US imperialism
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.”
The Western media prefers to promote those who back the monarchy, the regime or Western imperialism. For the fight against these evils to succeed, we must support the invisible majority of Iranians who reject all these powers. writes Nasrin Parvaz.
The myth of the ‘miscalculation’: Why the war on Iran was no accident
The message of the NYT’s report, “How Trump Took U.S to War with Iran,” is clear: this war could have been avoided if better judgement prevailed. Ali Keshtkar says this framing carries a fundamental problem.
Cuba’s dilemma: Reform and overcome the crisis or collapse
Carlos Alzugaray Treto — Cuba must find the road toward its own reforms. Otherwise, Cubans run the risk of an unacceptable setback that we do not deserve after so much sacrifice.
Eduardo Sánchez discusses the recent economic measures announced by Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and the rising protest movement for decent wages and pensions.
The Bolivarian hypothesis: An interview with PSUV deputy Roy Daza
Roy Daza analyses the Bolivarian revolution’s trajectory, the economic, financial, and military pressures to which the country has been subjected, and how domestic policymaking has tried to cope with them.
No to war, no to distortion: A critique of ‘limitless unity’ within the anti-Iran war movement
Mitra Mahmoudi discusses the dangers of blurring political boundaries between the anti-war movement and Islamic Republic supporters in the name of “broad unity”.
Trump, Putin and Ukraine: Towards a division of spheres of influence at the expense of the people
Eric Toussaint — Trump’s policy follows the classic logic of great-power rivalry: curb the Moscow-China rapprochement, keep the US at the centre of the diplomatic arena, and make Europe bear the cost of the war in Ukraine.
Venezuela: ‘In times of retreat, the priority should be preparing the counteroffensive’
Reinaldo Iturriza looks at the political situation in Venezuela after the January 3 US attack, the state of Chavismo and the communes and why talk of “betrayal or loyalty” when it comes to the Delcy Rodríguez’s government makes little sense.
Ana Gabriela Salazar — What is at stake now in Venezuela is sovereignty, not as an abstraction but as a real and concrete exercise that impacts our present and future.
Two tactics in the anti-Iran war movement
Ali Keshtkar asks: how can Iranian socialists best oppose a war being waged against a regime they are in political struggle against?
