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

   tariff rises on US imports of goods is the largest in more than 130 years, taking the effective average ... because labour is more expensive, but because productivity abroad is rising much faster with new ... a rising Japan, which eventually led to Pearl Harbor and the US’ entry into World War II. Today, Trump ...

2. Europe’s rising (but divided) far right

   Republic and Confederation of Freedom and Independence in Poland. But it is not all one way traffic. In the ...

3. Understanding China’s rise

   he discusses China’s rise and tensions with the United States. The second part deals with China’s ... China’s economic rise over the past few decades? China’s rise has been spectacular. For the past 20-30 ... — and yet often overlooked — to explain this rapid rise. The first factor is China’s investment rate ...

4. South Africa: 30 years after Mandela’s post-apartheid victory, ANC suffers historic election defeat

   Africa Elections Mazibuko Jara Federico Fuentes African National Congress (ANC) Economic Freedom ... ANC’s declining support and MK’s rise. * * * Given its declining support, how has the ANC tried to ... apartheid geography and corruption. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have used this to attack the ANC and ...

5. Israel: ‘The majority want a hostage deal that ends the war’

   The death toll in the Gaza Strip has been staggeringly high and continues to rise on a daily basis. ... peoples to live in freedom, justice and independence. This is why Standing Together, as a movement that ...

6. Latin America: Between declining US imperialism and rising neofascism

   a tendency within Brazil’s Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). He is also the author of, among other ... noticeable during the military dictatorship. It was less clear at the start of the century, with the rise of ...

7. US empire and the making of global capitalism

   Empire (with Leo Panitch). 91������̳ ’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Gindin about the rise of the United ... imperialism looked to replace force with the cloak of state sovereignty and economic freedoms. Colonies were ... was only legitimate if it supported the economic freedoms of capitalism; namely, the sanctity of ...

8. How the West learnt to love India’s fascist leader

   traditional Western dominance being challenged by rising powers. This creates a more complex and competitive ... global far right pose today? We stand at a critical moment in history. Fascism is on the rise globally. ... violence by fascist groups; attacks on dissent, civil liberties and freedom of speech; intensified ...

9. China’s White Paper movement has ushered in a new political period

   rise and tensions with the United States. An earlier interview looked at China’s position in the world ... see it was about 87% in the early 1990s but rose to 211% in 2010 — a rise of more than 100% in 20 ... opinion, the bursting of this property market bubble marks a turning point in China’s rise. The reason for ...

10. Russia: Legal appeal, global petition launched to free anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky

    Russian left. The heavy toll of the war gives rise to growing discontent among the mass of working people. ... imperialist war and human suffering… “Russia is nearing a period of radical change and upheaval, and freedom ...

11. Brazil’s Socialist Left Movement: Fighting the far right, building an independent left

    the Socialist Left Movement (MES) tendency inside Brazil’s radical left Socialism and Freedom Party ... left alternative. Bolsonaro is part of a broader international trend of rising radical and far-right ... But again, I think this fits in with what we have seen internationally in terms of the rise of ...

12. Understanding imperialism’s new phase

    a tendency within Brazil’s Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). He spoke to 91������̳ ’s Federico Fuentes ... unequal ecological exchange Crisis within the modern imperial system The rise of the modern imperial ...

13. What US-China tensions can tell us about the global political and economic orders

    integrated economy and a nation-state-based system help explain, among other things, rising US-China ... How can we best understand this growing rivalry? If by globalisation we are referring to the rise of ... for instance, because of Chinese state constraints on their freedom, US state pressure or, most often, ...

14. Japan: ‘The government is taking advantage of Russia’s invasion to push militarism’

    Amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific, Japan’s government is ramping up defence spending in an ... declining imperialism is, however, incapable of curbing the challenger’s rise through its own efforts. It is ... notice those crimes and, in the name of “freedom and democracy”, is frantically building up the US’ ...

15. Pakistani socialist: ‘The danger is the Global South will get caught up in this New Cold War’

    global politics in the form of the rise of new players on the global scene. China’s emergence, in ... between a rising industrial power, China, and countries in the Global South has emerged — and has the ... up in rising military tensions between the US and China. Every country will, unfortunately, have to ...

16. Five reasons why radical right candidate Javier Milei could win Argentina’s presidential elections

    rate exceeding 100%, rising crime and increased precarisation of the workforce. These factors have ... combined to generate a drastic reduction in living standards, greater inequality and a four-fold rise in ... precipitated the rise of Kirchnerism. Four: Milei’s discourse struck a chord with one-third of voters, and ...

17. Moving beyond ‘No New Cold War’

    one weaponising the discourse of freedom and democracy and the other anti-imperialism and peace. ... everywhere. Socialists must work to combat rising geopolitical tensions. But the ultimate solution is also not ... times: climate change, rising authoritarianisms, economic precarity, etc. The last time the US and ...

18. The rise of the alt-right: How rebellious became synonymous with anti-leftist

    Far right Pablo Stefanoni Federico Fuentes alt-right The rise to power of “alt-right” presidents ... who has spent the past two decades writing about the rise of the new left in Latin America, turns his ... rebellion and what the left can do about it. How do you explain the rise of these new, contestatorial, ...

19. Austria: What’s behind the historic Communist surge in Salzburg?

    saw the biggest rise in its vote — from 1.19% to 21.5%. This left them just three percentage points ... understand the rise and significance of the KPÖ’s vote, 91������̳ ’s Federico Fuentes spoke with Christian ... same time, workers have had to deal with rising energy costs in recent months. While the ...

20. Germany: War, gas price protests and solidarity with Ukraine — An ecosocialist perspective

    Fossil fuels Ecosocialism Ukraine-Russia war Across Europe, protests have been growing over rising gas ... explain why gas prices have been rising? Many right-wing politicians and parties, such as the AfD ... [Alternative for Germany], argue rising gas prices are due to sanctions. Empirically, that is not true: prices ...

21. West has ugly history of blocking Arab freedom

    colonised. Only brutal repression by the British military crushed the nationalist uprising. With the rise of ... toppling Huge protests, strike wave topples Mubarak Egypt: Net crackdown fails to stop rising Soccer fans ...

22. Slovenia: After far-right defeat in elections, radical left faces new challenges

    former United States President Donald Trump — and a surprise victory for Robert Golob's Freedom ... also helped rehabilitate the concept of socialism in Slovenia. How would you characterise Freedom ... Movement and what is your assessment of the overall election result? Stranka Gibanje Svoboda — the Freedom ...

23. Ukraine: 'We want genuine peace negotiations, not another “ceasefire” until the next invasion'

    nation’s flag over Freedom Square on November 11. The images were a stark contrast to the courageous ... stockpiles — along with pressure from European leaders facing domestic turmoil over rising energy prices, has ... military hardware, and is confronted with rising demoralisation among soldiers on the frontline and growing ...

24. Brazilian socialist: Like Trump at the Capitol, Bolsonaro wants to create ‘institutional turbulence’

    secretary of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) — Brazil’s largest radical anti-capitalist party — and ... idea of the current situation? How serious a threat is the rise in fascist violence and the possibility ... rise, such as through the actions of organised militias in the Brazilian countryside that have ...

25. ‘Millions have their hopes set on a Bolsonaro defeat’: An interview with Brazilian socialist Roberto Robaina

    environmental destruction and one of the world’s worst COVID-19 death tolls. The Socialism and Freedom Party ... a disastrous experience for the Brazilian people, who have endured a brutal rise in unemployment, a wage ... Bolsonaro would represent a further rise in political violence. The government has used the state apparatus ...

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