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International relations, News, War
War in Ukraine: Background
Developments within Ukraine Ukraine has been in the grip of civil war since the coups of 2014 — the Ukrainian-nationalist coup in Kiev and the west and ...
War Over Taiwan?
Are the United States and China on the verge of war over Taiwan? Or is this just a war scare? What is the conflict about?
International relations, Politics, War
We Don’t Need This War
This is a translation of an article by a member of the Petersburg branch of the Russian group LSA, who's been engaged in discussions with members of the SPGB.
The First Emancipation
Dramatic news spreads among the slaves. Their masters are at war! ... Soon it is rumored that any slave who crosses the lines into enemy-held territory goes free. A scene from the Civil War? No! From the War of Independence!
International relations, News, Politics, War
The US–China Confrontation
With the closure of China’s consulate in Houston and the American consulate in Chengdu, the confrontation between China and the United States moves up another notch. Not ...
War With Iran? Teetering on the Brink
Strictly speaking, the United States is already at war with Iran. By the rules of international law, the drone attack that killed General Soleimani and other high-ranking ...
11 — 11 — 11 — 11: 100 Years Since the End of World War I
The Armistice ending WWI was signed 100 years ago today, with nearly 11,000 men being killed or wounded in the roughly six hours before it became effective.
Reflections on July 4
'Patriotic' appeals to 'support our troops' are based on lies and emotional blackmail. We support US troops by seeking to free them from military slavery.
Capitalism, Class, Human Nature, War
Impressions on Returning to a Strange Native Land
I have lived more years in Japan than in my native country, the United States. My impressions of American life come from visiting Chicago for a couple ...
From Obama to Trump: An Orange Thermidor?
By Stephen Harper (SPGB), November 13, 2016 ‘His cupboard bare; his vision hardwired’ — Wire, ‘Internal Exile’ As some wag tweeted after the recent presidential election, orange ...