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Trump, protectionism and imperial conflict in global capitalism: An interview with Michael Roberts
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.

Western Sahara: Colonialism, labor and imperialist complicity
Isabel Lourenço — This year marks 50 years since Morocco’s illegal occupation of Western Sahara: a colonial occupation sustained by a repressive military apparatus, a deliberate policy of demographic substitution, and a web of international complicity.

Should we expect a new world war? Two prison letters from Boris Kagarlitsky
Boris Kagarlitsky reflects on the possibilities of a new world war by drawing on historical analogies, analysing China’s place in the global system, and uncovering the deeper structural crises that underpin today’s international conflicts.

Ukrainian socialist: Five main problems with the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Vitaliy Dudin — The minerals deal signed between Ukraine and the United States reflects US capital’s desire to gain unhindered access to Ukraine’s mineral resources.

Could Trump’s tariff war reshape global capitalism? An interview with Marxist economist Sam Gindin
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

Madness as method: The logic of Trump’s tariffs
The stakes of a trade war with China are high. Thomas Hummel looks for the logic behind the tariff gamble.

Can China challenge the US empire?
Sean Kenji Starrs — It is important to look beyond the headlines at structural power, namely security, finance, production and knowledge, to get a more accurate view of China’s potential and limitations as a global power.

Oppose the Trump‑Putin axis, oppose European rearmament
Anti*Capitalist Resistance — We reject imperialist rearmament and instead argue for a new internationalism of the people.

‘The green transition is a myth’: Adam Hanieh on the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism
Adam Hanieh — We cannot understand the Gaza genocide today, or the crucial place of the Middle East in US geopolitical ambitions, without centering the ongoing centrality of oil to capitalism.

The UnitedHealth Insurance CEO killing and contested violence in a capitalist society
Vince Montes asks: Why are many people looking past the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and focusing more on Luigi Mangione as a kind of hero?