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Why Washington’s global dominance is hanging by a thread
Trump’s aggression does not reflect strength. He is desperately trying to slow the decline of U.S. empire.
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Walter Rodney: “Marxism and African liberation”
One finds that in looking at Marxist theory, at its relevance to race, looking at the relevance of Marxist theory to national emancipation, we come up with a very important paradox.
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How climate denial is fueling a U.S. homeowners insurance crisis and risking a 2008-style financial meltdown
New research reveals that rising insurance costs, reckless building, regulatory inaction, and big banks’ fossil fuel investments are driving a dangerous cycle that jeopardizes homeowners—and financial stability for everyone.
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PEN America condemns Education Department’s threat to defund schools over DEI programs
“We urge educational leaders not to be cowed by the threats of government officials whose erroneous interpretations of the Constitution would undermine the freedom to learn.” – PEN America
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What the oligarchs really want
We we are living in an extremely dangerous time.
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Federal judge finds Trump defied injunction to unfreeze funds
More than 40 substantial lawsuits have been filed over the last three weeks challenging President Donald Trump’s provocative executive orders on the budget, access to government data, the rights of federal employees, including inspectors general, campus protests against the genocide in Gaza, birthright citizenship and other burning issues.
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The game is up Trump tells Ukrainian war party
Today the Trump administration told the Ukraine war party that their game is finally up.
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Donald Trump says he’s committed to buying and owning Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his controversial proposal to take control of Gaza, saying he is committed to “buying and owning” the war-ravaged enclave.
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Trump, white supremacy and capitalism: The enemies of Black liberation
The working class is facing a period of grave instability–faced with the challenge of managing rising prices of basic goods, stagnant or even deflated wages, and a future that is increasingly insecure in more ways than one.
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Trump and the crisis of hegemony in the United States
Since the beginning of the process of colonization and conquest of the territories that are commonly called the United States, the idea of it being the land of abundance and opportunity has been promoted.
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Trump’s tariffs to enrich the oligarchy
BRICS—initially founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and now joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is a coalition mainly of Global South countries. It is a counter to the G7 and NATO that offers an alternative to U.S. imperialist policies.
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China’s economy in 2024 continued to far outgrow the U.S.
China’s GDP growth of 5.0% in 2024 meant it successfully hit its GDP goal of “about 5.0%” for the year. More significantly for China’s strategic economic development, Figure 1 shows that it means its economic growth continues to be ahead of the target discussed at the time of the adoption of the 14th Five Year Plan of doubling GDP between 2020 and 2035.
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With zero evidence, NPR suggests Trump may ‘work for working class’ in second term
“Can Trump’s Second Act Work for the Working Class While Giving Back to His Super Donors?” asks NPR.com
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The Ayacucho Commune: The impact of the U.S. blockade on Amazonian Fisherfolk (Part III)
Communards living by the Orinoco River talk about the impact of U.S. sanctions on their work and lives.
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Trump’s threats expose Canada’s utter dependency on the U.S.
The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire.
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Odious Debt with Edward Jones Corredera
Money on the Left speaks with Edward Jones Corredera, author of Odious Debt: Bankruptcy, International Law, and the Making of Latin America (Oxford University Press, 2024). What are fallen tyrants owed? What makes debt illegitimate? And when is bankruptcy moral? Odious Debt shows how Latin American nations have wrestled with the morality of indebtedness and insolvency since their foundation, and outlines how Latin America’s forgotten history of contestation can shed new light on seemingly intractable contemporary dilemmas.
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USA Israel Germany: Berlin Bulletin No. 230, January 31, 2025
2025 started off with many a bang.
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Amazon closures an act of economic terrorism
These closures are a cruel, anti-democratic attack on all workers that demand a strong response from unions across Canada.
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To respond to Trump’s tariffs, Canada should nationalize its oil industry
We need to build our own resilience against the increasingly unpredictable acts of our belligerent neighbours to the south.
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The ocean surface is warming four times faster than in the 1980s
Ocean temperatures were rising at a rate of 0.06 °C per decade, whereas now they are increasing by 0.27 °C every ten years.