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Did Xi really trade Iran for Taiwan? Interview with Michael Hudson

May 19, 2026 Ben 0

A wide-ranging interview exploring US imperialism and the emerging multipolar world. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian-British YouTuber and political commentator. Cross-posted […]

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Geopolitics

Trita Parsi – Trump appears poised to restart the Iran war

May 18, 2026 Ben 0

Iran is getting ready for an even more aggressive second round of attacks from the US, and is prepared to fight back even more fiercely than the first time. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and […]

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Chris Bambery – Trump-Xi meeting shows shift in balance of power

May 18, 2026 Ben 0

The fact that Trump went to Beijing and made no threats relating to tariffs or anything else shows that he has to treat China as a peer competitor, not a supplicant. Chris Bambery is an […]

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Geopolitics

A Pro-Palestine Lawmaker Accused of Supporting Terror: Interview with Rima Hassan

May 18, 2026 Ben 0

‘The recent highly publicized arrest of France Insoumise lawmaker Rima Hassan was the latest step in a campaign to vilify her. She spoke to Jacobin about the criminalization of Palestine solidarity.’ Read the article HERE.

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National Politics

David Hearst – Starmer’s toast, but whether Farage can be stopped is still to be decided

May 18, 2026 Ben 0

Keir Starmer has failed on every front and is on his way out, whether the next Prime Minister can stop Farage getting the top job will depend on whether he or she really changes direction. […]

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Austerity

Euronews – Meloni urges EU to treat energy crisis like defence emergency, relax fiscal rules

May 18, 2026 Ben 0

The reality is that no one believes in the EU fiscal rules anymore and to have a carve out only for Defence is not politically sustainable. Read the article HERE.

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Economics

Michael Roberts – Trump meets Xi: US v China

May 12, 2026 Ben 0

The fundamental problem which advocates of the political West have with China is that its state-led economic model is outperforming American capitalism. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger […]

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National Politics

Tom Blackburn – A new leader won’t save the Labour Party

May 12, 2026 Ben 0

A lot of hopes are being pinned on replacing Keir Starmer, but Labour’s problems go much deeper than their leader. Tom Blackburn is a writer from Manchester. A founding co-editor of New Socialist, he has […]

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Economics

The Value of a Mother: Interview with Emma Holten

May 12, 2026 Ben 0

Care underpins our society from childbearing to old-age, but it is not valued by capitalism because it is (usually) not commodified. Emma Holten is a feminist economist and writer. Her book Deficit (2024) sold more than 50.000 […]

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National Politics

Jeremy Corbyn – Starmer’s Resignation Is Not Enough

May 12, 2026 Ben 0

“Facing the end of his tenure, the Prime Minister claims he ‘got the big political decisions right’. His refusal to face up to his disastrous record reflects the need for a new, transformative politics.” In […]

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Reindustrialise Britain – A Strategy for Wealth Creation by Costas Lapavitsas, Larry Elliot, Doug Nicholls

September 4, 2026 0

Book Review by Mathew D. Rose With the exception of the Epstein Class and the Professional and Managerial Caste in Britain there is now a broad consensus that neo-liberalism has failed the nation. It has […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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