US imperialism
Oil wars: An interview with Venezuela's former Minister of Energy Rafael Ramírez
Rafael Ramírez reflects on the trajectory of Venezuela’s resource economy, its changing geopolitical orientation, and the future of the Bolivarian cause.
Cuba’s fall would hurt all radical projects
Pedro Gellert — Cuba’s destruction is the price it must pay for thumbing its nose at the US behemoth. That’s why the left must do all we can to defend Cuba.
Cuba: US moves in for the kill
Dave Holmes — Sixty seven years after the initial victory of the Cuban Revolution, it faces perhaps its greatest ever challenge as Washington moves in for the kill.
What is Trump’s objective in Iran?
Gilbert Achcar outlines the US’s objective in Iran, why it rests more on hope than certainty, and how it differs to those of Israel.
Trump and Netanyahu’s lurch into Iran: Imperial hubris in the wake of a people’s uprising
Kevin B Anderson — Iranian people face attacks from both US imperialism/Israel and a brutally oppressive regime amid their struggle for democracy and social justice.
Asia-Pacific left statements: Stop the war on Iran
Statements by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Socialist Party of Malaysia, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM, The Philippines) and Socialist Union/Socialist Youth Organization (Indonesia) condemning the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Álvaro García Linera: The rise of 21st century protectorates
Álvaro García Linera — US invasions and bombings are not going to disappear, but they will become shorter in duration, devastating in their technical effectiveness, and without prolonged military occupations.
Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre discuss imperialism’s multidimensional nature, Karl Marx’s value theory and why a value-theoretical framework for studying the global economy is urgently needed.
Venezuela: Forty days of accelerated counter-revolution
The pace at which the counter-revolution in Venezuelan politics has unfolded since January 3 is incredible. Luís Bonilla-Molina summarise what has happened so far.
In defence of Cuba against the neocolonial blockade and starvation imposed by Trump
Ana Cristina Carvalhaes, Israel Dutra, João Machado & Manuel Rodríguez Banchs — This is not “just” a war against Cuba and its revolutionary tradition but a war against the sovereignty of all Latin American countries and Latino peoples within the US.
Manila is attempting to trigger an incident with China as a pretext for US imperialism
Rasti Delizo discusses Manila's attempts to trigger incidents that could create a pretext for US intervention against China, and what a left foreign policy for the region might could like.
Ashley Smith speaks with Federico Fuentes about the coup, Maduro’s regime, and the urgency of building anti-imperialist resistance against Trump’s vicious new imperialism.