The murderous assault by the United States and Israel on Iran, discussed elsewhere in this issue by Anne Alexander, was prefaced by Donald Trump’s military-style occupation of the state of Minnesota. However, his war within the US borders has been… Continue Reading
On 13 September 2025, Britain saw the largest far-right rally in its history.1 Around 110,000 people marched through central London, dwarfing all previous mobilisations, including the British Union of Fascists’ (BUF) infamous Olympia rally of June 1934.2 The march was… Continue Reading
Is there a geography of crisis?1 Does it have a physical location on the surface of the globe? American officials certainly thought so 50 years ago, designating large swaths of the Middle East and Afghanistan as an “arc of crisis”… Continue Reading
An article by Judy Cox titled “Class Struggle and Identity Politics in the Era of Trump” was published in issue 186 of International Socialism.1 Although not presented as a book review, the text has, as one of its main purposes,… Continue Reading
In the 1990s and beyond, the concept of globalisation dominated the business press and academic economics.1 Globalisation became a new orthodoxy and was declared to be sweeping aside state economic intervention of various sorts (planning, nationalised industry and welfare spending)… Continue Reading
One interesting panel at the recent Historical Materialism conference in London featured several Marxist political economists discussing digital currencies, such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It was a refreshing discussion primarily because it sought to locate the debate in a… Continue Reading
Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has shown the world the level of barbarity that a colonial system is willing to inflict against people who dare to resist. It has changed politics in many ways. Around the world, terms such as… Continue Reading
Italy’s wave of mobilisation and general strikes for Palestine in September and October 2025 was unprecedented. Millions of workers and young people stopped work, blocking roads, railways and ports across the country to demand an end to the state of… Continue Reading
Sexism is on the rise.1 “Misogyny is 2025’s Biggest Trend”, claimed Glamour.2 “Misogyny has reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people, education chiefs say”, the Independent reported.3 Powerful currents within the global far right glorify and promote violence against women. Others… Continue Reading
In February 2026, La France Insoumise (LFI), “France in Revolt”, the largest organisation of the radical left in France, will be ten years old. Yet, in-depth Marxist writings on its nature and prospects, particularly those published in English, have been… Continue Reading