US imperialism

Biden Netanyahu

The historic relationship of interdependency between Israel and the US empire is mutating

Jonas Marvin — The strained imperial hegemon (and its allies) could be dragged into a regional war of aggression it does not want, precisely because of the colonial monster it has created.
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Political imperialism, Putin’s Russia, and the need for a global left alternative: An interview with Ilya Matveev

Ilya Matveev discusses the two logics of imperialism, how they help us explain the different paths that China and Russia took to become imperialist powers, and the left's need for a shared vision of progressive change.
Pakistan on the edge

Pakistan: As the old is dying, a new struggles to be born

Ammar Ali Jan — Decades of economic, political and social neglect have now metastasised into a scenario that sees Pakistan seemingly heading down a blind alley.
Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela: The US blockade and the election — a response to Edgardo Lander

Chris Slee — The US government will use the claimed falsification of election results as a pretext for continuing and intensifying its economic war against Venezuela. The left must oppose this.
End occupations everywhere placard

From Ukraine to Palestine: The challenges of consistent internationalism

Blanca Missé — Many activists recognize movements face the same decadent global capitalism and its imperialist state system. However, international and regional politics shape these struggles, making it hard for them to unite against their common enemy.
Net foreign capital income

Imperialism: Now we have some numbers

Renfrey Clarke — In the view of Marxists, the rift that divides the world is a direct result of imperialism, whose core is always material and economic.
Dubai

Rivals in the service of empire: Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the United States

Gilbert Achcar — The two emirates’ sharp contrast in foreign policy strategy is, in fact, a boon for Washington’s policy in the extended Middle East.
Venezuela elections protests

Venezuela’s presidential elections: Attempted coup or fraud? An interview with Reinaldo Iturriza

Reinaldo Iturriza looks at the competing — and inadequate — narratives surrounding Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election.
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What happened in Venezuela’s presidential elections? An interview with human rights activist Antonio Plessmann (Surgentes)

Antonio González Plessmann breaks down the country’s July 28 presidential election and its fallout from an anti-capitalist perspective.
Chavez mural Caracas

Venezuela’s diverse lefts need internationalist solidarity

Yoletty Bracho — Amid the polarized conflict between the government and opposition, critical leftist voices struggle to advance their own political demands.
Venezuela fraud protests

Venezuela's presidential elections and the left: Debating democracy, anti-imperialism and sovereignty

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes & Luís Bonilla-Molina — Unlike what had happened for the past 25 years with Venezuela's elections, the presidential vote on July 28 split the broad Latin American left from top to bottom.
anti-imperialist mural Venezuela

Venezuela: Not losing sight of imperialism

Ricardo Vaz discusses the "big picture" of imperialist attacks against Venezuela and international solidarity.