Donald Trump
Trump Supporters Terrorize Opponents in Richmond and Across the US
In the days leading up to the U.S. presidential election, after a summer of anti-racist protest and brutal state response and under a president who has not committed to a peaceful transfer of power, there is an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. Trump supporters have ramped up efforts to terrorize the opposition, shouting at voters, preventing rallies, and shooting into a crowd in Virginia.
Rebecca Margolies
November 2, 2020
Trump Supporters Attempt Vehicular Homicide in Texas
A caravan of trucks and cars flying Trump regalia nearly forced a Biden bus off the highway on Friday, with little interference from local law enforcement.
B.C. Daurelle
November 2, 2020
Against Pragmatism: Socialists Shouldn’t Vote for the “Lesser Evil”
A section of socialists like Eric Blanc and Dan La Botz are urging a vote for the pro-imperialist Joe Biden as a lesser evil to Trump. This “pragmatic” logic is deeply rooted in the ideology of American capitalism.
Robert Belano
November 2, 2020
No Matter Who Wins the Elections, We Need Independent Socialist Journalism
No matter who is in the White House, there will be attacks on working-class and oppressed people. We will need independent, socialist, journalism to fight whoever wins this election. Join us!
Tatiana Cozzarelli
November 2, 2020
Elections Amid Imperialist Decline
Whoever becomes president must manage an unprecedented situation amid increasing discontent with the regime.
Jimena Vergara
November 1, 2020
What Will the U.S. Elections Mean Internationally?
The U.S. elections, which occur at the center of capital and imperialism, will undoubtedly have a global impact. The choice between Trump or Biden offers the working class around the world a lose-lose scenario and reaffirms the decline of the American Empire.
Maryam Alaniz
November 1, 2020
Joe Biden: Wall Street’s “Man in Washington”
Wall Street has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Biden and the Democrats this election cycle, an investment that will no doubt pay big dividends if he is elected. As always, it’s the working class who will be forced to pay the bill.
James Dennis Hoff
October 31, 2020
U.S. Imperialism: Return to “Normalcy” or More World Disorder?
Continuing with the analysis in our previous article on contemporary imperialism and the situation in the United States, here Esteban Mercantante discusses the balance of the first (and perhaps only?) presidential term of Donald Trump.
Esteban Mercatante
October 30, 2020
Stocks Fall, GDP Rises, Workers Always Take a Beating
Regardless of who wins the election next week, the economy is tanking. Rather than recovery, the pandemic and coming recession promise more market volatility and more hardship for the working class. What do the most recent numbers tell us?
Scott Cooper
October 29, 2020
QAnon: A Product of Capitalism in Decline
Despite a crackdown by social media companies, the prophecies of Q are still winning adherents. This conspiracy theory says Trump is saving children from a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. It has its roots in centuries-old antisemitic tropes. But its popularity is an expression of capitalist decline.
Nathaniel Flakin
October 26, 2020