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Why Trump is Going Down

Jonathan Nancy8 October 2026

JONATHAN NEALE writes One way or another, Trump is going down. This article explains why. And at the end, I look briefly at the consequences, mainly for the United States and Israel. Here’s one straw in the wind: On July 18 Vice-President J. D. Vance said on Joe Rogan’s show that Jeffrey Epstein’s operation may […]

Alex Callinicos: Iran war shows the US losing the Middle East

Alex Callinicos1 October 2026

Trump may escalate the war against Iran. But decades of US attempts to dominate the Middle East are running up against the growing power of its rivals. There’s a good chance the war between the US and Iran will heat up. But in the longer term, US imperialism is losing the campaign it’s been waging […]

Defend Xolani Khoza!

Committee to Defend Xolani Khoza30 September 2026

Spartacist/South Africa photo Xolani Khoza (centre) with supporters outside Mbombela courthouse, 29 August 2025. 22 SEPTEMBER 2026—Following a 2-year delay by the prosecution, the trial of Xolani Khoza, an EFF member and community activist from Pienaar township in Enhlanzeni, will begin on 14 October. While Xolani will be the one sitting in the dock, this trial […]

The biggest oil heist in world history? US grabs Venezuela’s oil reserves

Jorge Martin31 August 2026

On 28 August, in a social media post, Trump announced what he described as “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” by which the US takes majority control over 65 billion barrels of oil in Venezuela. That was followed by a shameful grovelling message by Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in which she tried to frame […]

Back to the Stone Ages

Charlie Kimber7 April 2026

In his book, Vietnam: The (Last) War the U.S. Lost, Joe Allen analyses why President Lyndon Johnson decided on all-out war in Vietnam rather than make a deal that was on offer with nationalist forces. He writes, “The Johnson administration chose war because anything less than a total victory of U.S. imperialism would be seen […]

Selective Bombs and Selective Grief: Empire, Muslim Suffering and the Imperial Logic of War in Nigeria

Lawan Musa Danlami (Baba Lawan)23 January 2026

If the United States were truly motivated by the protection of Nigerian Christians, its actions would follow the geography of human suffering. But they do not. Instead, what we see is a familiar imperial pattern: war waged selectively, morality applied unevenly, and suffering acknowledged only when it aligns with strategic interest. Numerically, most victims of […]

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