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Biden
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While Ukraine burns: why is the west prolonging the war?
Chris Nineham describes the immense suffering and misery the Ukraine war is causing and why despite this, Biden and Johnson are pushing for more war
Capitalism’s questionable conscience
The notion of a more ethical and socially responsible version of capitalism is a cosmetic illusion which does not alter the fundamental nature of the system, argues John Clarke
Nato summit: they make a desert, and call it peace
The re-militarisation of the West comes with major costs, writes Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
No war in Ukraine: stop Nato’s warmongering
The West’s expansion has brought us to the brink of war, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Ukraine: Boris Johnson is fanning the flames of war
Following Boris Johnson's visit to Kyiv, Britain and the US continue to ratchet up tensions with Russia despite Ukraine urging calm, writes Terina Hine
Talking peace, risking war: why the hawks are shaping the US’s China policy
Weeks after signing off the AUKUS pact, Joe Biden was back on the offensive against China this week. Chris Nineham reports
We won't pay for their crisis - Counterfire Freesheet October 2021
The Tory crisis, an interview with Ken Loach on Starmer and the next steps for the left, urgent demands to stop climate breakdown and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
The US, Afghanistan and the Second Cold War
Dragan Plavšić considers the consequences of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as another Cold War looms
Aukus: ratcheting up Western confrontation with China - video
Chris Nineham speaks to RT News about the provocative and unnecesary step the US, UK and Australia have taken with their new nuclear alliance
It's them or us: we can beat them if we fight - Counterfire Freesheet September 2021
Taking on the Tories, victory for Bexley strikers, interview with a Staff Nurse and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
The ignominious end of liberal interventionism
The whole idea that the world's largest imperialist nation could 'remake' a country was a conceit born of overweening power, argues Lindsey German
Made in Washington: the tragedy of Afghanistan
More war will not help the people of Afghanistan or anywhere else and those still arguing for "humanitarian intervention" are living in a fantasy, argues Shabbir Lakha
The tragedy of Afghanistan must never be repeated - CounterBlast
The defeat in Afghanistan has shattered Britain's imperial fantasies and exposed the lies about humanitarian intervention, argues Terina Hine
Covid, corruption and calamity: why Guatemalans want the president out
Protesters are leading a national shutdown to force President Giammattei to resign after he sacked the country’s anti-corruption prosecutor, reports Jonathan Maunders
Biden's big spend: is neoliberalism over? - video
Michael Roberts and Kate O'Neil discuss Biden's economic programme and the neoliberal crisis at Counterfire's Revolution! Festival
Afghanistan: the humiliating end of the US’s longest war
Writing for Stop the War, Chris Nineham looks at the disastrous defeat suffered by the US as it finally pulls out of Afghanistan
The case crumbles: why isn't Assange free?
As Julian Assange spends another birthday behind bars, relentless campaigning and new revelations from a major witness are undermining the case against him, reports Terina Hine.
HMS Provacateur and British brinkmanship in the Black Sea
Britain's encroachment into the Black Sea is a deliberate and dangerous provocation of Russia says Stop the War in a statement
The crisis isn't going away and the G7 have no solutions
The G7 fantasy of returning to the pre-pandemic 'normal' isn't going to solve the economic crisis or the breakdown of the climate, argues Michael Roberts
Empty G7 promises are not going to solve the climate crisis
What we are seeing from summits like the G7 is a governmental equivalent of producing ever more elaborate revision timetables, without ever getting down to doing any revision, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
To Biden and the G7 leaders: Palestine is still the issue
Without Western support, Israel wouldn't be able to oppress the Palestinians with impunity, that's why our protests during the G7 summit are important, argues Shabbir Lakha
A world in crisis and G7 leaders aren't going to do anything to solve it
All the talk of solving the world's problems at the G7 summit is just that - all talk, says Lindsey German
The week that exposed the President: what we’ve learned about Biden
Biden’s uncompromising defence of Israel while it kills Palestinians shatters any myths of a progressive President, argues John Westmoreland
Vaccine imperialism: an indictment of global capitalism
The ongoing debate on waiving vaccine patents so poorer countries can have access tells you everything about capitalism putting profit ahead of lives, argues John Clarke
Biden’s 100 days: US capitalism might be getting a facelift but it’s still rotten
All that glitters is not gold on closer analysis of the new President’s economic and political agenda, argues Sean Ledwith
The 20 year war: how the West destroyed Afghanistan
As Biden announces US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Shabbir Lakha investigates the consequences of the war.
