�鶹ӳ�� - United States

Is Trump set to invade Venezuela?

Kerry Smith — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +1000

�鶹ӳ��’s Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes, a regular GL writer on Venezuela and long-time solidarity activist, about the significance of United States President Donald Trump’s deployment of warships throughout the Caribbean — and why it must be opposed.

Is a US-China war inevitable?

William Jefferies — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +1000

In the second part of our interview, �鶹ӳ��’s Federico Fuentes speaks to author William Jefferies about the growing confrontation between the United States and China.

United States: Behind Trump’s military deployment in Washington

Malik Miah — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:30:00 +1000

United States President Donald Trump’s troop deployment sets a dangerous precedent and is another step toward authoritarianism, writes Malik Miah.

Eliza Gilkyson softly rages against Trump’s MAGA fascism in ‘Dark Ages’

Bill Nevins — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +1000

New Mexico-based songwriter Eliza Gilkyson's new album Dark Ages is a magnificent, politically charged, angry slow-burn, writes Bill Nevins.

United States: Democrats’ failure on Trump’s climate cuts shows need for independent mass movement

Barry Sheppard — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:15:00 +1000

US President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to vital government agencies responsible for climate research and natural disaster preparation and response mean an independent mass climate movement is more important than ever, writes Barry Shepphard.

Propaganda siren: Silencing the Voice of America

Binoy Kampmark — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +1000

Prohibited from broadcasting in the United States, the Voice of America always promoted the US as a virtuous brand of democratic good living in the face of tyrants — usually the political left. Binoy Kampmark reports on its silencing.

Abundance or scarcity?

Michael Roberts — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:15:00 +1000

Abundance has been attracting attention and debate among mainstream economists and politicians. But the book directs its sights towards planning regulations as the obstacle to abundance, not to the real blockages imposed by vested interests, argues Michael Roberts.

United States: Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ shifts more wealth to the billionaires, hitting workers and the poor

Malik Miah — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +1000

United States President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” represents one of the biggest transfers of wealth from workers and the poor to the billionaire class in US history, reports Malik Miah.

�鶹ӳ�� Show #61: 'Political earthquake' — Behind Zohran Mamdani's win

Isaac Nellist — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000

Isaac Nellist speaks to Democratic Socialist of America member Winnie Marion about Zohran Mamdani's important win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.

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 Democratic Socialists of America member — about the campaign and its broader implications for politics in the US and internationally.

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.

�鶹ӳ�� 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 �鶹ӳ�� 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, �鶹ӳ��’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 �鶹ӳ��’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. �鶹ӳ��’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.