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United States: Zohran Mamdani’s win a ‘political earthquake’

Winnie Marion — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +1000

Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary has been celebrated by the left around the world as a spark of hope since the election of Donald Trump last year. Isaac Nellist speaks to Winnie Marion — a DSA member — about the campaign and its broader implications for politics in the US and internationally.

Protesters target AUKUS militarism outside US Chamber of Commerce luncheon

Elias Boyle — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +1000

No AUKUS protesters rallied against Australia's military involvement with the United States in the Middle East outside the American Chamber of Commerce. Elias Boyle reports.

United States: Five years since George Floyd’s murder

Malik Miah — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +1000

Malik Miah looks back at the police murder of George Floyd five years ago, which sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

Protests oppose war on Iran, Gaza genocide

Pip Hinman — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:45:00 +1000

Protests across Australia demanded the Labor come out strongly against the Israel-United States attacks on Iran, and reiterated the need for sanctions on Israel for its war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank. Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle report.

Eyewitness from Los Angeles: Resisting Trump’s racist deportations

Thomas Malone — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +1000

Isaac Nellist speaks to Thomas Malone, an LA-based socialist and union organiser about the anti-deportation protests that broke out on June 6, the deployment of police, National Guard and marines to suppress them and how a broader movement against Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign could grow.

United States: Millions march against Trump in ‘No Kings’ protests

Malik Miah — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:30:00 +1000

More than 5 million people turned out in more than 2000 cities and towns across the United States to oppose President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant, racist policies and his authoritarian offensive, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

91��̳ Show #59: LA protests: Resisting Trump's racist deportations

Isaac Nellist — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1000

Thomas Malone, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses Caucus and organiser with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), told the 91��̳ Show about his experiences of the LA protests against Donald Trump's deportations of immigrants.

United States: Resistance grows to Trump terrorising migrant communities

Malik Miah — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +1000

Mass protests have broken out in response to United States mass arrests of migrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard report.

Kneecap won’t be silenced on Gaza

Isaac Nellist — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:45:00 +1000

Kneecap's Mo Chara has been charged with terror offences by British police for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert, but that won't silence the group's support for Palestine, reports Isaac Nellist.

United States: Trump aims to crush the pro-Palestine movement, but we can defeat him

Barry Sheppard — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 21:45:00 +1000

The Heritage Foundation developed a blueprint to destroy the burgeoning pro-Palestine and anti-war movement, by claiming “all critics of Israel” are agents of Hamas. Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah report.

When the personal can be political: Letters between post-war Soviet and US women

Maree F Roberts — Sun, 18 May 2025 14:15:00 +1000

Maree F Roberts reviews Dear Unknown Friend, which brings to life the letters exchanged by American and Soviet women during World War II and the first half of the 20th century.

Trump’s tariffs are also a war on workers

Sam Gindin — Fri, 09 May 2025 15:00:00 +1000

In the second part of our interview, 91��̳’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin about the impact of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war on workers, and how they can respond.

United States: May Day protests demand worker, immigrant rights, denounce Trump

Malik Miah — Fri, 09 May 2025 12:15:00 +1000

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on International Workers’ Day, reports Malik Miah.

How Trump’s tariff war is upending global capitalism

Sam Gindin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:45:00 +1000

In the first part of our interview, Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin discusses the impacts of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war on global capitalism with 91��̳’s Federico Fuentes.

Israel resumes genocidal campaign in Gaza

Kevin B Anderson — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +1000

After seven weeks of a ceasefire, Israel suddenly resumed its genocidal bombing campaign. In surprise air attacks in the middle of the night, it killed at least 400 Palestinians, writes Kevin B Anderson.

Behind Trump’s spiralling tariff war: An interview with Marxist economist Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:30:00 +1000

In this interview with Federico Fuentes, Marxist economist Michael Roberts explains the recent raft of tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump and how they fit into Trump’s broader project to reassert US global hegemony.

United States: ‘Hands Off’ national protests push back on Trump’s war on working people

Malik Miah — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +1000

An estimated 5.1 million people mobilised across the United States against President Donald Trump’s far-right, anti-worker, anti-people agenda, reports Malik Miah.

Secrecy and virtue signalling: Another view of ‘Signalgate’

Binoy Kampmark — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +1000

The addition of Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic to a US government Signal chat about bombing Houthis in Yemen helps inform the public about what the powerful are up to, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Under Trump, climate denial is official US policy

John Clarke — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +1100

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has led to a decline in “greenwashing” strategies and a renewed focus on climate denial, along with a brazen intransigence in the face of an escalating climate catastrophe, argues John Clarke.

Understanding Trump’s project to reassert US global hegemony

Adam Hanieh — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +1100

Adam Hanieh is a professor of Political Economy and Global Development, whose research focuses on capitalism and imperialism in the Middle East. 91��̳’s Federico Fuentes sat down with Hanieh to discuss the state of global imperialism today and the significance of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Closed for business: The oddities of Trump’s tariffs

Binoy Kampmark — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:15:00 +1100

Liberation Day, as April 2 was described by United States President Donald Trump, had all the elements of reality television perversion, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Mahmoud Khalil: ‘I am a political prisoner’

Mahmoud Khalil — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +1100

Columbia University postgraduate and pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil dictated this letter from his cell in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana.

Yunseo Chung & Mahmoud Khalil: Trump targets permanent residents

Malik Miah — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +1100

The attacks on immigrants, international students and permanent residents in the United States are a grim reminder of the long history of deportations and border control as a strategy to punish political radicals, writes Malik Miah.

Artists resist Hollywood’s censorship of pro-Palestine voices

Isaac Nellist — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +1100

Just three weeks since No Other Land won Best Documentary Feature Film at the Academy Awards, Palestinian co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten, kidnapped and tortured by Israeli settlers and the Israeli Defense Forces. But the deafening silence from the Academy has drawn condemnation, reports Isaac Nellist.

Trump deports Venezuelans to El Salvador, threatens to tighten sanctions

Chris Slee — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +1100

More than 200 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States to El Salvador are being held under harsh conditions in the country’s Terrorism Confinement Centre. Meanwhile, the US is threatening further economic sanctions against Venezuela, reports Chris Slee.

United States: Black Lives Matter Plaza destroyed on Trump’s orders

Malik Miah — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:45:00 +1100

Construction crews swooped in and began digging up Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, reports Malik Miah.

United States: Trump administration sacks 1300 education department workers

Natalia Marques — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1100

The mass layoffs by Donald Trump's administration effectively gut the Department of Education, cutting staff by nearly one third, reports Natalia Marques.

United States: New Yorkers protest Trump’s arrest of Palestinian student activist

Saurav Sarkar — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +1100

Chants of “No ICE, No KKK, No Fascist USA!” echoed through downtown Manhattan, as people protested the kidnapping and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate, reports Saurav Sarkar.

United States: Understanding the Trump whirlwind

Isaac Nellist — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100

United States President Donald Trump has implemented a whirlwind of attacks and changes that are shifting politics internationally. 91��̳'s Isaac Nellist spoke to US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan about the devastating impacts of Trump’s second presidency and the challenges in building resistance to it.

91��̳ Show #52: US socialists respond to Trump whirlwind

Isaac Nellist — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +1100

Isaac Nellist asks US socialists Cyn Huang and Michaela Brangan, members of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses caucus, about Trump’s attacks on immigrants, workers and human rights.

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