We are living in the most volatile of times. As the relatively stable prevailing world order of the last few decades passes away, sudden shocks and sharp swings to right and left […]
British Elections: Corbyn Upsurge, May in “Hopeless Trap”
Comey Testimony: Dance of the Whooping Cranes
When male whooping cranes compete for a mate, they do a formalized, ritualized dance, designed to impress and intimidate, but also to ensure that no serious damage is done to their rival. […]
Not so Fast, Theresa May! Report From Britain
One of the few bright notes in today’s world is the amazing progress the left-wing Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labour Party has made in the present election campaign there. He is […]
Trump Pulls Out of Paris Climate Accord: Another Crisis for US Capitalism
It was a surreal scene straight out of “Brave New World”. A shirt sleeved crowd, composed in part of representatives of climate change deniers like the Koch Brothers’ “American Energy Alliance” and […]
Trump Crisis is a Crisis of US Capitalism
Is the United States headed towards its greatest political crisis since the US Civil War? It seems that might be the case. With London bookies giving more or less even odds on […]
Trump and the Political Crisis for the US Capitalist Class
Often a movement from below is foretold by a crisis at the top. Is that what is happening now? A recent article by Max Boot seems to show that. Boot, a former lifelong […]
100 Years Ago: April, 1917
This spring marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution – an event that shocked the entire world and changed it forever. Today, as turmoil and chaos, the threat of war, revolution […]
More on the French Elections
John Pickard comments on the issues and the mood that lay behind the French elections. He sees it as part of a general, world process. French presidential election – first round. The […]
A Brief History of May Day
By: Luke Pickrell May Day has its origins in the United States around the struggle for an 8-hour workday. At the time of the first May Day rally in 1886, work days […]
French Election Results
Richard Evans reports from Britain on the election results in France The results of the first round of the French Presidential election, held on Sunday, have been announced. The final count puts […]