US elections 2020

Joe Biden’s win won't bring justice to the Middle East
International

Joe Biden’s win won’t bring justice to the Middle East

He claims to support some Palestinian rights, but the president-elect is certainly no friend to ordinary people in the region, says Nick Clark
09 November 2020
Kamala Harris will prop up the US state
International

Kamala Harris will prop up the US state

What role will vice president-elect Kamala Harris play in the new government?
09 November 2020
Voices from the US—‘I’m cheering, but we need to put pressure on’
International

Voices from the US—‘I’m cheering, but we need to put pressure on’

In the wake of the Joe Biden's election win, activists and trade unionists in the US spoke to Socialist Worker about what the election means - and what the tasks are for activists now.
09 November 2020
Joe Biden win has galvanised us... now the key is to build struggle
International

Joe Biden win has galvanised us… now the key is to build struggle

A win for Joe Biden has meant that liberals and progressive groups were galvanised.
09 November 2020
Celebrations at Trump’s defeat, but Biden is not the answer
International

Celebrations at Trump’s defeat, but Biden is not the answer

People in the US and other parts of the world have protested against him from the moment he won four years ago. Now, he is on his way out.
08 November 2020
The left in Britain and the US after two earthquakes
Alex Callinicos

The left in Britain and the US after two earthquakes

Win or lose, Donald Trump has upended the politics of the United States.
06 November 2020
Class struggle is the only alternative to an unfair system
What We Think

Class struggle is the only alternative to an unfair system

The US political system is rotten and offers nothing to ordinary people. This is the main conclusion from this week’s election.
04 November 2020
The US left needs a new strategy
International

The US left needs a new strategy

Most of the left backed Joe Biden’s campaign. Most groups abandoned their criticism of the Democrats and fell into step with their campaign.
04 November 2020
Trump’s Republicans at odds with big business
Alex Callinicos

Trump’s Republicans at odds with big business

Amid all the uncertainties of this week’s US presidential election, one thing’s for sure. The Republican Party’s relationship with its social base is cracking apart
04 November 2020
Democrats offered no hope to US electorate
International

Democrats offered no hope to US electorate

Joe Biden’s failure to ride easily into the White House on the back of a wave of anger against Trump is damning. 
04 November 2020
Joe Biden refused to tap into the power that can win change
International

Joe Biden refused to tap into the power that can win change

Inspiring mass ­movements of struggle and resistance have sprung up repeatedly under Donald Trump’s reign.
04 November 2020
Joe Biden’s failures let Trump try to grab victory
International

Joe Biden’s failures let Trump try to grab victory

Racist, warmonger Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election—while results were still coming in—as Socialist Worker went to press on Wednesday
04 November 2020
US election—an American horror story
Features

US election—an American horror story

As people brace themselves for the latest election night episode of the American horror story, we all hope for Trump’s exorcism from the White House. But, argues Sophie Squire, the real alternative lies with the mass movements, not Joe Biden, the Democrats and the neoliberal centre
26 October 2020
Joe Biden’s coronation will not bring real change 
Background Check

Joe Biden’s coronation will not bring real change 

As Democrats pick corporate favourite Joe Biden as their presidential candidate to face Donald Trump,  Sophie Squire says hope lies outside the party machine 
16 August 2020
Sanders wins most votes in Iowa with message of change
News

Sanders wins most votes in Iowa with message of change

With all the votes counted in the Democratic caucus in Iowa, Bernie Sanders has won the highest number of votes.
06 February 2020
Iowa vote launches Democrats into chaos
International

Iowa vote launches Democrats into chaos

Bernie Sanders is proving to be a challenge to the Democratic Party establishment, says Gabby Thorpe
04 February 2020