Donald Trump

New book on Trump details his crimes but falls short on politics

18 April 2017
President Trump Unveiled —Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire by John K Wilson, published by OR Books

'I've been to the area where the MOAB bomb was dropped. Civilians will have died'

14 April 2017
Nangarhar province which borders Pakistan is typical of rural areas in Afghanistan. It consists of small farming communities and is desperately poor.

Trump’s missiles pour more fuel on the fire

11 April 2017
US 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.

What’s behind the US attack on Syria?

11 April 2017
Donald Trump ordered an airstrike on a Syrian airbase last week and already the establishment is praising the president's "leadership" writes Alex Callinicos

Welcome to America: our vicious border controls just got nastier

11 April 2017
Border 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

Air strike in Syria escalates tensions between the US and Russia

11 April 2017
A major US missile strike against the Russian-backed Syrian regime has brought the world’s biggest superpowers closer to military confrontation.

Western powers cynically use massacre in Syria to further their own interests

04 April 2017
The world’s imperialist powers are arguing about how to turn a massacre in Syria with poison gas to their advantage—and make the lot of Syrians even worse.

Donald Trump gets beaten on Obamacare as activists get set for new struggles

28 March 2017
Donald Trump has been defeated on one of his core election pledges to repeal Obamacare, and now activists are getting ready for further resistance

Trump suffers setback over second Muslim ban

21 March 2017
US president Donald Trump’s latest Muslim ban has suffered a sharp legal reverse

Workers come last in the first of US president Donald Trump's budgets

21 March 2017
Attacks on workers could be trouble for Trump—if the movement stays strong enough, says Alistair Farrow

Anti-sexist action fuels the fight back against Trump

14 March 2017
Activists 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

Shape the revolts to give the Tories a kicking

07 March 2017
In the first ten weeks of 2017, more than 400,000 people across Britain have joined demonstrations against US president Donald Trump, racism and attacks on the health service.

Cheap credit helps keep Trump afloat

07 March 2017
As Donald Trump careens from one crisis to another, one thing buttressing his presidency has been the surging stock market. Investors have been pushing up share prices since he was elected last November.

‘US migrants are scared to go out’ as Trump's assault steps up

07 March 2017
Donald Trump’s assault on migrants stepped up a gear last week with intensified round-ups and evidence of forced labour for people awaiting deportation.

Trump, Obama and Watergate—how struggle from below can force crisis at the top

07 March 2017
US president Donald Trump has accused former president Barack Obama of bugging his home in the penthouse of Trump Tower during the presidential election campaign

‘Centre ground’ offers no way to beat right

28 February 2017
If you’re on the left it can feel like there isn’t much to be cheerful about. But it isn’t true that everything is going one way.

Racist raids rise as US movement faces tests

28 February 2017
Union leaders are wrong to back Trump and should join the fight against him, writes Alistair Farrow

Make Saturday 18 March a day of revolt against racism

21 February 2017
The protests against US president Donald Trump and his state visit have been magnificent, but the government is still determined that he will come.

Has the ‘deep state’ turned on Donald Trump?

21 February 2017
ONE STRIKING feature of contemporary politics is the development of intense conflicts within the ruling class, with each side denouncing the other as liars.