The extraordinary British general election of 8 June 2017—held amid the echoes of police gunfire on London Bridge—showed that the forces destabilising the advanced capitalist societies since the global economic and financial crisis that broke out nearly a decade ago… Continue Reading
The seismic political upheaval that was the election of Donald Trump has exposed the deep polarisation in the United States and the alienation of millions from the main political parties and institutions. Trump’s self-promotion as an anti-establishment candidate propelled him… Continue Reading
Amid the host of uncertainties in which global capitalism is now caught, some things are clear. The first is the sheer arrogance of power displayed by the Western ruling classes. One feature of the neoliberal era has been the refusal… Continue Reading
The defeat of the third way The philosopher Jacques Derrida once wrote an essay called “Of an Apocalyptic Tone Recently Adopted in Philosophy”.1 That tone has, since 8 November, migrated into everyday political discussion. For the liberal left, Donald Trump’s… Continue Reading
The political situation in Britain is defined by the fractures that have opened up over Brexit and in the Labour Party. This journal supported a vote to leave the European Union on 23 June for two main reasons—first, and as… Continue Reading
Britain’s vote on 23 June to leave the EU is an event of major geopolitical significance.1 It will have a disorganising effect on the nexus of alliances through which the Western imperialist powers, led by the United States, manage global… Continue Reading
Dilma Rousseff’s suspension is a historic turning point in Brazil—the end of an era of Workers’ Party (PT) national governments that began in 2002 with the election of Lula.1 The PT won four presidential elections, two with Lula (2002 and… Continue Reading
They say timing is all in politics. Well, sometimes timing in publications is hell. International Socialism’s schedule means that we had go to press before the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union took place on 23 June. Moreover,… Continue Reading
“The best president in the history of the world—somebody courageous, smart, bold—that person will not be able to address the major crises that we face unless there is a mass political movement, unless there’s a political revolution in this country”.… Continue Reading
The year 2016 started pretty badly for global capitalism. In the first couple of weeks of January global share prices fell sharply—at one point they were 20 percent below the high they reached last year. Subsequently markets regained a degree… Continue Reading