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Turn anti-Trump revolt into movement to win

Theresa May is in trouble over her decision to invite US president Donald Trump to Britain. Even the speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, lambasted Trump this week.

Time to get rid of this sick capitalist system

Donald Trump is not just “business as usual”. He represents something more overtly and aggressively racist, sexist and undemocratic than most politicians.

Theresa May's gamble on Trump will surely backfire

Theresa May must have thought it was a smart move to become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in the White House.

Stop playing the Labour right’s Brexit game

The Labour Party is getting itself into yet another pickle. This time it’s over Theresa May’s plan to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and start the two-year countdown to Britain leaving the European Union (EU).

Women’s Marches showed we can resist the right and fight for a radically different world

The Women’s Marches last Saturday were a brilliant boost to everyone struggling for a better world.

After Supreme Court ruling on Article 50, fight for a left wing, anti-racist Brexit

Brexit raises the question of what sort of society we want to live in

Trump plans right wing horror show for world

As millions marched against him over the weekend, Donald Trump and his coterie of jackals have reminded the world why he is so despised.

Left whispers in France

After five years in office hammering workers, the Labour-type Socialist Party in France looks set to pick an outspoken opponent of its own policies as presidential candidate.

Obama must take his share of blame

Barack Obama departs the US presidency amid a cloud of praise and nostalgia.

The single market is no solution for workers

Theresa May’s programme for Brexit is steeped in toxic nationalism and xenophobia.

The infamous eight

Eight men have been revealed to be worth as much as the poorest 50% of the world.

How the left can win amid global turmoil

Last year was remarkable. In some ways the election of Donald Trump in the US summarises many trends.

Seize on Tory splits to build the struggle

In her latest attempt to appear in control, prime minister Theresa May has unveiled her vision of the “shared society”.

Spooky schemes and Israel

Israeli ambassador Mark Regev (Pic: International Maritime Organisation)

Row with Russia exposes imperialist rivalries

What we call “the US”, “China”, and “Russia” are geographically based capitalist power-complexes. Their interests sometimes overlap, but often conflict. Even as dramatic a change of personnel as Trump’s victory isn’t going to dissolve these rivalries.

No more backsliding on defending migrants

It’s no surprise that 2017 begins with attacks on migrant workers. But it’s disappointing that so many come from members of the Labour Party.

Foreign aid is not the scandal

The right wing media has got into a frenzy over foreign aid. Britain spends 0.7 percent of its gross national income on foreign aid—that’s far too much for the likes of the Daily Mail newspaper.

How could Labour have done better in Sleaford?

There’s no reason for Labour to be squeezed between a racist Brexit and a neoliberal defence of the European Union

Anger at the system rattles the ruling class

Mark Carney warned last week that politicians had to tackle the growing “isolation and detachment” that working class people feel towards capitalism. The Bank of England governor is just the latest figure in the ruling class to feel the ground shifting beneath his feet.