Imperialism

• A strategy to finish the new American century Februay 22 2007
  A US in relative decline is striving to retain global hegemony, writes Nick Rogers. The latest threats against Iran emphasise once again the fragility of the current imperialist order and the urgency of communist organisation to oppose it
• Black face for White House? February 15 2007
  ‘Official anti-racism’ has provoked a dialogue over whether the US is ready for a black president. Martin Schreader examines the ‘Obama phenomenon’, which has caused such confusion among many on the left
• Off the rails June 1 2006
  The launch of the Euston Manifesto on May 25 in London’s Union Chapel showed that this ‘initiative’ - which has attracted a large amount of media attention - is totally bereft of vision, repeats all the standard CIA tropes about terrorism and, more than that, fears open debate
  • Lawrence Parker takes a closer look at the Euston Manifesto
  • Third camp to first
    Alan Johnson, the editor of Democratiya, spoke at the launch of the Euston Manifesto. He spoke to Mark Fischer about the initiative and also about his political conflict with his erstwhile comrades in the Alliance for Workers Liberty
    
• The theory of decline and capital October 6 2005
  In the first of two articles, Hillel Ticktin, editor of Critique, looks at the rise and fall of different modes of production and the problems of transition and non-transition
• Decline and the transition to socialism October 13 2005
  Hillel Ticktin concludes his discussion on the theory of decline by examining its forms as capitalism makes way for a higher society
• Cronyism, lies and social decay September 15 2005
  Eddie Ford assesses George W Bush’s futile attempt of damage limitation in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina
• Workhouse of nations July 14 2005
  US socialist Martin Schreader criticises George W Bush’s reform of immigration policy
• House of corruption June 2 2005
  Eddie Ford takes a critical look at the 'reform attempts' of the Saudi ruling elite and its strategic importance to the US
• US decline and the drive to war December 9 2004
  Nick Rogers examines a number of theoretical questions arising from the Iraq war. In the first part of his article he looks at the role of inter-imperialist rivalries and the securing of oil in US neo-conservative strategic thinking
  • Neoliberalism and decline January 6 2005
    Nick Rogers concludes his examination of theoretical questions arising from the Iraq war
• Masters and slaves January 27 2005
  Paul Greenaway takes a closer look at George W Bush's inauguration speech and its repeated emphasis on 'liberty' and 'freedom' - Liberty of property and freedom to invade
• Imperialism and method September 23 2004
  Mike Macnair takes up the debate: he takes a closer look at Lenin's and Bukharin's methods and responds to the AWL's Paul Hampton
• Lenin and imperialism in the 21st century September 9 2004
  What is the significance of Lenin’s critique of imperialism today? Was it marred by moralism? Nick Rogers gives his view
• Imperialism versus internationalism August 12 2004
  In this concluding article, Mike Macnair argues that our most powerful enemy is the imperialist state. That is why communists are revolutionary defeatists
• Imperialism lives on August 5 2004
  In the second of a short series of articles, Mike Macnair examines the role of the state in the global order and looks at alternatives to the 'imperialism of free trade' theory
• AWL, Iraq and 'new imperialism' July 29 2004
  Mike Macnair argues that the failure of the AWL to call for an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq is a symptom of their flawed analysis of imperialism
• Reassertion of US imperialism’s power June 10 2004
  Marcus Strom gives his view of the life and death of Ronald Reagan
• America versus Europe December 4 2003
  The task facing the European workers' movement is not to line up with our rulers against the US but to map out a positive programme for our continent, writes Jack Conrad
• American power and the Bush project for the 21st century April 10 2003
  A leading clique within the US administration have a programme to subdue the world in the interest of American capital. Jack Conrad reports on the work of the Project for a New American Century
• Imperialism split over Bush's war January 30 2003
  Divisions above offer opportunities below, if the left has the correct programme, argues Ian Donovan
• Understanding US hypocrisy December 5 2002
  Phil Hamilton reviews Ziauddin Sardar's and Merryl Wyn Davies' Why do people hate America?
• 'Left Trotskyism' and imperialism - Milosevic's violent project to carve out a Greater Serbia is a reactionary struggle against imperialism, writes Ian Donovan. May 13 1999