The NASA-led Artemis II mission is not merely a new chapter in “space exploration.” It represents a new phase in the expansion of imperialism beyond Earth. The Artemis program and its various missions are presented as necessary steps toward establishing a human presence on the Moon and, ultimately, reaching Mars. But just as “exploration” by […]
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On 19 April, Trump posted on Truth Social declaring “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY,” threatening to end the ceasefire and carry out wide-ranging attacks on Iranian infrastructure. Two days later — on the eve of the ceasefire deadline and in the type of walk-back now characteristic of Trump — he announced a one-sided ceasefire extension […]
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Towards a fragile deal or an escalating war? With hours left of the “ceasefire” with Iran, Trump is zigzagging between announcing that he is “very close to a fair deal” and again threatening to “knock out every power plant and bridge” in Iran. Seven weeks into this war, the Bonaparte in the White House has […]
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“Coming on top of the Ukraine and tariff wars, the Iran war is shaping up to be the biggest stagflationary shock the world has seen in five decades.” (Kenneth Rogoff, former Chief Economist of the IMF) Donald Trump has retreated from his April 8th deadline to flatten Iran, but the current temporary ceasefire can still […]
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The next step – a workers’ struggle for real change The parliamentary election in Hungary on April 12 turned into a stinging and historic defeat for the autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party, the ruling far-right Fidesz. The election dealt a blow to all the world’s Trumpists and resulted in a defeat for […]
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Less than an hour and a half before Trump’s apocalyptic threat that “an entire civilization will die tonight, never to return” risked becoming a horrific reality, Washington backed down. Trump announced that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The pause in the war provides at least a temporary respite for the people […]
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Iran has been at the centre of global events continuously for more than a century. Imperialist powers dominated the entire period up to the revolution in 1979, treating Iran as “a semi-colonial country, half-industrialised and half colonial”, leading Marxist Ted Grant concluded in 1979. Iran has also seen revolutions in 1906 and 1979, numerous waves […]
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US imperialism has launched the harshest offensive against Cuba since the Cold War, blocking fuel shipments to the island to forcibly starve it into regime change. Cuba needs to import 22,000 barrels of oil a day. Trump has cut that down to 150 barrels, importable only by private businesses. A Russian tanker has been permitted […]
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Avi Lewis handily won the NDP leadership race with 39,734 votes, 56% of the total, on the first ballot. His program is clearly popular with NDP members. His campaign raised more money, $1.23 million, than the other four candidates combined, and with an average donation of $105, smaller than Ashton’s average of $149, McPherson’s $133 […]
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