Tensions Escalate as US and Russian Imperialism Contend for Dominance in Ukraine

Photo credit: Gage Skidmore By Jakob Stein On Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin put 8,500 US troops on “high alert” to move into Eastern Europe in response to the months-long concentration of Russian troops along Ukraine’s eastern border. The White House is calling a Russian invasion of Ukraine “imminent” and has ordered all family members of US embassy staff to evacuate the country … Continue reading Tensions Escalate as US and Russian Imperialism Contend for Dominance in Ukraine

Egypt: Suez Canal Blockage Exposes Fault Lines in Imperialist System

By Jakob Stein On Monday, the ship Ever Given was finally dislodged after being stuck in the Suez Canal for six days, completely stopping transit through the waterway which accounts for 12% of global shipping. The calamity experienced over the past week in the canal has revealed the fault lines of imperialist trade as well as the precariousness of the imperialist system as a whole. … Continue reading Egypt: Suez Canal Blockage Exposes Fault Lines in Imperialist System

Imperialist Biden Tells Immigrants from Oppressed Countries ‘Don’t Come Over’

By David Martinez Imperialism makes trouble as a law of its existence and will do everything it can to deny and distract from its primary role in sowing the misery of the world’s people, but will never shy away from telling the people what it thinks is best for them. In a typical display of this arrogance, head of US Imperialism Joe Biden made the … Continue reading Imperialist Biden Tells Immigrants from Oppressed Countries ‘Don’t Come Over’

Imperialist Countries Hoard Coronavirus Vaccine Preorders as Global Poverty Rises

Long Island critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay was one of the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a non-trial capacity this month, Photo credit: Spectrum New. By Mike Talavera Most coronavirus vaccines will be going to the imperialist countries, which have placed enough preorders with companies like Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to immunize their populations multiple times over, according to a Duke … Continue reading Imperialist Countries Hoard Coronavirus Vaccine Preorders as Global Poverty Rises

Oil Price Wars Escalate Imperialist Panic

By Sandra Harris On top of a plummeting stock market, the world’s major oil producers are in a price war over the cost of oil. On March 9, stock markets worldwide reported major losses after unexpected price discounts on oil from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia increased production and sold oil at sharply discounted prices during declining oil demand, which sent shockwaves through oil markets and … Continue reading Oil Price Wars Escalate Imperialist Panic