�鶹ӳ�� - Imperialism

Can Marx’s value theory explain capitalism today?

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +1100

Dmitry Pozhidaev reviews Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century Through the Prism of Value, by Guglielmo Carchedi and Michael Roberts, which aims to explain 21st-century capitalism through Karl Marx’s value theory.

Imperial interests behind support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Peter Boyle — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +1100

Why has Australia acted in lock step with the United States in supporting Israel’s latest genocidal war on Gaza? Peter Boyle argues it's about more than oil; imperial interests include the protection of wider political domination.

US-China relations: Rivalry or ‘antagonistic cooperation’?

Federico Fuentes — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:15:00 +1000

US-based Hong Kong socialist activist and scholar Promise Li discusses how economic interdependence across rivaling geopolitical blocs shapes inter-imperialist tensions today, with �鶹ӳ��’s Federico Fuentes.

Rising powers, multipolarity and capitalism’s ‘final crisis’

Federico Fuentes — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +1000

In Part 2 of our interview, John Smith, author of Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation and Capitalism’s Final Crisis, discusses Russia, China, multipolarity and anti-imperialism today with �鶹ӳ��'s Federico Fuentes.

Capitalism's multiple crises and the fightback discussed at Ecosocialism 2022

Chloe DS — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:15:00 +1100

The connection between the manufactured debt crisis in the global South, the collapse of public health systems and the continuing disastrous financing and use of fossil fuels were discussed at Ecosocialim 2022. Chloe DS reports.

The invasion of Ukraine and challenges for the left

Sam Wainwright — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:45:00 +1100

Sam Wainwright argues we can show solidarity with Ukrainian people's struggle for self-determination and the Russian peace movement, while also calling out the West's hypocrisy and militarism.

War, capitalist media and silencing dissent

William Briggs — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:15:00 +1100

The mass media plays a big role in reinforcing prejudices and limiting capacity for independent thought, argues William Briggs. It is happy to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine, as it should, but it downplays US and NATO's meddling and provocations.

Video: The political, economic and environmental implications of AUKUS

Suzanne James — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:15:00 +1000

�鶹ӳ�� speaks to Professor Mark Beeson about the federal Coalition government’s surprise announcement of the AUKUS alliance and the new nuclear submarine agreement with the United States and Britain.

'The Jakarta Method': Mass murder in the service of Washington

Alex Miller — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:30:00 +1000

Alex Miller reviews The Jakarta Method, a powerful book examining the US-backed anti-communist program of extermination in Indonesia.

Putting the anti-China campaign in perspective

Dave Holmes — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +1100

Western imperialism is waging a cold war against China. Dave Holmes argues we must strongly oppose the US-led campaign — notwithstanding the repressive capitalist nature of the Chinese regime.

China no victim of Western imperialism

Dave Bell — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:45:00 +1100

We need a clear-eyed understanding of the implications of current Chinese policies concerning Australia, argues Dave Bell.

Australia's aggression in the growing trade war with China is not about human rights

Socialist Alliance — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +1100

The Socialist Alliance argues that Australia is the aggressors in the growing trade war with China.

Samir Amin – 1931-2018: A vital radical thinker who challenged dispossession

Nick Dearden — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +1000

Egyptian-French Marxist academic Samir Amin passed away aged 86 on August 12. The man who introduced the concept of “Eurocentrism” was, writes Nick Dearden, one of the world’s greatest radical thinkers.

From pro-corporate 'environmentalism' to indigenous peoples' struggles: Six new books for ecosocialists

Ian Angus — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:15:00 +1000

Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, takes a look at six new books of interest to ecosocialists — from pro-corporate “environmentalism” to the struggle of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the scramble for Africa’s natural resources.

New evidence of systemic impoverishment of Africa

Patrick Bond — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:45:00 +1100

A brand new World Bank report, The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018, offers evidence of how much poorer Africa is becoming thanks to rampant minerals, oil and gas extraction.

Yet World Bank policies and practices remain oriented to enforcing foreign loan repayments and transnational corporate (TNC) profiteering — thus maintaining the looting.

Cuba in the age of Obama and Trump

Ryan Mallett-Outtrim — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:15:00 +1100

What’s the fate of Cuba in the age of Trump? It is not an easy question to unravel, but Canadian author and journalist Arnold August provides some answers in his latest book, Cuba-US Relations: Obama and Beyond.

Venezuela condemns US sanctions threat

Fred Fuentes — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:45:00 +1100

Venezuela has hit back at the United States after it issued fresh threats to impose new sanctions against Venezuelan officials while attempting to derail the dialogue between Venezuela’s government and opposition.

