Trump says workers must pay for imperialist war with cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and daycare
Trump’s Easter lunch remarks expose the program of the ruling class: war, austerity and social devastation for the working class.
Jacob Crosse•
Hegseth’s insider war investments and the character of the American ruling class
The Financial Times reported—based on information from sources with direct knowledge of the investments—that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s long-time financial advisor invested $9.4 million with defense contractors based on inside information about the start of the war against Iran that has since seen a 38 percent increase in value.
Kevin Reed•
Arab regimes’ backing for US-Israel war on Iran preparing region-wide conflagration
Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled their impending intervention as active belligerents against Iran.
Jean Shaoul•
Australian government’s fuel plan offers workers no real relief from Iran war impact
None of the measures outlined will meaningfully ease the cost-of-living crisis and supply shortages resulting from the increasingly catastrophic US-Israeli war on the people of Iran.
Mike Head•
Tom Peters•
Lucy Connell•
Peter Schwarz•
Patrick Martin•
Noah Prince, Nancy Hanover•
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May Day 2022: Finance capital and the deepening crisis of global capitalism
This is the report delivered by Nick Beams to the 2022 International May Day Online Rally held on May 1. Beams is a longstanding leader of the International Committee of the Fourth International and an expert on Marxist economics.
Nick Beams•
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”
Her carefully cultivated public persona has allowed Elizabeth II to be deployed at times of heightened national crisis as an illusory but politically necessary embodiment of stability and permanence.
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The Uvalde massacre and the pathological violence of American life
The scale of the horror and the depth of the public reaction suggest that something of a “tipping point” has been reached.
David Walsh•
The US baby formula crisis and capitalism’s indifference to the lives of children
In the wealthiest country in the world, store shelves are empty and millions of families are now facing a desperate struggle to find essential nutrition products for their babies and toddlers.
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Eric London•
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