Trump’s peace, Lenin’s test: Class, empire and the price of a deal
Dmitry Pozhidaev — Reading Trump’s peace plan through Lenin’s method allows us to keep two planes in view at once: inter-imperialist rivalry and Ukraine’s national liberation struggle against an oppressor.
Ukraine Solidarity Network (US): Oppose Trump’s surrender plan for Ukraine
The Ukraine Solidarity Network denounces this latest attempt to impose a settlement that is not acceptable to the Ukrainian people.
Frankenstein at the border: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the wounds of a region
Farooq Sulehria looks at the crisis along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the misconceptions within Pakistan’s military establishment, and the shifting global and regional power landscape.
Class struggle in France in 2025: Searching for a breakthrough
John Mullen — The situation in France opens up important questions for left activists, such as the potential and limits of left reformism, the role of trade union leaders, and the tasks of Marxist activists.
William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.
Blanca Missé looks at inter-imperialist rivalry today, the need to oppose all imperialisms and the case for a class-based internationalism.
Struggle outside the workplace: Women in the vanguard
Jess Spear — The impact of today’s capitalism on working-class women is vital if we want to understand where struggles against this system have emerged, will continue to do so, and why.
Declaration of the Peoples’ Summit Towards COP30
Statement from the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from November 12-16.
United States: The key characteristics of Trump’s second term
Paul D'Amato outlines some of the key features of Trumpism and how they are playing out in the first year of Trump’s tumultuous second presidency.
Sri Lanka: One year on, reading the National People’s Power government ‘from below and to the left’
Janaka Biyanwila contextualising the NPP's emergence, its tactical and strategic orientation within representative politics, and what this means for strengthening democratic social movements.
Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement): Workers, you are important for the future of Ukraine
Sotsialnyi Rukh — Only through mass organisation and solidarity is victory in the war and fair reconstruction afterwards possible.
Blanca Missé argues for reclaiming Lenin’s method for analysing imperialism and suggests updates, particularly on understanding China and Russia’s global status.