The Crimes of Others
Noam Chomsky on Russia, the US media, and the stories told to justify American militarism.
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Socialism After the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson’s drive toward a no-deal Brexit is hastening calls for the breakup of the United Kingdom. The crisis of the British state creates opportunities for the Left’s socialist message — but only if it can navigate the messy politics of national identity.
The United States Should Not Be Hoarding Its Coronavirus Research
The fact that the United States is recusing itself from pretty much all global cooperation in the search for a coronavirus vaccine does not bode well for equitable distribution of a cure.
The Suez Canal Is a Lifeline for Global Capitalism
The Suez Canal blockage inspired a thousand memes, but its consequences for the world economy were deadly serious. The canal has always performed a vital function for capitalist trade, and there’s no reason to think its economic and geopolitical importance is going to decline.
Australia’s Coronavirus Travel Bans Feed Old Fears
With the spread of coronavirus now global, arbitrary travel bans such as those implemented by the Australian government are ineffective and nourished by old xenophobic anxieties. The solution to this crisis can only be a coordinated, international effort.
Winner Take All
Even after ISIS is defeated in northern Iraq, the country won't see an end to violent conflict.
A Thousand Points of Shite
How George H. W. Bush paved the way for Trumpism.
Yes, the United States Needs to Withdraw From Afghanistan
When President Trump scuttled talks for a peace deal in Afghanistan, liberal media heaved a sigh of relief. But despite the risks, an end to the US occupation is a precondition for peace in the country.
We Don’t Need More Brinkmanship With Russia
With threats of sanctions and military aid, US saber-rattling over Ukraine is escalating an already tense confrontation with Russia. It's a dangerous game that the United States should stop playing.
Walling Off the Ivory Tower
The United States is home to some of the world’s leading universities, research institutes, and academic conferences. But non-US researchers are increasingly excluded from the centers of scholarly exchange — all because they can’t get a visa.
Tony Blair Wants to Drag the Left Into His Own Political Grave
Tony Blair has a message for the center-left parties of Europe and the US: let business do whatever it likes and pander to the Right at all costs. Blair’s latest intervention is a glorified infomercial on behalf of the billionaires who support his globe-trotting vanity projects.
Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed
A renewable energy transition doesn’t have to mean higher prices for consumers. On the contrary: if managed well, it could actually offer lower energy prices.
Hezbollah and the Workers
Hezbollah’s record shows that the party’s interests are more aligned with elites than with workers.
We Can’t Understand Islamophobia Without Recognizing Its Roots in Imperialism
Anti-Muslim racism has become a central theme for right-wing demagogues in Europe and the US. Islamophobia isn’t just a bad set of ideas: it’s a product of imperialism and the destructive wars waged by the US and its allies in the Middle East.
Yet Again, the US Was Defeated in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, as in Vietnam and Iraq, US elites sold us a vision of the world in which the United States alone has not just the power but the duty to forcibly reshape the world how it sees fit. They have again proven utterly incapable of doing so.
Israeli Weapons Are Common to the Displacement in Nagorno-Karabakh and Gaza
Gaza and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh share a history marked by slaughter, displacement, and broken promises from the West. They also have in common the influence of Israeli weapons, which have driven violence and upheaval in both regions.
Afghanistan Was Never a Good War
The United States invaded Afghanistan after 9/11 because its leaders wanted revenge. The US occupation brought misery and destruction for the Afghan people, and its failure was guaranteed from the start.
“Having America Care About You Is Not Necessarily a Good Thing”
The war in Afghanistan is already the longest in US history. And now Trump is considering sending more troops.
A Lost History
Socialists have long championed the struggles of all oppressed peoples, not just the white male factory worker.
9/11 Was a Disaster for the People of Iraq
The Bush administration was already planning to invade Iraq before 9/11, but the attacks supplied the necessary pretext. The catastrophic war that followed turned Iraq into an ungovernable wasteland.