A miner shows a bag containing coltan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Critical minerals and genocide in the Congo

What’s behind the sudden surge in interest in rare earth minerals? Phil Hearse investigates.
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Why another world is possible: Comments at a socialist rally in Berlin

Paul Le Blanc addresses the question: “What makes socialists believe that another world is possible?”
war or peace?

In support of ‘synchronized global disarmament’

Gilbert Achcar discusses ways of supporting Ukraine while rejecting a generalized war.
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The two main problems preventing the Ukraine war from ending

Vitaliy Dudin — We all want the war in Ukraine to end as quickly as possible. So, what is stopping this?
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Life for the empire: Russia’s imperial present in the context of the war against Ukraine

Adelaide Burgundets explores Russia’s imperial present in the context of the war against Ukraine.
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Arab elites welcome Trump as massacres in Gaza continue

Sushovan Dhar — As Israel’s war continues to inflict suffering on Gaza, Arab monarchies busied themselves with welcoming Trump and signing multimillion-dollar trade agreements.
Cannon and Dobbs

Strains in a revolutionary leadership: Dobbs-Cannon tensions in the US Socialist Workers’ Party

Mike Taber & Paul Le Blanc — Much has been written about the political contributions of Cannon and Dobbs. Less known are the differences between the two within the SWP.
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Panama is the epicentre of the struggle in Latin America

José Cambra & Luís Bonilla-Molina — A small country is showing the world it is possible to confront the interests of financial capital and vulture funds in the 21st century.
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Panama’s mass strike movement confronts Trump’s canal grab

Pedro Fuentes — Panama is the sharpest point of class struggle on the continent and will be crucial for determining the battle between Latin America and Trump’s imperialist policy.
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India: Operation Kagar — The war on Adivasis and for a ‘Maoist-free India’ (plus CPIML Liberation statements)

CPI(ML) Liberation — Operation Kagar is an extra-judicial extermination campaign aimed at suppressing Adivasi protests and carried out in the name of combating Maoism.
Cut ties with Indonesian military

Statement: Solidarity with the Indonesian people’s struggle against militarism

We, the undersigned, express our concern regarding the deteriorating state of democracy in Indonesia.
Newsapaper stand in Nottinghamshire, UK April 2025.

Trump tariffs and US imperialism

Gillian Hart — Beneath the turmoil of Trump’s tariff blitz lies a battle between technocrats, ultranationalists and anti-imperial populists, all vying to reshape, or destroy, US global power.