United States
Say no to war on Syria and Iraq
23 September 2014Syrian socialist speaks out against the West's bombs
Don't pour fuel on the fire in Iraq and Syria
23 September 2014Western politicians are beating the drums of war. The US began bombing Syria on Tuesday. It is already bombing Iraq—and Britain could soon join the attacks.
Desperation in Detroit: ‘There’s so much tension, something’s going to explode’
23 September 2014People in Detroit face a desperate situation as creditors circle—but their fury has also pushed some to resist, reports Judith Orr
Stop David Cameron's plan to join US bombing of Iraq
09 September 2014David Cameron, backed by Labour Party leaders and the Lib Dems, is preparing to bomb Iraq again. It will only make matters worse if he does order a return to British attacks.
Fast food strikers shake the US with civil disobedience
09 September 2014Fast food workers across the US struck on Thursday of last week. The action was part of an escalating campaign for $15 (£9.30) an hour wages and the right to join a trade union.
US power is in crisis from Iraq to Ukraine
09 September 2014Amid the hubbub of media and official commentary on and denunciation of the jihadi Islamic State (Isis), only one thing is clear—no one has a clue what to do.
London protest for Michael Brown
02 September 2014Protesters gathered outside the US embassy in London on Wednesday of last week to protest against police brutality in the wake of the killing of Michael Brown in Missouri.
Ukraine crisis and the two imperialisms
02 September 2014The Ukraine crisis is a paradoxical situation—a conflict between two imperial powers, both of which see themselves as acting defensively, writes Alex Callinicos
Eyewitness Ferguson - Fear and Fury at Michael Brown's funeral
26 August 2014Judith Orr reports from the US city where cops murdered black teenager Michael Brown and speaks to its people about race, class and repression.
When the war comes home - the US National Guard
26 August 2014The National Guard is on the streets of the US once again. Ken Olende looks at four key moments when troops were used to combat struggle at home—and how they reveal our rulers’ fear of resistance
No justice, no peace—revolt rocks racist US state after cops shoot Michael Brown
19 August 2014Protesters enraged at the police killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown have filled the streets of St Louis’s Ferguson suburb night after night.
Only mass struggle can beat U.S. racism
19 August 2014Despite having a black president and a black attorney general the US state remains profoundly racist.
Bombing Iraq will only intensify a crisis caused by imperialism
12 August 2014The rise of sectarianism and the Islamic State is a direct result of the US’s divide and rule strategy—more intervention will only make the problem it created worse, writes Judith Orr
The West is only out to protect its interests in Iraq
12 August 2014Everyone who has seen footage of the terrible plight of the Yazidi people trapped on a mountainside in northern Iraq will have been moved.
Full scale of Gaza attack is revealed as families return home
12 August 2014A 72-hour ceasefire began at midnight on Monday of this week, but the death toll from Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza now exceeds 1,900 people. The majority were civilians, including nearly 500 children.
US bombs will make Iraq's crisis worse
08 August 2014US forces launched a new bombing campaign on northern Iraq today, Friday.
TTIP - Stop the bosses’ transatlantic treaty tearing up our rights
05 August 2014Transatlantic deal TTIP could give bosses a green light to attack workers’ rights, public services and the environment
Israel—the state built for murder
05 August 2014Decades of US military investment helped make Israel the monster it is today. Anne Alexander examines the special relationship at the heart of imperialism in the Middle East
This is a war Israel may come to regret
29 July 2014There is a ghastly familiarity about Israel’s assault on Gaza. The scenes of carnage and destruction inflicted by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) recall very similar scenes during Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9.
West is losing control in the Middle East
01 July 2014With Israel lashing out at the Palestinians and the prospect of more lethal air strikes over Gaza, the Middle East is again engulfed in conflict.
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