US imperialism

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.

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.

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 — 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.

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.

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.

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.

Eric Toussaint — We are witnessing a conflict between two superpowers that represent two distinct forms of imperialism.

Statements by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Partido Lakas ng Masa (the Philippines) and Socialist Party of Malaysia opposing US imperialism’s latest threats against Cuba and in solidarity with the Cuban people.

Malfred Gerig looks at why the January 3 US military assault occurred, what the new Delcy Rodríguez government represents and what it all means for Venezuelan sovereignty.