has not succumbed to despair: “I am sure many Cubans would be willing to defend our country with weapons.”