United States of America
US activist speaks out about huge victory for socialists in New York
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat one of the US Democratic Party old guard, Joe Crowley, in an internal party election, a primary, earlier this week. She was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, a social-democratic party with ties to the Democrats.
End Trump’s racist rule
As Donald Trump’s policies lock up migrants and their children, we all need to take to the streets when he makes his visit to Britain, writes Alistair Farrow
This Is America is a powerful commentary on racism in the US
Donald Trump argues it’s safe to carry a gun because that stops you being a victim of knife crime. In that context This is America, the latest single by Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, is a welcome breath of fresh air.
What’s the deal in Iran?
Nick Clark looks at how decades of Western rulers’ meddling in Iran have meant coups, repression and war. But recent movements also show potential for resistance
LETTERS: ‘I was made to go through interrogation by the state’
Plus, cuts to mental health services, South Africa after Zuma and more
Donald Trump’s first twelve months in office - a year of horrors and resistance
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Cowardly, sexist, racist US president Donald Trump has lurched from crisis to crisis since his inauguration a year ago this Saturday. His attacks have been relentless—but the resistance has been inspiring.
Alexander Hamilton—an enemy of the working class
02 January 2018As the hit musical gets rave reviews in the West End, Anthony Hamilton looks at the truth behind the other Hamilton—a racist and a capitalist class fighter
Socialist candidates have election success as voters turn against Trump
14 November 2017Donald Trump was elected US president one year ago. In a fitting act of defiance, voters brought in the most left wing candidates on offer in many city and state elections last week.
Trump’s threats over Iran deal can plunge him into new crisis
10 October 2017Trump is ratcheting up tensions against Iran
Vietnam—a graveyard for the US’s imperial ambitions
26 September 2017A new ten-part documentary sets itself up as the definitive account of the Vietnam War. It brings out new voices and footage, but obscures the truth
US and its allies rattle sabres in Korea row
25 April 2017The US and South Korea held their “largest ever” annual joint military exercise last week. The Japanese navy is sending two destroyers to rendezvous with US warship Carl Vinson.
War threats flow from logic of imperialism
11 April 2017The world has moved closer towards a deadly military catastrophe in the last week. It’s an utterly chilling prospect.
Trump’s missiles pour more fuel on the fire
11 April 2017US president Donald Trump took advantage of the Syrian regime’s latest atrocity last week to launch a major cruise missile attack on the Shayrat airfield.
Who James Baldwin was and why you should see I Am Not Your Negro
11 April 2017Elizabeth Grant-Campbell reviews I Am Not Your Negro, a new film about radical writer and activist James Baldwin, and Dave Sewell looks at the work and politics of a unique fighter against oppression
Welcome to America: our vicious border controls just got nastier
11 April 2017Border guards and immigration cops, boosted by Donald Trump's election, are sowing terror and wrecking lives in south western US states. Migrants and campaigners spoke to Alistair Farrow
Donald Trump gets beaten on Obamacare as activists get set for new struggles
28 March 2017Donald Trump has been defeated on one of his core election pledges to repeal Obamacare, and now activists are getting ready for further resistance
The West's war sees record bombing in Iraq and Syria killing hundreds
28 March 2017Leaders who condemned the attacks in Westminster are sowing terror in Iraq and Syria, writes Dave Sewell
South Korea - a state built for empires
21 March 2017After a corrupt president, a mystic adviser and a giant firm were all humbled by revolt, Simon Basketter looks at how US imperialism, profit and dictatorship shaped South Korea
Anti-sexist action fuels the fight back against Trump
14 March 2017Activists tell Socialist Worker how International Women’s Day became a focus for the movement in the US with massive numbers of women taking to the streets
Racist raids rise as US movement faces tests
28 February 2017Union leaders are wrong to back Trump and should join the fight against him, writes Alistair Farrow
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