Sanctioning Russia Won’t Work. Just Look at Iran
Arron Merat
Iran weaponised its sanctions. Russia could prove even more of a threat.
Tag: joe biden
The Big State Is Back, Baby
Paolo Gerbaudo
And the right is beating the left at its own game.
Of Course Tony Blair Won’t Back Down on Afghanistan – He’s Still Profiting Off Interventionism
Joe Duffy
Couldn't he just take up painting like Bush?
Western Elites Aren’t Mourning the Loss of Afghan Life, but of Their Own Power
David Wearing
Cry me a river.
After Afghanistan, We Need a New Kind of Foreign Policy
Aaron Bastani
Suddenly the truth is no longer forbidden: of course you can’t bomb a country into democracy and freedom.
Labour’s ‘Buy British’ Policy Could Be the Start of a Bold, New Economic Approach
Nick Dearden
Neoliberalism is dead. The party must propose something better.
Biden’s New Cold War With China Will Be Justified With Racism
David Wearing
‘We’ versus ‘they’ narratives have shaped global politics for centuries.
The Ceasefire in Gaza Shows Us Exactly Where the Power Lies in US-Israeli Relations
David Wearing
Yes, Israel is subject to the power of its imperial patron. But Washington is also vulnerable to pressure from the pro-Palestinian left.
You’re On Your Own, Kids: How the Indian State Abandoned Its People to Covid-19
Aruna Chandrasekhar
India is in the grip of a horrific second wave – and Narendra Modi has blood on his hands.
‘America is Back’, Says Biden. What Does This Mean for the Rest of the World?
David Wearing
After the president's first 100 days, the threats posed by the most powerful state in human history are changing.
How Radical Is President Joe Biden?
For some Joe Biden has already exceeded expectations. For others his economic programme is nowhere near enough to address the climate crisis and American decline. While his Covid relief package has seen billions dispensed immediately, the Jobs Plan proposes to invest $35 billion in green R&D over eight years – less than Americans spend annually […]
Biden Announces Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Joe Biden has announced all US troops will leave Afghanistan by September. After 20 years of war, in what state do the US and their British allies leave the country and its people?
The Biden Administration Just Broke International Law. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Aaron Bastani
Joe Biden just authorised airstrikes on Syria without congressional approval.
If Biden and the Democrats Actually Want to Get Anything Done, They Need to Transform Democracy
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Boris Johnson Ends ‘War on Woke?!’
On Wednesday, shortly after Joe Biden was inaugurated as President of the United States, Boris Johnson said there was ‘nothing wrong’ with being ‘woke’. Yet the signature of the Tories in recent years has been a ‘war on woke’, with MPs and media outriders attacking ideas of social and economic equality while using the term. […]
Keir Starmer is Ignoring the Few Lessons He Could Learn From Joe Biden
Aaron Bastani
The Start of the Biden Era
The Trump presidency has ended and Joe Biden is in the White House. Is there now a chance to seriously reform the US?