economy

Rasti Delizo discusses the ongoing relevancy of Lenin’s theory of imperialism while outlining subsequent developments that need to be factored in.

Au Loong-Yu & An Dexin — Next time someone tells you how brave and resilient China has been in standing up against Trump, remind them of this part of the story.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Only by addressing structural imbalances and grounding finance in transformative, locally rooted practices, can development finance truly become developmental.

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.

Ashley Smith interviews Michael Roberts about Trump, the rule of his fellow oligarchs, and their  impact on the trajectory of the United States, global capitalism, and great power competition.

Sam Gindin breaks down US President Donald Trump’s on-again/off-again tariffs, their impacts on US-led globalised capitalism, and what a working-class response could look like

The stakes of a trade war with China are high. Thomas Hummel looks for the logic behind the tariff gamble.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Trump’s tariffs are less a blueprint for industrial renewal than a prelude to a new techno-nationalist order organised around capital control, technological dominance and regional economic blocs.

Sam Gindin — Whatever Trump’s inclinations, without an ability to deliver on his economic promises and an escape route from the tariff chaos, Trump’s problems will deepen.

Michael Roberts explains the recent raft of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, how they fit into his broader project to reassert US global hegemony, and what a left response could look like.   

Michael Roberts — Keynesianism advocates digging holes and filling them up to create jobs. Military Keynesianism advocates digging graves and filling them with bodies to create jobs.

Adam Hanieh explores the need to foreground value transfers in understanding imperialism, Israel’s role in global fossil capitalism and the rising influence of the Gulf states.