Imperialism & War
Grounds for optimism
03 Feb 2011
Israeli socialist Moshé Machover talks to Mark Fischer about the implications of the uprising in Egypt for the whole region
Et tu, Bezos?
12 Feb 2026
The Amazon oligarch’s attacks on his own Washington Post amounts to a betrayal of the vocation of journalism. More of the same should be expected, reckons Paul Demarty
Talks, threats and bots
05 Feb 2026
War is not inevitable. But it is now a credible option. The US has its tariffs, missiles and armada in place. That is why there are negotiations, argues Yassamine Mather
All above board
29 Jan 2026
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is a ghoulish confection, but confirms the US intends to completely sideline the old global institutions, writes Paul Demarty
High hopes turn to ashes
29 Jan 2026
Hailed by some on the left as a unique experiment in egalitarian, decentralised, ecologically sustainable self‑administration, Rojava has ended in bitter disappointment. Yassamine Mather investigates
Dreamscapes and nightmares
29 Jan 2026
While Trump acolytes present glitzy AI images at Davos, Israel continues to kill, imprison and dispossess the Palestinian population. Eddie Ford looks at the new form of colonialism
A fog of misinformation
22 Jan 2026
Shutting down the internet has been hugely costly for ordinary people and allowed lies to flourish as never before. Yassamine Mather exposes the false narratives and finds hope in the largely ignored working class
Reject all dead ends
15 Jan 2026
We support the mass protests against the dictatorial regime, writes Yassamine Mather. However, we must also intransigently oppose Trump’s threat of US intervention and any kind of return of the monarchy
Divided regime, divided opposition
08 Jan 2026
Faced with a currency crisis, asphyxiating sanctions, soaring inflation and mass protests, the Islamic Republic also has Trump, who says the US is “locked, loaded and ready to go”. However, Yassamine Mather warns: the left is weak, divided and often hopelessly compromised
BBC must join boycott
18 Dec 2025
Already five counties are refusing to participate. But despite continued Israeli crimes, not Britain. Anne McShane calls for a redoubling of efforts to force a change
Twilight of the Beeb
20 Nov 2025
The current crisis of the BBC is the outcome of long-term transformation of the wider British establishment, and its total subordination to the USA, argues Paul Demarty
2,400 years jail threat
13 Nov 2025
Erdoğan’s governing coalition is deeply split and many predict defeat or a new coalition. Meanwhile, Ekrem İmamoğlu, his closest rival, faces a lifetime in prison. Esen Uslu looks at the shifting political alignments
Geopolitical balancing act
30 Oct 2025
At a time when there is a lot of talk about artificial intelligence being a bubble that is ready to burst, there are those Gulf states who want to become major players. Yassamine Mather investigates
Notes on America
30 Oct 2025
Second-term Trump has been radically different from first-term Trump. And now there are the on-again, off-again musings about a third term. Either way, argues Jack Conrad, the mould of American politics has been broken
Survival is a kind of victory
23 Oct 2025
As Hamas moves to reassert control in Gaza, where does the Trump ‘peace deal’ leave it? There can be no question that it has been severely weakened militarily, but now it has gained a reprieve, argues Yassamine Mather
Sir Keir Starmer’s ultras
23 Oct 2025
Why is the British government and the entire political class doing PR for Israeli football hooligans? It is just the perverse consequence of subordination to American interests, argues Paul Demarty