The crisis over Ukraine in dates
A timeline of events in Ukraine that the media want to ignore shows who's threatening who, writes Chris Nineham
Chauvin convicted: a victory for the movement but the struggle continues
George Floyd's killer being convicted for murder is a result of the Black Lives Matter movement, now it must continue to fight for fundamental change, argues Shabbir Lakha
'America is back': Biden and the continuation of US imperialism
We shouldn't allow the relief from watching Trump go colour our view on Biden's administration, argues Chris Nineham
Imperialism under Biden - video
Shabbir Lakha explains what we can expect from Biden's foreign policy using a Marxist understanding of imperialism
Haiti general strike: no more US-backed dictators
The general strike gripping Haiti is the latest chapter in a struggle against dictatorship, corruption and the bloody history of US intervention, argues Unjum Mirza
Biden, the Yemen U-turn and how to end the war
The US ending its support for Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is a win for the anti-war movement, but we mustn’t be complacent, argues Lucy Nichols
Biden's presidency, the warmakers and the anti-war movement in the US
Anti-war sentiment has already impacted on the incoming Biden administration, but it will have to be mobilised to deliver change, argues Chris Nineham
20 reasons to celebrate the end of the Trump Presidency - CounterBlast
The departure of the 45
th
President after one term marks a moment of vindication for the American left, argues Sean Ledwith
After Trump: can the left organise to defeat the right? - part two
As Biden is inaugurated, Kate O’Neil asks DSA activist and author Saman Sepehri what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the American left
False hopes: the crisis will not be solved by slightly nicer capitalism
Promises of enlightened policies by the likes of Trudeau and Biden fly in the face of the harsh reality of a system in deep crisis, argues John Clarke
After Trump: can the left organise to defeat the right? - part one
In the lead-up to Biden’s inauguration, Kate O’Neil asks DSA activist and author Saman Sepehri what this month’s historic events in the US mean for the American left
Capitol lockdown: deranged Trump incites US far right in bid to cling onto power - CounterBlast
There are no limits to the absurd attempt by America’s 45th President to stay in the White House, writes Sean Ledwith
2020: the year the mask fell off
Shabbir Lakha reflects on a tumultuous year and what we must remember for the fight ahead
Will Biden make a difference to the Israeli occupation of Palestine?
As Trump’s presidency comes to an end, Sybil Cock assesses what Palestinians can expect from the incoming Biden administration
US foreign policy is unlikely to become less belligerent under Biden
Biden's foreign policy record suggests there isn't likely to be much change, so the anti-war movement must prepare to assert itself, argues Chris Nineham
Johnson's choice: no good Brexit options
Whichever way the prime minister looks, he is presented with a circle of problems that is becoming increasingly difficult to square, argues Martin Hall
Biden's politics as usual is what produced Trump in the first place
Trumpism is still alive and the left must recognise the centrality of class in order to organise against it, argues Yonas Makoni
Good riddance Trump, but Biden won’t extinguish Trumpism
The Democratic Party is too wedded to the establishment to defeat the right in the US, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica.
After the election, is US foreign policy likely to change?
As the chaotic presidential election inches towards resolution, we can expect more continuity than change in US foreign policy, argues Terina Hine
Why is the US election so close? - video
Kevin Ovenden analyses the US election result so far and why the crisis is far from over
Trump puts America on fury road to constitutional chaos – CounterBlast
Trump’s outrageous power grab is entirely predictable and threatens to plunge the US into a dystopian political meltdown, suggests Sean Ledwith
US elections: Trump hasn’t won, but the Democrats have failed
Biden's centrist platform has failed to materialise the 'blue wave' in what should have been the easiest election against a failing Trump, writes Shabbir Lakha
Desperate Trump is threatening constitutional crisis on eve of the election - CounterBlast
On the final straight of the US presidential election, Trump’s authoritarian and reactionary agenda is edging the country towards political meltdown, argues Sean Ledwith