United States

Gilbert Achcar — Netanyahu had been eagerly hoping for this victory and did everything he could to contribute to its achievement. So, what awaits us now that Trump’s return to the White House is confirmed?

Solidarity — Even as we prepare to join the resistance to the coming onslaught, the socialist left needs to come to terms with the rightward political trends within much of the working class.

Kevin B. Anderson — The second election of Donald Trump to the US presidency and of the Trumpist Republican Party on November 5 represents nothing less than a new era of fascism.

From a Russian penal colony, Boris Kagarlitsky responses to questions about the US elections, its potential impacts on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and prospects for a new world war.

Jorge Lefevre Tavárez and Manuel Rodríguez Banchs discuss why socialists and progressives are poised to make big gains in Puerto Rico’s election.

Bryan Palmer — Stopping fascism that some see coming to America is indeed both necessary and laudatory. But to do that we need to know what fascism is and what it is not.

Malfred Gerig situates the impact of United States’ sanctions on Venezuela and the rise of Venezuela’s crony capitalism within the context of the nation’s “Long Depression”.

Steve Ellner lays out his views on anti-US imperialism, how this should factor into the left’s appraisal of China and Latin America’s Pink Tide governments, and what this means for international solidarity activists.

Gilbert Achcar — The nature of the attack carried out by the Israeli Air Force last Saturday is very significant for the near future.

Imran Kamyana — The new chaos emerging in the Middle East is not showing any signs of abating. Instead, it holds immense potential for further escalation, intensifying destruction and bloodshed.

Paul Le Blanc — Those who share Lenin’s commitments have a responsibility to adapt his perspectives to what has unfolded over the past hundred years. In doing so, we must face a key aspect of Trumpism’s superiority as a global political force.

Promise Li — Economic interdependence has shown surprising resilience even across rival geopolitical blocs. Existing theories of imperialism fail to fully account for these seemingly contradictory dimensions of today’s world system.