PERHAPS DONALD TRUMP was misunderstood : When he promised that the war with Iran would end in “Unconditional Surrender,” we didn't realize that it meant “surrender” would be by him.
But seriously, amidst the swirling uncertainties about whether the war is really over and what comes next, there are some things we need to be clear about. First, this was a hideous imperialist war with horrific global consequences, a whole world of collateral damage.
Second, once having launched the war, it (…)

Following Keir Starmer's resignation as leader of the Labour Party, and thus as Prime Minister, it seems that Andy Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, will accede to these two posts without a contest, a procedure known as a « coronation ».
Whatever people on the left are saying about Burnham one thing is clear. Activists in the labour movement are discussing issues today that were buried under the Starmer/McSweeney regime.
Darren Jones and the Labour Together tribute act are (…)

Le 23 août 1940, deux jours après la mort de Léon Trotsky des suites de la blessure à la hache à glace infligée par l'agent du NKVD Ramón Mercader, la Pravda publiait un article non signé intitulé « Mort d'un espion international ». Le tapuscrit, conservé aux Archives d'État russes de l'histoire sociopolitique et publié pour la première fois dans un recueil documentaire en 2006, porte les dernières corrections manuscrites de Staline. Parmi ses interventions : à deux reprises, là où son nom (…)