It would be easy to analyse Trump’s victory as the result of a slow and inevitable progression of ultra-reactionary and fascist ideas among American voters. We must also analyse Harris’s defeat, which ultimately results from the fear of running a campaign in defence of workers.
Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China
10 January 2025, byWhen Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it, apart from a canceled state visit to Denmark. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table.
The Palestinian Authority and the Completion of the Siege
9 January 2025, byThe Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has decided to complement the onslaught launched by the Zionist armed forces in the West Bank in parallel with their invasion of the Gaza Strip...
The Threats ahead of a Democratic and Progressive Syria
8 January 2025, byIs the Egyptian coup model possible in Syria? Are the old regime and its remnants the main threat to Syria? Or is the main threat today that HTS and the regional and international forces supporting it are seeking to impose a new authoritarianism? In this extensive article, Joseph Daher answers these questions by first analysing the threat posed by the remnants of the old regime and then analysing HTS’s policy to consolidate its power over the new Syria.
The vile beast is not dead!
7 January 2025, byThe death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former longtime leader of the French far-right Front National was announced on 7 January 2025. Spontaneous celebrations took place in several cities - for example in Paris, Place de la République.
Is Wagenknecht’s nationalism the left’s new compass?
6 January 2025, byRecent elections [November 2024] in three German Länder have revealed the rise of a new political movement, the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - BSW). The result of a split from the left-wing party Die Linke, the BSW claims to be countering the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) on the issue of migration policy. Does the BSW’s orientation represent a left-wing alternative or the crumbling of a certain left?
A New Year, A New (Old) President—A New Era?
5 January 2025, by“America’s economic and military power mean that Trump may not only remake America but could also transform the world.”
Why have people of Georgia massively risen up against the Government?
4 January 2025, by ,What do the protests mean for the left in Georgia and internationally? Posle and Tempest talk to Georgian activists and scholars about Georgia’s mass protests
After decades, an insurgency falters - Philippine Maoists under pressure
3 January 2025, byLong the strongest left force in the country, the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines is facing attrition from repression and government promises of amnesty for those who surrender.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Trip to Palestine: Facing the Zionist Backlash
2 January 2025, byTa-Nehisi Coates is a celebrated writer, journalist and public intellectual known for his works on racism and the Black freedom struggle. Coates has been praised for his books and essays, including establishment publications. That would change after his 2023 visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories of Palestine, his first trip to the region.
