Donald Trump

Max Elbaum — MAGA’s fast-moving coup is upending the longstanding arrangements that have undergirded domestic politics and the US role in the world. What does this mean for the resistance, and how can the US left maximize its impact?

Oleksandr Kyselov — With a madman in the White House, all pretences have fallen away and raw power again reigns supreme. But if the left acts in a quick and determined manner now, it can help give peace a chance.

Boris Kagarlitsky — Washington’s new orientation is towards dominance, one that does not take into account the interests or rights of others, and in which Russia is being openly offered the role of junior partner.

Li Andersson discusses the challenges posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s return.

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.

Ukraine Solidarity Network-US — Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally unacceptable for outsiders to demand that Ukraine surrender.

Dave Holmes — Trump is undoubtedly many bad things, but he has realised that the war in Ukraine is lost and wants to get it off the table.

Gilbert Achcar — We are witnessing a convergence between neofascists at the expense of oppressed peoples.

Kevin B. Anderson on what Trump has done so far — and how we can resist.

Manuel Aguilar Mora — Trump proclaimed that his MAGA movement was the beginning of a new US. But where is this new US going?

Boris Kagarlitsky — No one quite knows what to expect of Donald Trump’s presidency. Which is only natural, as he himself does not know.

Natascha Strobl — Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.