
Tag: trump


Opinion: If Biden and the Democrats Actually Want to Get Anything Done, They Need to Transform Democracy
Miles Kampf-Lassin

Opinion: No, the United States is Not the Home of Democracy
Aaron Bastani
The attack on the Capitol, some claim, is all the more shocking considering the US is the ‘home of democracy’. Aaron Bastani argues this couldn't be further from the truth - and that it’s only by acknowledging the nation’s real history that we can guard against fascism in our own time.

Downstream: Does the US Want Julian Assange Dead? Interview With Yanis Varoufakis
On Monday a British judge ruled that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States on charges of espionage and computer hacking. Yet despite that verdict the judgment arguably represented a blow to freedom of the press – with the judge accepting the substance of the case made by the US state department. […]

Opinion: Evil Without Villains: How Does the Left Challenge Empire After Trump?
David Wearing
Trump is out, and the world is demonstrably safer as a result. But the violence of liberal imperialism will return with a Biden presidency - and the left needs to work out how to fight it, argues David Wearing.

Long Read: America is a Gerontocracy – and Until That Changes, Its Problems Will Only Get Worse
Aaron Bastani

Analysis: Here’s How the Left Builds on Biden’s Victory
Max Berger

Downstream: Make America Normal Again. Interview With Adam Tooze
Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]

Novara FM: After Trump

Opinion: Win or Lose, One Thing is Clear: Donald Trump’s Fascism is No Aberration
David Wearing
The US election is still too close to call. But this very fact makes one thing clear: Trump’s 2016 win was no fluke, but the expression of a formidable socio-political force that could take a generation to defeat, argues David Wearing.

Opinion: Israel is Rushing Settlement Expansion in Fear of a Biden Presidency. It Has Nothing to Worry About
Aron Keller

Novara FM: Taking the Red Pill with Hari Kunzru

Opinion: Donald Trump Has Exposed the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’ for What It Really Is
David Wearing
While some suggest London is powerless in the face of Washington’s demands, the UK can - and does - stand up to the US when it wants to. When Britain accommodates and even actively collaborates with Trump, it can’t be let off the hook, argues David Wearing.

Opinion: If Trump Wins the US Election, It’s Countdown to War With Iran
David Wearing

Opinion: What Would a Biden Presidency Mean for the Rest of the World?
David Wearing
In the context of US imperialism, the differences between presidents can feel small. But even though violence and exploitation will continue irrespective of this year's election result, the choice between Biden and Trump is a real and urgent one, argues David Wearing.

ACFM: #ACFM Trip 12: The Cosmic Right
The crew discuss the rise of conspiratorial thinking within New Age, spiritual and 'wellness' communities, and the implications this has for the left.

Opinion: Trump’s Attack on ‘Anarchists’ Is Just the Latest Red Scare
Ruth Kinna, Matthew S Adams and Thomas Swann
The spectre of anarchism, invoked by Donald Trump and repeated without challenge in the mainstream media, reinforces the strategic demonisation of movements like Black Lives Matter that expose and mobilise against persistent injustices, write Ruth Kinna, Matthew S Adams and Thomas Swann.

Novara Live: Accused, Convicted, Protected?
Over the last five days a former Tory MP has been convicted of sexual assault, an unnamed ex-Tory Minister has been arrested, and Prince Andrew faces a wave of new allegations of his involvement in sexual abuse. All the men involved have one thing in common. They have been protected by our establishment. Plus, we speak […]