China’s military budget consistently sits at around 1.5 percent of its GDP, which is less than half of the USA’s. If China were preparing to conquer the world as so many hawks falsely claim, this would not be the case. … Read More »
The USA rings the planet with 800 military bases, outspends on weaponry the next ten spenders put together, has been at war for almost its entire history and has slaughtered millions – by bombs, invasions, murderous ‘sanctions’ and terror unleashed – in this century alone. Mostly in far off … Read More »
Keir Starmer’s belief that the private sector will be the salvation of UK investing is wholly misplaced. Large UK companies are the worst at investing. They look to financialisation for their profits, with innovation very much off their agendas. To … Read More »
All sides pretended that Trump was a radical deviation from the norm, and so did Trump, when all he actually did throughout his entire time in office was protect the status quo just like his predecessors did. As writer and … Read More »
Stop the War demo, London, January 25, 2023. More pictures here. Two short pieces appeared today, both about Ukraine. The first is by a Ukrainian, Max Goldarb, chair of his country’s Union of Left Forces. His title is simple, his … Read More »
Even the mildly socialist policies put forward on Jeremy Corbyn’s watch were too much for Britain’s rulers. Aided by the most vicious campaign ever waged against a party leader, in which every wing – liberal as much as conservative, ‘quality’ … Read More »
Many of Labour’s Socialist Campaign Group (SCG), a rump of around 30 MPs, openly support the shovelling of military weapons by the NATO powers to Kiev to fight the war against Russia to the last Ukrainian soldier. Among these are former … Read More »
If you haven’t done so I urge you to read the exchanges in the comments section below my post of three days ago on February 17, Stop the War NOW! In particular I urge you to read my exchange with … Read More »
The Guardian yesterday, February 17 2023: A group of amateur balloon enthusiasts in Illinois might have solved the mystery of one of the unknown flying objects shot down by the US military last week, a saga that had captivated the nation. … Read More »
We socialists, Marxists especially, speak often of “the ruling class”. And much of what we say, not least that it is defined by monopoly ownership of the means of wealth production, has great explanatory power. The trouble is that, for … Read More »