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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“Strong man” rule is spreading in this period of capitalist nationalism and militarism. Orban in Hungary, Yoon in South Korea, Erdogan in Turkey and now of course, above all Donald Trump wield state power in their own interests, undermining and directly jettisoning “democratic” norms, without consultation with parties or parliament. France from 1848 to 1852, […]
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A Call for National and International Solidarity action, and support Movement for a Socialist Alternative says: The Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA) vehemently condemns the ongoing persecution of 11 activists leading the #EndBadGovernance protests. Their trial, initially slated for November 8, 2024, was postponed due to Judge Nnwete’s leave at the Federal High Court. […]
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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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Merz Hands AfD a Gasoline Can Conservative CDU, supported by votes from the extreme right, to shut down Germany’s borders for refugees Incited by Trump’s brutal rhetoric and actions, the CDU’s candidate for Chancellor, Merz, announced in the beginning of January that he will close the borders from the first day of his chancellorship. In […]
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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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