The US war you didn't hear about ... until now

Lee Wengraf — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +1100

The military intervention that the United States political and Pentagon establishment never talked about is suddenly in the news after a joint patrol comprising 12 US troops and 30 Nigerien soldiers was attacked by a small group thought to be an ISIS affiliate known as ISIS in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS).

The incident itself was little mentioned until US President Donald Trump – after two weeks of silence on the matter – offended the family of soldier La David Johnson in a characteristically insensitive condolence call to his widow Myeshia Johnson.

Imperialism and the Emperor's new clothes

Bea Bleile — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +1000

“Brexit” and the recent US presidential election are symptoms of the crisis capitalism has wrought. People are hurting and it has become obvious that instead of “trickle down” we have, in Arundhati Roy’s words, “gush up”. Even mainstream media carry articles suggesting neoliberalism has had its day.

Scandinavia’s covert imperialist role

Carlos Cruz — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +1100

When you think of Western capitalism and imperialism, what usually comes to mind are aggressive superpowers such as the US, Britain, France or Germany. Northern European nations such as Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden, on the other hand, are seen as good-natured and insular, often used as examples of the way governments around the world should treat their citizens.

How the Trump administration almost started a war on Iran

Mehdi Hasan — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +1100

Did you know that the Trump administration almost went to war with Iran at the start of February?

Perhaps you were distracted by General Michael Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser or by President Donald Trump’s latest online jihad.

Venezuela slams Trump’s sanctions on vice-president

Lucas Koerner — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +1100

Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on February 14 denouncing a move by the Trump administration to sanction Venezuelan Vice-President Tarek El Aissami over drug trafficking allegations.

On February 13, the Treasury Department froze all of El Aissami’s alleged assets in the US under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. This makes Venezuela’s vice-president the top-ranking official of any country to be sanctioned in this way.

Chomsky exposes crimes and colossal lies of the ‘masters of mankind’

Alex Miller — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +1100

Who Rules The World?
By Noam Chomsky
Hamish Hamilton, 2016

Noam Chomsky, who turns 88 this month, revolutionised the study of linguistics in the second half of the 20th century, starting with books like Syntactic Structures (1957) and Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (1965). He remains professor emeritus at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology.

How globalised super-exploitation makes modern capitalism tick

Barry Healy — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +1100

Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final Crisis
By John Smith
Monthly Review Press, 2016

On April 24, 2013 a clothing factory in Rana Plaza, Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1133 workers and injuring 2500 others.

This image of super-exploited, fatally-trapped workers, hemmed in by national borders and racist migration policies preventing them from moving to safer, better-paid work opens John Smith’s book — and illustrates his outrage.

Philippines: Economic anti-imperialism is needed too

Rei Melencio — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +1100

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement declaring his intentions to “separate” from the United States in both military and economic relations should be welcomed, but it’s easier said than done. Hence the president’s constant “backtracking” on his statements.

Given the president’s inconsistency, the question is posed: What does it mean to be an anti-imperialist government today? And is lining up with China (and to a lesser-extent Russia) an anti-imperialist positioning?

The empathy inequality: Pray for the rich and forget Haiti

Tamara Pearson — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +1100

There is a very sinister, hellish thing behind the tepid concern that rears its head when a country like Haiti suffers a tragedy.

As 800 people died and 90% of parts of southern Haiti were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew earlier this month, leaving whole towns flattened, and people homeless and without basic infrastructure, the trending hashtag was #PrayForFlorida.

Refugee crisis: those most responsible are the least affected

Saeed Rahnema — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +1000

Tragic photos and videos of masses of asylum seekers and immigrants from the Middle East and Africa have recently shocked the world. But these ordeals have been going on for a long time.

Years of news of innocent people drowning by the thousands in the Mediterranean, suffocated by the hundreds in trucks smuggling them to “safe zones”, were not enough to catch the world’s attention.

Venezuela says international media 'distorting reality'

TeleSUR English — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +1000

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said on September 17 that international media were looking to “scam” the world over what is happening on the border between Venezuela and Colombia.

Letter from the US: Opposition to Israeli policies growing among Jewish Americans

Barry Sheppard — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +1100

Photo: Jewish Voice for Peace Albuquerque Chapter. For most of its existence since 1948, Israel has had the support of most Jews in the US. There have always, however, been some dissident voices, especially among Jewish members of socialist and communist groups.

NGOs in Bolivia: Is Evo Morales cracking down on dissent?

Federico Fuentes — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +1000

Recent statements by Bolivian Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera regarding non-government organisations (NGOs) in Bolivia have triggered a heated debate on the left. On August 11, Garcia Linera accused NGOs of acting like political parties seeking to interfere in Bolivia’s domestic affairs. While respecting their right to criticise government policies, Garcia Linera said foreign-funded NGOs need to understand their place within Bolivian society.