A dramatic turning point in historic inter-imperialist conflict Most people will remember that Donald Trump spent 2024 promising to end the war in Ukraine within “24 hours” of taking office, at times going further with the claim that he would end the fighting “before I even become president”. After almost four weeks in power (at […]
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Shockwaves sent through world capitalism The punitive tariffs announced by President-elect Donald Trump, 25 percent on all steel and aluminum imports along the paused tariffs against Canada and Mexico and the new tariffs on Chinese goods are a dramatic escalation of the global trade war. It is clear that the Trump administration is increasingly prepared […]
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Rebuild and step up the international movement against the oppression of the Palestinians and imperialist warmongering! Millions around the world gasped in horror as news reports of a White House press conference filtered through. A few short months after winning re-election on the promise of “making peace” in the world, Donald Trump had spoken, flanked […]
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A Fragile Ceasefire and Trump The Middle East continues to be at the centre of world news, with dramatic events and changes at a rapid pace. The main recent changes can be summarized as follows: In the last few days, 300,000 Palestinians have returned to north Gaza, most of them walking on the two main […]
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Update: February 3 The governments of Mexico, the US, and Canada announced that the trade war is paused for 30 days after both Mexico and Canada agreed to actions to tighten the border. Mexico is sending troops to its border with the US. On top of the recently announced $1.3 billion, Canada will appoint a […]
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Canada is bracing for the impact of newly inaugurated President Trump. It looks likely to be a tumultuous period for relations between the Canadian and US states. Although Trump did not announce tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports on his first day, he has said he plans to introduce them on February 1. Much like […]
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On Monday, January 20, Donald Trump took office as President of the United States for the second time. In his inaugural speech, Trump promised to immediately send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, declare that there are only two recognized sexes, and boost domestic oil production (climate change-fueled wildfires, unprecedented in scale, continue to devastate Los […]
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No Disaster Profiteering — Force Big Business to Rebuild Los Angeles A historic windstorm ignited several wildfires in Los Angeles last week, encompassing over 40,000 acres — nearly triple the size of Manhattan. At least 25 have died, and thousands lost their homes to unprecedented fires, even in a region that has grown accustomed to […]
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Millions yearn for a complete end to the war, but Netanyahu’s government of death has its own plans Continue to build the fight against Netanyahu’s government of death and austerity in order to prevent it from violating the agreement; demand a complete end to the war, the release of “all for all”, the withdrawal of […]
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Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada… Donald Trump’s growing “shopping list” expresses the military and economic interests of US imperialism. Washington and Wall Street are prepared to run over democratic rights and entire populations. As Trump’s inauguration approaches, governments around the world are holding their breaths, desperately preparing for what might occur. Rather than fighting his […]
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