US imperialism

William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.

Steve Ellner — Across Latin America, Donald Trump’s aggressive moves is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the left’s political prospects.

A collection of statements oppose US military aggression against Venezuela, Colombia and Latin America.

Rafeef Ziadah — Trump’s vision seeks to fold Gaza into Israeli, Egyptian and Gulf networks under US trusteeship, merging Gulf capital and Israeli technology while reducing Palestinians to obstacles to be displaced or bypassed.

Trump’s military deployment opens the door to a possible armed intervention by the United States in Venezuela.

Gabriel Hetland — Trump’s recent actions should be understood as part of a longstanding pattern of US aggression towards the Maduro regime. Yet there are also notable distinctions.

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes & Luis Bonilla-Molina — Trump wants to impose the rule that “the United States runs the planet.” But why are Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela his most immediate targets?

Faced with the United States’ hostile military presence in the Southern Caribbean since August 2025, the human rights collective Surgentes issued the following statement.

Citizens’ Platform in Defense of the Constitution — The extremely serious situation we have outlined has one thing in common: the violation of our sovereignty by two different forces.

Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee — The united mobilisation of the Latin American people, together with US and Canadian workers, is urgently needed to block Trump’s threats and attacks.

Sam Gindin — Absent a left alternative, the US Empire decline’s is just as likely to increase nationalism and its dangers, from naïve working-class alliances with their bourgeoisies to devastating wars.

Behnam Amini — A principled anti-imperialism must centre on working-class political interests, as well as the interests of oppressed and minoritized social groups.